Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
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Lost in Translation came out just before I went to Japan for the first time. Watching it in the cinema, I was entranced by the otherworldly atmosphere I was hoping to find in the real Tokyo. Now, …
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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 …
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If you take your creative work remotely seriously, you probably pride yourself on your good taste and critical judgement. Just like Max Harris. In the 1940s, Harris was one of the leading …
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Photo by ezioman It's time for another of our irregular roundups of Lateral Activity elsewhere on the web. Creative entrepreneurs who enjoyed our list of the top 10 Social Networks for Creative …
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These days, plenty of people are facing “involuntary entrepreneurship.” They’ve lost their gig and need to reinvent themselves as self-sufficient solos or small business owners. Others …
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Photo by cesarastudillo Lateral thinking is such a familiar concept that it's virtually synonymous with 'creative thinking'. The phrase 'lateral thinking' is frequently used interchangeably with …
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Photo by Abulic Monkey In my last article I reviewed the speech recognition functionality of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Now I'm going to focus on the creative side of things, by looking at five …
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Do you ever struggle to type out your thoughts as quickly as they come to you? Do you get tired of sitting hunched over your laptop for hours on end? Or is spelling a bugbear that sucks all the …
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If you take creativity remotely seriously you need to know that cartoonist Hugh MacLeod has a book coming out. You probably know already. Either way, you'll want to download the sample chapters from …
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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