The Creative Condition podcast

Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': A time-slip in Preston Losing Ken Garland and my time with him Covering up news headline panels on vulnerable days The wonder and imagination in boring church services A growing obsession with storytelling As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

Dive into the exciting balance between opportunity and risk in artificial intelligence. Discover how AI tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT are reshaping the creative industry. Explore the essential role of human experiences in the creative process, highlighting authenticity amidst technological advances. Reflect on the historical context of creativity and the importance of maintaining a human touch in a rapidly evolving landscape.

LOVE is a 80+ strong agency that specialises in delivering diverse, but complementary design-led solutions for global brands across brand strategy and design, identity design, packaging design, spaces, comms, immersive and activations. Its founder, Dave Palmer shares not just the story of LOVE's evolution since its 2001 roots, but a lifetime of leading with creativity, the humanity, the chaos, and the euphoria of it all. As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': The unpredictability of a career that leads to drawing on Olympic bras in China The persisting intimidation attached to the word 'creativity' at all levels Space litter and a Galactic imagination A love of antagonists, graphic activism, and Pogus Caesar's photography A mucky treasure hunt and the value of the weekend self As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

Pogus Caesar is a national treasure.  His many projects as a photographer, director, artist, and archivist transcend language and defy perfectionism in the way great art should.  The sheer humanity and honesty in his images spoke to me, and I needed to hear his story. Those iconic images from the 1985 Handsworth riots fired me up through my love of activism through artistic expression. His images of cross-cultural friendships are profound, and we discuss his early experiences of moving from St Kitts to Birmingham in 1953, and his early cultural affections. Pogus is candid in his vulnerability as a creator, sharing stories of observing people commenting on his work in galleries, and how the best we can do is offer a little piece of ourselves. As ever, supported by the show's founding sponsor Illustration X https://illustrationx.com https://www.instagram.com/poguscaesar/?hl=en-gb Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': A tough week of financial panic The personality clues in the culture we're drawn to The human fundamental of listening and being heard for mental wellbeing The battle to be trusted with a diverse skillset in a title-based market Young life and silent death: a motorbike in the graveyard Musings on joining dots and using the world as our art school in a world obsessed with automation As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

Content writer Caroline Christie shares her thoughts on the time a research facility funded by America’s largest telecommunications organisation became a studio of some of New York’s most renowned and avant-garde artists. We're discussing the need for bigger thinking and cross-pollination of artists with other industries to resolve our collective problems and promote broader creativity. Caroline wrote an article for Little Atoms on Bell Labs and EAT (Experiments of Art and Technology), and their work with the likes of Andy Warhol and John Cage among many others, and we get into the idea in a big way. https://littleatoms.com/article/how-att-shaped-modern-art As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

Covered in this week's instalment of 'The Creativity Diary': Lively children fighting and why it's healthy An anxiety explosion and what I learned about structures and routines Boxing Day 1997 and magic in utter boredom and frustration Energy diversity and why it can help creative businesses Baby Gorilla: what a silly imaginative character for the kids has done for my own creativity As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Get your 1/3 off 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational audit now at https://thecreativecondition.com Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua

In this edition of The Creativity Diary: Listening properly. Some reflections after reading Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan's Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing. Reading wide and reading well: why only reading about the topic you're trying to master doesn't work for everyone, and is not conducive to creativity. I was the only person in the world to see this sunrise and why that reminds us of our value and unique power. An uncomfortable eccentric in Ryman Stationery and shaking up the peace. The struggle to title myself, and why living in a big tech world demands flexibility in the application of creativity. A strange vicarious joy in the idling of a friend at Christmas, and what it tells me. The wild imaginations of children and what we adults can learn. Supported by the founding sponsor Illustration X. See their global range of illustration and animation portfolios at https://illustrationx.com Head to https://thecreativecondition.com for coaching, reading list, diary and the podcast archive!

The final episode of The Creative Condition for 2024 is a deep dive into the lessons of the world's greatest-ever polymath Leonardo Da Vinci. And who better to present them than a Fly-fisher of over 40 years and author of the amazing Fly Fishing with Leonardo Da Vinci – David Ladensohn!? Leonardo saw no boundaries between all of life's wonders and spent his life exploring them to identify the patterns. A man who painted the Mona Lisa, designed bridges centuries ahead of the capabilities to build them, envisioned the helicopter, and, connecting him with David, obsessively studied water's ways. He's endlessly fascinating to me and teaches us so much about creativity without limits, so David and I see out the year with a mazy discussion about all of this and more. Merry Christmas to my beloved listeners, and a creative new year! Please tell a friend about the show, and subscribe on your preferred platform! Supported by founding sponsor Illustration X who you can visit to see their glorious illustration and animation portfolios at https://illustrationx.com The Creative Condition website is now live at https://thecreativecondition.com where you'll find creativity resources and coaching opportunities. To get Fly Fishing with Leonardo Da Vinci, head here!