When the creative process is excruciating
For my previous post I experienced a real challenge in writing about Redefining success and it got me thinking about when the creative process is excruciating: how …
Creativity for change
How redefining success effects change
How do societal definitions of success underpin collective decisions and our personal definitions of success, and how could the process of consciously redefining success for …
Why I do what I do
Creativity for change is about recognising the power of our imagination to create better ways of living now and creating a better future for our next …
10 Ways nature can enrich your creativity
Most people would agree that time in nature is good for us: we associate it with fresh air, exercise, health and wellbeing, and maybe also with …
Befriending your creative process
Francis Bacon’s iconic studio, preserved in the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, the paintings of Jackson Pollock, Vincent Van Gogh’s manic episodes and the idea …
Why do we create?
In deciding to write a weekly article I have come back to some simple questions about creativity. This week the (apparently simple) question is: Why do …
10 ways creativity is good for you
“If I don’t create something soon I’m going to go mad! ” These are the words of a friend recently expressing frustration at not having regular …
What is creativity, and why is it important for change?
We all know what creativity is, but its interesting that it can be described in so many different ways: it is known as the art …
10 ways you’re creative, even if you think you’re not
Most people think of creativity as being artistic or musical, but the Cambridge dictionary defines it as: “the ability to produce or use original and …
Creativity for change – watercolours
I have just uploaded a series of watercolours, painted over the last few months to my SHOP. Last April I decided to paint every day …