I’ve been influenced by two things recently relating to the commercial process. One was a webinar I attended, quite possibly by Alex Mandossian, talking about how most of us spend most of our time footling around over unimportant product details instead of getting out there and promoting the thing. The second was Alex Baldwin’s ‘ABC’ […]
Read MoreComing up with the idea for the wheel, as Fred Flintstone probably didn’t, has clearly served us humans fairly well down the years. Representing women as assorted chopped up and cobbled back together body parts on a canvas is a less obviously useful creative act in the practical sense, unless you consider making Picasso very rich […]
Read MoreLeading, as good leaders know, is a vastly different kettle of fish to managing. Whilst channeled creativity and vision can useful to an innovative team leader, it’s on the ominous oceans of leadership that game-changing metaphors have to be hauled up on a strong line with an iron grip on the keyboard and a good […]
Read MoreLightbulbs literally fire me up! By illuminating whatever I’m working on of course, but also as an inspiring image to represent potentially great ideas popping out of nowhere like a light switch being flicked on. But let’s consider the wise words of the lightbulb luminary himself, Thomas Edison, who is reputed to have said: Genius […]
Read MoreSome people believe shit happens, and they’re right. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have control over our future and the ability to mould it to a great extent. Let’s be good creative thinkers and repackage this shit! Too many people believe the future just happens and rolls them over in its wake. ~ Cindy […]
Read MoreThat title sounds so self-helpy it’s not true, I know. But we’re talking serious stuff here. We have a tendency to either fall in love with what’s worked in the past, or are simply sh*t scared of what might happen if we kill our favourite cashcow. That’s when it’s time to take a deep breath, […]
Read MoreI’ve often felt I’ve been the smartest person in the room… no! Just kidding ? BUT, if you do get that feeling from time to time, tend to think you’re suffering fools ungladly on a far too regular basis, or quite simply can’t be bothered discussing what the temperature may or may not be tomorrow, then […]
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