Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
Helping you thrive as a 21st Century Creative
Image by Dina Regine There has never been a bigger, badder or better rock band than Led Zeppelin. And there never will be. Now we've got that straight, let's take a look at how they did it - and …
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Image by Hugh MacLeod I never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I just wanted to write poetry. Twenty years ago I would have told you “Business Is Evil”. …
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Image by Muffet If you think the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is something only marketers need to worry about, have a look at this snippet from a letter to T.S. Eliot, by his boss. Geoffrey …
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Image by Hugh MacLeod Of all the painfully funny cartoons on Hugh MacLeod's Gapingvoid blog, for me this is the funniest and most painful. It's painful because I know exactly how Eric feels. A …
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This video of a conversation between Brian Eno and SimCity game designer Will Wright (via Fresh Creation) reveals a surprising truth about creativity. The most beautiful, complex and apparently …
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Daniel Pink has been one of the presiding spirits of Lateral Action from day one. Specifically, his book A Whole New Mind provided inspiration for the very first article we published - Innovate or …
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Of all the writers I know, I have learned the most about how to be a productive creative person from Mark. His tips are always realistic, accessible, and sticky. It’s not just talk, this is productivity advice that will change your life.
~ Jocelyn K. Glei, author, host of the Hurry Slowly podcast, and Founding Editor, 99U