Illustration: Oscar Ramos Orozco. It's holiday season here in the UK (apparently there was a wedding somewhere) so I'm taking a little blog interlude. But if you'd like a little creativity and …
Creativity: the Least Important, Most Important Thing There Is
Don Draper, the legendary ad man, is facing meltdown. His agency's clients are deserting. The partners are squabbling. Redundancies will have to be made. Adland has got wind that Sterling Cooper …
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Three Big Reasons Why We Procrastinate
(And What to Do about Them)
Photo by Julian Fong. If it weren't for procrastination, we'd all be superheroes. When you think of the creativity, talent and energy in every human being, and what we achieve on the occasions …
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Get More from Lateral Action on Facebook
If you like Lateral Action, I hope you'll (ahem) Like the new Lateral Action Facebook page. :-) By clicking the 'Like' button at the top of the page, you'll receive updates from Lateral Action via …
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Why Curiosity Is Your Best Guide to a Remarkable Future
Have you ever wondered what to do with your life? You have talent and skills. A little knowledge and experience. Maybe a job, maybe a few freelance gigs. But what you don't have is a Big Idea …
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How to Create in the Twilight Zone
Photo by Jeff Pang. Each morning before dawn, novelist Nicholson Baker would slip out of bed without waking his wife, creep downstairs without stirring his kids, make a pot of coffee, light a fire …
What Difference Can Art Make in a Crisis?
Last week I saw an unusual busker at the railway station. Taro Hakase is a household name in his native Japan. As a violinist, he is equally at home in the worlds of classical and pop music. …
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How Teaching Can Stoke Your Creative Work –
a Conversation with Jen Louden
I often say that there are two types of creative people: those who create things themselves; and those who help others create - as facilitators, directors, producers, managers, coaches or teachers. …
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a Conversation with Jen Louden →
12 Inspiring Career Guides for Creative People
Creative careers come in all shapes and sizes. They include classic artistic paths, in the fine arts, literature, music, drama and other performing arts. There are also traditional crafts and …
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