A device that’s guaranteed to give you better ideas
You won’t be surprised to learn that we’re big fans of TED here. There’s such good thinking on there about creativity (as well as...
Would Clinton or Trump be better for innovation in business?
This is the first of our Sunday Surveys. And it makes sense to focus it on the most important issue of the moment: who’s...
Can we please stop referring to people as left or right brained?
In the second episode of our Creative Lies series, we’re taking another myth around the back of the barn in an effort to put...
Play. Your brain will thank you.
The Greek philosophers rained praise on play, hailing leisure time as the foundation of ‘the good life’. More recently, Professor Jonathan Gershuny, Oxford University’s...
How to cook-up a presentation like Jamie Oliver
Last week, I wrote about what Aristotle can teach us about creating the most persuasive presentations. Because, if you’ve got a good idea, you want...
What is creativity? No, seriously, we want to know.
For something that’s apparently so important for people, businesses and the economy, we surprisingly don’t have an agreed definition of what creativity is. Dictionaries...
How innovation is like playing with Lego
As they get older (and they are still only 5 and 6) I find I’m learning more and more from my kids, both in...
Why you struggle to come up with ideas
Welcome to Creative Lies – our very first video series. Right here is the first of 10 videos debunking lies and misunderstandings that surround the...
The creative value of playing hooky
Twice daily Charles Darwin took a walk along the same gravel path near his home. He kept a pile of stones that he kicked...
Aristotle’s best presentation tips
Imagine you have a brilliant idea. It just feels right. You know it answers the problem you were trying to solve. All you have...