Tag Archives: creativity

Join the Tubespiration! Tours to transform your journeys

Posted on April 11, 2013 by andy

I am launching a campaign to get people to be creative while they travel is being launched in the UK to  mark World Creativity & Innovation Week (April 15-21) Commuters are being urged to switch off their mobile phones or stop … Continue reading →

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Barry Kucha – celebrating Barry’s community heroes

Posted on March 27, 2013 by andy

I am extra-ordinary proud of pioneering work I am doing to get what is believed to be Britain’s first independent community ‘ideas bank’. Do visit www.yourideasbank.org.uk A key part of its working is the ‘Barry Kucha’ events. Here are details … Continue reading →

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Make your New Year’s resolutions happen by using Squeezesteps

Posted on January 3, 2013 by andy

If you have made New Year’s resolutions the critical challenge is to make them happen. Here’s where you need to use ‘Squeezesteps’. The dictionary of the future will define a ‘Squeezestep as: “Actively breaking down into smaller, more do-able, nudgeable … Continue reading →

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South Africa bound

Posted on July 20, 2012 by andy

I’m looking forward to being a speaker at the 5th International Public Relations Congress at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa from July 23rd to 26th. The event is organised by the International Public Relations Association, African Public Relations … Continue reading →

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Me, Ziggy Stardust 40 years on – 5 lessons for your branding

Posted on June 25, 2012 by andy

The 40th anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic album ‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ has a particular personal resonance. It was the first LP that I ever bought. For you the album still today has significance for your branding, … Continue reading →

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A major new resource for innovation and creativity

Posted on June 20, 2012 by andy

I have produced for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) a downloadable Innovation & Creativity Toolkit as part of a major drive by the Institute to transform innovation and creativity skills for its members. The Institute is providing a … Continue reading →

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How Levellers Day can make you a better ancestor

Posted on June 7, 2012 by andy

I suppose it would be inevitable that while most people were caught up in celebrating the Jubilee I was giving creative thought to alternatives. What ifs, and why nots led me to discover ‘Levellers’ Day’ (If like me, you’ve  sadly … Continue reading →

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56Up & your Innovation, Creativity and Brand

Posted on May 28, 2012 by andy

I have a particular interest in the documentary TV series ‘56Up’; three of the girls featured in the ‘experiment’ were at the same school, as me in the East End of London. The series is not only of personal interest … Continue reading →

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7 tips for Kanter’s Law – everything looks like a failure in the middle

Posted on May 9, 2012 by andy

All of us must have experienced Kanter’s Law: “Everything can look like a failure in the middle.” The great innovation writer Rossabeth Moss Kanter highlights how everyone loves inspiring beginnings and happy endings. It is in the middle however, where … Continue reading →

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Summer Eventia – here I come

Posted on April 23, 2012 by andy

Looking forward to meeting the good people at the Summer Eventia 2012 this week, the major showcase conference organised by the official trade body for the events and live marketing industry in the UK I will be delivering a special … Continue reading →

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