What other things...?
'What other things' can you do to find ideas? Find out those things on today's blog.
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- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Sit on the floor
Floors aren't just for feet. They can also be a seat.
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
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 15, 2021
- 3 min
Listen to talk radio
Tune in and dial up the frequency of your brainwaves.
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
5 minute naps
A siesta can be a source of ideas. How 5 minute naps can help your creative mind.
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
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.
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
Close Your Ears
Why silence can be golden for creativity.
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Local papers
Local papers are not just for local people.
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Watch Shite on TV
Stuck at home in lockdown? You've no excuse. Watch some shite on TV.
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
You can draw - Graham Shaw
Don't listen to those limiting beliefs. You can draw. Graham Shaw shows you how.
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
'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 4, 2021
- 2 min
Mind Maps
Set a course for some new ideas...with a mind map.
- Dec 16, 2020
- 1 min
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.
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Colouring
Colour me creative. Colouring isn't just for kids. Adult colouring books are all the rage.
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
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 20, 2020
- 2 min
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 13, 2020
- 3 min
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 11, 2020
- 2 min
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 9, 2020
- 2 min
The 5 Ws
Another great w-w-w-w-way to figure out your ideas.
- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Old Photos
Once upon a time, in the days before Instagram...