Category Archives: innovation entrepreneurship

Open courses to boost your creativity and your brand story

Posted on January 25, 2012 by andy

There are great opportunities to catch me in action in Londonto transform your creative abilities or how you mange your brand story and personal brandcasting. Continue reading →

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Your Innovation ‘Ears’ – 5 tips for innovation and creativity

Posted on January 23, 2012 by andy

Do you know what the most important part of your body for innovation and creativity is? You will most likely say the brain. But I would suggest it is your ears. I use the word ears in plural because they … Continue reading →

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How are you telling your Brand Story?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by andy

http://youtu.be/LerdMmWjU_E I have been preaching the need for any organization and individual to have compelling brand stories at their heart. The Coca Cola Content 2020 video, which announces their change of strategy and emphasis on Content Marketing is truly remarkable. Continue reading →

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Do we need to rebrand the working class as ‘The UnChavs’?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by andy

I’m posing the question: ‘Do we need to rebrand the working class, with the concept of ‘The UnChavs’?’ Prompted by a holiday read of Owen Jones book Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class the author has produced a good … 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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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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