Category Archives: creativity workshop

Discovering one’s inner eye

Posted on October 14, 2011 by andy

Mars – or the inner eye of Andy                           I often allude to each of us having an ‘inner eye’ – an ability to observe our reality in … Continue reading →

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Why creative people need to give themselves a ‘Chris Waddle’

Posted on August 8, 2011 by andy

  If you want to achieve anything in life, every so often you need to give yourself a ‘Chris Waddle’. Let me explain. The other day a friend of mine let himself down badly. He had an important sales presentation … Continue reading →

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Seagulls miss creative Golden Swan opportunity

Posted on July 13, 2011 by andy

Sometimes a great idea or opportunity can be quite spontaneous. The trick is to both spot and be prepared to run with them. A great example is the story yesterday of the mischievous seat installers at the unveiled Falmer Stadium – … Continue reading →

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DLT, Burmese Nobel peace prize winner, and your business strategy

Posted on June 23, 2011 by andy

I once chided a friend for remembering a quote from former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis. (I think it was something profound like, “It’s easy if you know it.”)  I wasn’t the only one scornful, with comedian Harry Enfield … Continue reading →

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Is Twitter reducing the creative need for graffiti?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by andy

With the ability to freely express ourselves, almost instantaneously, through social media, does this new facility undermine one of the oldest forms of offline social media – graffiti? Also, is social media the ultimate form of defining your urbanity – … Continue reading →

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6 lessons from the Egyptian revolution

Posted on June 12, 2011 by andy

What an experience having just visited and worked in Egypt, a country that is going through a political revolution. There were times when I thought I was going to die. I saw my life flashing before me, and thought this … Continue reading →

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Tedia Studies: why boredom is good for your creativity

Posted on May 31, 2011 by andy

My call for a new subject of ‘Tedia Studies’ to prepare students for the inevitable mundanities of life has deepened after reading a new major academic text, on boredom. Yes, wake up! The book was about boredom and this blog … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming is ‘politcally correct’

Posted on May 19, 2011 by andy

The claim that the word ‘brainstorming’ is politcally incorrect has raised its head again – this time in the Sun newspaper. Columnist Kelvin MacKenzie claims that a business colleague from a ‘Big Five’ firm of accountants had been rebuked for … Continue reading →

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Royal Society backs IdeasBank to boost creativity to help Barry Island

Posted on May 17, 2011 by andy

A new initiative I want to get underway – an IdeasBank for helping to develop my hometown of Barry Island has received a welcome boost – with a grant from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and … Continue reading →

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7 lessons for management from Avram Grant

Posted on May 16, 2011 by andy

With West Ham United being the first football  club to be relegated from the English Premiership in the 2010/11 season – a team widely regarded as playing below its potential – what lessons are there for you to learn from … Continue reading →

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