6 Ways To Be Creative Under Fire

by | Oct 14, 2015 | Creativity

One of the many things that sets The Creative Shootout apart from other awards ceremonies is that you have a mere 60 seconds for your entry to grab the judges. The teams also have 4 hours to work on the brief in real-time. What I love about this is that it goes...
Hold on to those creative holiday benefits

Hold on to those creative holiday benefits

by | 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...

Does dress-down Friday mean dumb-down Friday?

by | 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...
A little Wu-Wei goes a long way.

A little Wu-Wei goes a long way.

by | Jul 13, 2015 | Creativity

Last week we did something a little bit different. We took 63 people from our client, Hanover Communications to the streets of Lisbon on a Creative Safari. Every year Hanover take the entire company away somewhere special to say thank you and celebrate. This year it...
We love a happy camper (or creative)….

We love a happy camper (or creative)….

by | Jul 7, 2015 | Creativity

“Very useful & exceeded my expectations.” “Great, loved all the different creative techniques we discussed. We covered lots of ground. It was really fun and inspiring.” “Definitely useful! It made me think in a whole new way with really useful resources and...