Thought Disrupted: living in the age of constant digital distractions and staying present
The last 10+ years of my professional life I spent working in the world of Digital. And something tells me that soon enough, none of us will be able...
When the going gets tough, the tough get playful
“The 13 tracks on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band are the pinnacle of the Beatles’ eight years as recording artists. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo...
Creatively Stuck? Externalise your Resistance
You are not the problems that stand in your way. The problems are the problems. Work the problems. Steven Pressfield Resistance is any emotional roadblocks that stop us from...
The invisible hand of creativity: adding value to crowdsourcing
Last week I had a bit of a go at various forms of supposedly collaborative idea generation and creativity. Much of the piece was focused on the various awful...
Brexit means Crexit
I’ve always hated the term Brexit. But I’m not a fan of portmanteau words in general. You can keep your ‘infomercials’, ‘edutainment’ and ‘dramedies’. But linguistic foibles aside, I...
Loving the Alien
“The nail that sticks out gets hammered down” – Japanese proverb “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Often attributed to Oscar Wilde – probably not Oscar Wilde...
Creativity is squashed when people don’t feel valued
This week’s Silicon Beach interview is with Benita Motofska, a global expert on the sharing economy. I wanted to talk to her about how to successfully crowd-source ideas without generating...
Work is Important, Play is Vital
“Man’s maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Social gatherings would be much more lively affairs if we asked...
The 4-step Remix Method for getting ideas
Last week we showed Kirby Ferguson’s brilliant TED talk based on his brilliant documentary series. Like us folks at Open for Ideas, he appears to be fascinated with where ideas...
Listen to our editor on the Creativity Cultivator Podcast
A few weeks ago our editor, Dave Birss, was interviewed for the brilliant Creativity Cultivator Podcast. And yesterday, it went live so you can fill your ears with his...