Archive for category: Art

The creative process: What an artist can teach us

November 28 | By: simon

I was at an art gallery this week doing some research for a program we are running. I absolutely love spending time in galleries. I find them so inspiring not only as an artist but...Read More

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VisualFunk team building facilitator wins prestigous Art Award

October 31 | By: simon

One of the joys of working at VisualFunk is the great people that I get to work with. People who don't just talk about creativity but live it, breathe it, practice it and embrace i...Read More

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Creative team building: Good for your health?

September 9 | By: simon

I came across a great article today that spoke about the benefits of creativity for ones health. The article states: We all know sport and physical activity are important for go...Read More

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Wasting time is not a waste

August 15 | By: simon

I read a great short post from Seth Godin today. It said: Wasting time is not a waste In fact, wasting time is a key part of our lives. Wasting time poorly is a sin, because...Read More

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Salvador Dali’s surrealist paintings: A surprising catalyst for creative solutions

August 2 | By: simon

I am a huge fan of Salvador Dali. Some of my favourite travel memories are visiting both the Salvador Dali Museum in Figures and then his house in Cadaquez. His taste for mixing ab...Read More

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Innovation and Contemporary Art: not that dissimilar.

May 23 | By: simon

There is a new contemporary art space that has just opened at the Art Gallery of NSW and has been put together by the donation of Friends of mine have visited and have come back...Read More

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Living life between the lines

April 13 | By: simon

We have a pantry door in our kitchen that has been turned into our blackboard and my 4 year and 2 year old children LOVE it. They draw on it all the time. My oldest son recently as...Read More

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Kickstart your creativity: good for you and your business

April 6 | By: simon

I wrote an article  on creativity about 2 years ago for Corporate Wellness Magazine and thought it would be worth airing again. It focuses on creativity being a BEHAVIOUR and some...Read More

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Open your eyes and open your mind young Skywalker…..

March 25 | By: simon

I bang on a lot of how  the simple fact of opening your eyes (really opening your eyes and looking) is one of the easiest ways to give your idea bank/creativity/innovation pipelin...Read More

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Isnt that art stuff all a bit WEIRD?

February 4 | By: simon

I listened to an interview on the Qantas in flight business channel 4 different times last week but each time I never heard the beginning of the conversation. As such, I cant tell ...Read More

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