by Claire Bridges | Sep 16, 2015 | Creative Leadership
I was running a creative training workshop recently where I asked the delegates to evaluate some creative work and whilst we encourage critical thinking, I was surprised with the vigour they proceeded to critique and rip it apart! I always find the attitude from a...
by Claire Bridges | Sep 7, 2015 | Creative Leadership
In 1754 Horace Walpole wrote a fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip, a story in which the heroes “were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of”. Serendipity is one of my favourite words and whilst creativity is...
by Claire Bridges | Aug 13, 2015 | Creativity
It’s mid-August and it seems as if the whole of the UK is on holiday. Having had a few days out myself this week it made me think about how to hang on to the benefits on a break, particularly those relating to creativity, before the freckles on my nose fade. If...
by Claire Bridges | Jul 29, 2015 | Creativity
Most businesses now talk about data but where is it coming from and how are you using it? NESTA – the National Endowment for Society, Technology and the Arts has published an amazing free report – Skills of the datavores – talent and the data...
by Claire Bridges | Jul 16, 2015 | Creativity
I love it when something new comes out that seems to challenge a particular school of thought, and the more provocative it is, the better. So when I read that dressing up (as opposed to dressing down) was a sure-fire way of boosting big-picture thinking, I was...
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