Archive for category: Visual Funk

Creativity seems to be suffering at work and school

May 15 | By: simon

A recent study by Adobe of over 5000 people in the worlds 5 leading economies: United States, England, France, Germany and Japan has revealed that only 1 in 4 people are living up ...Read More

Corporate creativity & innovation without the bulls#*t factor

April 2 | By: simon

I really enjoyed an interview I read where Peter Cook was interviewing Professor Adrian Furnham. For me, it was great to read an an article that was low on jargon and trademarked a...Read More

Measuring the value of team building: It’s a matter of context

March 6 | By: simon

I read plenty of articles about team building. Many bag out team building as an effective way to build teams or provide a positive influence in the workplace and many others are co...Read More

Collaboration or Working alone? Which is best for creativity?

February 9 | By: simon

A great book has been written recently by Susan Cain called the “QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking". It has triggered of a rash of debate/feedba...Read More

Does Team Building really improve Team Work? What is team building anyway?

February 9 | By: simon

I came across an article this week in the UK's Telegraph and also from Peter Kelly, Vodafone UK about team building that raises some really interesting points. The article states t...Read More

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

Team Building: Collaboration or Competition?

October 17 | By: simon

Over the years that I have been consulting around team behavior, I think that there are some common issues that clients share and always come up, both within teams and within compa...Read More

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

3 Bad Team Building Exercises For Businesses

August 31 | By: simon

I read an interesting article this week by Deborah Sweeney on team building and in particular, three team building exercises she thinks that you should avoid. There will be plenty ...Read More

Being Open – Not always in the text book

October 15 | By: simon

I find the more that I read about creativity in books, there often seems to be a point missing - about the simple idea of opening your eyes and being open to what is around you. Go...Read More