I wouldn’t say I haven’t been creative during the pandemic. But I have noticed I have slowed down and have had to dig really deep. Diversity really IS creativity! That was made all the more apparent a couple of days last week: I actually left my home, caught public transport … Read More
Michelle actually created this little Wren a while back… and I wrote a poem for it. But when this book was coming to life, we went back and revisited the idea, and so this beautiful origin video of the drawing with the voice-over of the poem was born. You can … Read More
The Loop Pedal Yunome, aka Peter Griffiths, is a producer and DJ based in berlin. He created this haunting, trance-like version of the poem, The Loop Pedal You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/djyunome The eBook and Audiobook are available from these digital retailers. You can listen to … Read More
When I Am Old Anton Marshall created this haunting musical version of TWO poems: When I am Old and Everything Hurts He cunningly used one to craft a chorus while using another as the verses. Anton is a prodigiously creative person: musician, writer, multimedia guy. The eBook and Audiobook are … Read More
World Creativity And Innovation Week kicks off on 15 April with a global array of events and celebrations. We can create a new future. And you should give a damn because creativity is an inherent human capacity that we have an enormous cultural bias against. This bias is leading us … Read More
Do Nothing How Busyness Is Killing Your Ideas To do nothing is to be a failure today. Never has there been so much to give your attention to. Many of us are very nearly 24/7 on. And this busyness is killing your ideas. I am not anti smartphones or social … Read More
Too Crazy To Succeed? Why wild ideas fail . . . at first Punk rock was born in 1976 and it was too crazy to succeed. It received no radio play, attracted small crowds and made no money. Hip Hop was born in New York at the same time and … Read More
Why Showering Gives You Great Ideas Warm, Peaceful, Happy If you ask 20 people around 60% will say, showering gives you great ideas. The best part is, this is not a coincidence or a form of magic. There are very good reasons why this happens. Since modern science has become … Read More
Sleep your way to Creativity Harness the power of your unconscious By harnessing the power of your creativity you can sleep your way to heightened creativity. Don’t believe me? Consider this. You’re having a shower. It’s warm, quiet and peaceful. You’re not thinking too much about anything, just going through … Read More
How to get struck by lightning And not burn to the ground People often compare inspiration to lightning. They say that lightning doesn’t strike twice. So, how to get struck by lightning and not burn to the ground? The bad news is the inspiration is not magic. The good … Read More
