by David Chislett | Jun 25, 2019 | Creative Activation |
Sunday 23 June, I saw the B52s perform at Paradiso, Amsterdam as part of their final world tour. They formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976, so it’s been a long innings, with all 3 remaining founding members starting to get old. On the checklist of bands I have...
by David Chislett | Jun 17, 2019 | Creative Activation |
We all get stuck sooner or later. A personal challenge a solution we just can’t reach, a team dynamic we can’t fix. When we find the solution, mostly, we are astonished at how simple the solution is when, at the time, the problem seemed so big. Problem-solving is...
by David Chislett | May 20, 2019 | Creative Activation |
Value is a slippery term because the value of things is often relative: how much is this worth to whom? Not everyone values things in the same way. However, we are all in agreement on what it means to add value: to leave a situation, a project, a product in a state...
by David Chislett | May 15, 2019 | Creative Activation |
On 1 May, I launched a Special Offer on my Patreon page to encourage more people to sign up and become Patrons of my poetry. It’s one of the most difficult things that I have had to do as a person creating some form of art. I have marketed myself for years, to...
by David Chislett | May 13, 2019 | Creative Activation |
I’ve written a ton of blogs about creativity and becoming more creative. All of them share concrete, real and actionable advice on improving this important skill. But there is one piece of advice that I always give that will change your entire life if you act on it....
by David Chislett | May 6, 2019 | Creative Activation |
One of the hallmarks of human intelligence is our ability to make sense out of chaos, to spot patterns amidst apparently random elements and therefore learn to expect what will happen next. This ability has led to the harnessing of the elements like fire and water and...
