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You can’t have a proper conversation about creativity without eventually debating if there’s a useful role for negativity. Two recent brainstorms for the same team demonstrated the issue. I conducted[…]
Arguably the most important corporate decision made about an organisation, its brands, products or services is its name. Built upon a strategic direction or a unique selling proposition, a good[…]
Long a favourite of professional designers, mood boards are a curated collection of random images, words and textures brought into focus by a single reference point. They allow designers, creative[…]
A great article by Mike Brown from Brainzooming in the USA, this post outlines the 10 signs to look for to know if your brainstorm is finished. Here’s the link[…]
Created by Yasuo Matsumura, a management consultant working in Japan, the Lotus Blossom may look elaborate, but it’s a simple creative exercise which uses free association to create ideas. This[…]
First published in 1975, Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt recently made a limited edition deck (with new cards) of their Oblique Strategies. The deck, subtitled “Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas,”[…]
