Lateral Action

AUGUST 7, 2022

Welcome to Episode 5 of the CREATIVE DISRUPTION season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. Click the icon below to listen.

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The Creative Mind

JULY 13, 2023

His Scientific American blog Beautiful Minds notes Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD is “adjunct assistant professor of psychology at New York University, where he teaches courses on cognitive psychology and human intelligence” and is a co-founder o. The post Shifting Awareness To Be More Creative appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 16, 2023

The acclaimed fable The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery declares children are much wiser and more creative than many adults. Can we regain that creative vitality? The post To Develop Your Creativity, Imagine You Are A Child Again appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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Lateral Action

MARCH 23, 2009

Lateral thinking is such a familiar concept that it's virtually synonymous with 'creative thinking'. The phrase 'lateral thinking' is frequently used interchangeably with 'creativity'. We take it for granted that creative people think different to the rest of us. It's what makes them creative.

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Charles Leon

JUNE 5, 2021

Index of all blogs. Why creativity is so important for our collective futures. The talk undoubtedly inspired me to see creative education as paramount for our children and confirmed to me that the education system we have at the moment was built to serve the purposes of the industrial and colonial past. Sir Ken Robinson.

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Ayoa

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Marketing has always been a creative industry, but with more voices than ever vying for customer attention, innovation has become the number one ingredient when it comes to standing out from the crowd. In fact, even numbers are subject to human error as selective thinking can impede our ability to properly interpret facts and statistics.

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Mind Mapping Software

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In the world of creativity, tools also help us by expanding the range of our thinking to consider new perspectives, possibilities and solutions. In my recent Xmind webinar, I shared 10 brainstorming techniques – delivered via mind maps – that can help you amplify your creativity and generate higher value ideas.

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Ayoa

MARCH 31, 2022

Over a million people have been using Ayoa to organize their creative thinking. We wanted Ayoa’s limitless possibilities to equal our user’s rapid creativity. That’s where Capture Maps come in – an innovative mind map setting that allows you to improve your creativity and record your thoughts at lightning speed.

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Mind Mapping Software

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It enables you to extend your thinking in new ways by adding AI-generated topic suggestions and questions to your mind maps. This powerful ideas engine can help its users discover new ideas and insights and explore new paths of thinking and creative solutions they may not have considered otherwise. GenerateIdeas.ai

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 30, 2009

Seth Godin posted some interesting thoughts on creativity this week: What does it mean to be creative? You could watch the most non-creative, linear-thinking, do-it-by-the-book cop work to solve a crime and you'd be amazed at how creative her solutions seem to be. It's not creative at all. Photo by kasrak.

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Ayoa

MAY 19, 2022

Mind maps are famous as great creative tools. Also known as “brainstorms” or “spider diagrams”, people often associate them with the beginning stages of a project or as a tool used solely by the creative members of the team. Every team should embrace creativity. But it’s time to break mind maps out of this particular typecast!

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Out of all the blog series I’ve written over the past six years, I’ve never had so many requests for an ebook version as for the Creative Blocks series. I’ve collected the entire series into an ebook: 20 Creative Blocks (and How to Break Through Them). And your wish is my command. ?? It’s yours […].

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Lateral Action

APRIL 8, 2009

Roger von Oech is one of my favourite writers about creative thinking, so when I heard he had produced an iPhone version of his Creative Whack Pack cards , I asked if he'd be willing to answer some questions about it for Lateral Action readers. How does the iPhone version of the Creative Whack Pack work? What can it do?

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Everyone knows critical thinking kills creativity. Suspending judgment in order to come up with new and unusual ideas is one of the sacred cows of the creativity movement. Everyone knows that instant judgment is the enemy of creativity. Edward de Bono, Serious Creativity ). Jean Trumbo, Creativity ).

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

In the last article we saw that the creative economy opens up a brave new world of opportunity - but a world that is also full of uncertainty and risk. Marla is the consummate creative entrepreneur. She's a bright creative thinker who follows through and gets things done. Creative entrepreneurs are not freelancers.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Mike will choose the winners and we’ll announce them here on the blog shortly. Win a Limited Edition Print to Spark Your Creativity appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. Win a Limited Edition Print to Spark Your Creativity appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

MAY 11, 2009

This TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson is one of the most popular videos about creativity on the internet. In it, Robinson argues passionately that as children we are all naturally creative, yet by the time we reach adulthood, our creativity has been 'educated out of us' by the barriers of school, society and corporate business.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

In my coaching work with professional creators, performers and sports players, I've often heard clients say "You'll think it's silly but." In fact, if you're a creative professional, it may be the most important thing you do all day. But you don’t spend your whole life reading blogs (do you?). Your Creative Rituals.

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Lateral Action

MAY 4, 2009

Robert Dilts uses this statement as the basis of a brilliant analysis of Walt Disney's creative process, in his book Strategies of Genius: Volume 1. The critic helps to evaluate and refined the products of creativity. Disney wasn't just a creative thinker. How You Can Use Disney's Creativity Strategy. The Dreamer.

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Lateral Action

MARCH 5, 2010

If you could do with a little more clarity and focus in your creative work, have a look at What Daily Meditation Can Do for Your Creativity – my latest guest article for The 99%. The post Meditation and Creativity appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

AUGUST 17, 2010

I’m pleased to announce the launch of a major new Lateral Action course: The Creative Pathfinder – Your Guide to Success as a Creative Professional. It’s designed to equip you with the creative and professional skills you need to succeed in your chosen career path – whether you’re […].

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 5, 2009

It's why Lou 's job is under threat from automation, but Jack has a bright future, safe in the knowledge that a computer will never replicate his ability to think creatively. The humans were non-advertising professionals, given a brief and asked to come up with creative ideas for adverts. Creativity by Numbers?

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Mind Mapping Software

MAY 27, 2022

Something that you have the ability to control that is stopping you from a creative expression you desire, for instance starting a new business, getting into or out of a relationship, writing a book, moving to a new location or learning a new skill. Don’t stop at the first three ideas you think of. Step 3: Examine the cost of inaction.

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Lateral Action

JULY 10, 2019

The post The Creative Upside of Globalization appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. It’s why the shop in the high street are closing down. It brought us the global financial crisis. It helps multinational corporations avoid […].

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The post The Creative Power of Envy appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. Why are they getting all the attention? It’s not a nice feeling is it? No wonder Envy is one of the seven deadly sins – […].

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Lateral Action

JULY 4, 2019

The post Where Does Your Creativity Thrive? appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. He didn’t elaborate but there must have been something about being up and above the world below, able to survey it […].

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 9, 2008

But it also proved something else to me, and something that we all can apply in our creative endeavors. Whether you're financially capable -- or even not -- your creative juices should not feel restricted. Tamar is a former contributor to Lifehacker and displays her skills as a social media maven at her blog Techipedia.

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Lateral Action

AUGUST 7, 2019

If you’re a self-employed creative, maybe you recognise this experience. The post Your Creative Business Is Your Utopia appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. The post Your Creative Business Is Your Utopia appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

(Albert Einstein) Are you attempting to unleash creativity through familiar, comfortable pathways? If so you’re only human – but remember that creativity thrives on novelty. The post The 8 Types of Creative Intelligence appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Or a demon to your creative success? The post Don’t Let ‘Inspiration’ Kill Your Creativity appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. The post Don’t Let ‘Inspiration’ Kill Your Creativity appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

We creatives love to think of ourselves as revolutionaries and rule-breakers, thinking outside the box, breaking free of convention and plucking inspiration out of thin air. The post Is There a Template for Creativity? appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 26, 2017

This week’s guest on the 21st Century Creative Podcast is Joanna Penn, a best-selling, award-nominated thriller writer, as well as a publishing expert and host of The Creative Penn Podcast. The post The Successful Creative Mindset with Joanna Penn appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Back in 2016 I outlined a fundamental strategy for your career as a 21st century creative professional: forget the career ladder, start creating assets. The argument I made, and that I make week-in-week out in my work as a creative coach, was that there’s no career ladder for people like you and me – no […].

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 3, 2009

You might like to check out the guest article I’ve just written for online magazine The 99% – RSS Creativity: Routines, Systems, Spontaneity. Their take on ‘productive creativity’ is nicely aligned with the Lateral Action approach to ‘creativity + productivity’ The 99% is the think […].

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

My new book, Productivity for Creative People, has just been published. How to get creative work done in an “always on” world The book starts from the realisation that 21st century life presents a […].

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Lateral Action

MAY 9, 2011

The post How Creativity Gives Entrepreneurs an Edge appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. Rita Mae Brown We cannot continue to do the same thing every day and hope to remain competitive. In business as well as in life, change is not a choice, it’s a must. The options are very […].

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 14, 2013

The post The Seven Deadly Sins of Creativity appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. We’re having a devil of a job with the thermostat. Someone’s supposed to be coming to fix it, but you know how it is with these […].

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