Category — Innovation for everyone

Let’s face it, beige is not inspiring.

It was never meant to be. Beige’s prime purpose is to blend into the background and not to be noticed. So if you’re trying to be creative in “beige-zone”, you may need a little help.

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There is a saying, “garbage in = garbage out”. I’m sure you’ve heard it before…

To generate good ideas, you need to have something to base them on. If you’re feeling flat and uncreative, there’s a good chance you’re near the end of your input supply and in need of some fresh inspiration.

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Need to clear your head?

It’s impossible to have good ideas when you’re surrounded by chaos. Ideas need time to germinate, grow. Ever heard the term, “I need to sleep on it” or “putting it on the back burner” . That’s old wisdom that has now been proven by brain science. [Read more →]

A few years ago, I bought a great book called Ideas Generation by Rosemary Herceg and Tim Flannery. In an effort to keep myself out of bookshops, I have been re-reading it, hoping to refresh my memory and perhaps see things in a new light, considering the change of context. [Read more →]

I really must stop going into bookshops.

My most recent expedition into Readings led to (yet another) an interesting discovery.

How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Art Life Museum by Keri Smith (inspired by any number of other artists, writers and thinkers). If you ever have writer’s block or are in need of creative inspiration, this is a gem. [Read more →]