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What other things...?
'What other things' can you do to find ideas? Find out those things on today's blog.
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Sit on the floor
Floors aren't just for feet. They can also be a seat.
Mar 22, 20213 min read
Claire Grantham, Card Maker, Crafter & Project Manager
We talk about the joy of making and project management skills that make you a great crafter.
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Listen to talk radio
Tune in and dial up the frequency of your brainwaves.
Mar 15, 20213 min read
5 minute naps
A siesta can be a source of ideas. How 5 minute naps can help your creative mind.
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Vision boarding with Karen Pilgrim
In this TEDx talk, Karen Pilgrim, Brooklyn-born founder of Vision Board University, shares how vision boarding helped turn her life around.
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Close Your Ears
Why silence can be golden for creativity.
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Local papers
Local papers are not just for local people.
Feb 15, 20213 min read
Watch Shite on TV
Stuck at home in lockdown? You've no excuse. Watch some shite on TV.
Jan 18, 20213 min read
You can draw - Graham Shaw
Don't listen to those limiting beliefs. You can draw. Graham Shaw shows you how.
Jan 15, 20211 min read
'Use Your Head' with Tony Buzan
Tony fronted a groundbreaking BBC series called Use Your Head, which looked at the mind, the way we learn and the way we process information
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Mind Maps
Set a course for some new ideas...with a mind map.
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Day 8: Ways of Seeing by John Berger
Ways of Seeing by John Berger. This book had such a profound impact on my 16-year-old mind.
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Colouring
Colour me creative. Colouring isn't just for kids. Adult colouring books are all the rage.
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Close your eyes
I was looking at that Dusty Springfield lyric recently. It suddenly connected to something that had been nestling for a while
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Stand up
Standing doesn't come naturally to most people. I mean it does, in the human sense. Homo sapiens are the apes who stood up.
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Meditate
Turn a struggle for ideas from 'um?' to 'om!' I first came to meditation in 2015, on a drunken night out. My brother told me down the pub...
Nov 13, 20203 min read
Turn it upside down
Flip things around, and you may find ideas on the other side. I credit my art teacher at school for this one - the late, great Mr Harrup....
Nov 11, 20202 min read
The 5 Ws
Another great w-w-w-w-way to figure out your ideas.
Nov 9, 20202 min read
Old Photos
Once upon a time, in the days before Instagram...
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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