The World of Creativity: Blog

Creative Fitness. (Episode 244)

Today I signed up for a new gym-membership. I realised I had dropped the ball on my physical training since moving to Sweden and the scale (and my kids!) were telling me to do something about it. So today I did 2 hours on the treadmill and a bunch of other exercise machines at Bosön […]

15

Jan

Think in Plural (Episode 243)

Here is perhaps one of the easiest ways of having a more open mindset around an issue: Think in plural.   Instead of “creativity” think of “creativities”, because there is not “one” creativity, there are multiple creativities. Artistic creativity, logical creativity, collective creativity, rhythmic creativity and on and on and on. So thinking of “creativities” makes […]

09

Jan

What is your ”Professional Resolution?” (Episode 242)

At the Airbnb my family is staying at while we are on a skiing holiday, the owner has a series of books called ”fact calendar”. Books with facts about the world. The last one is from 2015 (!) when the Internet had been around in Sweden for 20+ years and the iPhone had been around […]

02

Jan

Around the World in 80 Selfies (Episode 240)

Many assume the highlight of the job as a keynote speaker is standing on grand stages in front of massive crowds. And while that’s exhilarating, it’s not the best part.   The real magic? The incredible, inspiring, and diverse people you get to meet along the way.   This year, instead of following the trend […]

20

Dec

Let’s Do It! (Episode 239)

Nike got it almost right with their iconic slogan: “Just Do It”. But to me, the concise and beautiful message is hiding a flaw.   May I instead propose: “Let’s Do It.”   Just Do It is telling someone to do something. Let’s Do It is inviting someone to do what needs to be done. […]

11

Dec

A reflection about AI and creativity (Episode 238)

Today I want to send you to my LinkedIn Post for today where I show why I think AI is the 6th way to be creative – and why we should think of AI as the greatest creativity tool that we have ever invented.     Would love to hear what you think. Please do […]

03

Dec

Should an archivist be creative? (Episode 237)

Think of a group of professionals where everyone thinks creativity is important and virtually all of them also think they are creative. Did you think of The Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet)? Well, you should have. Or at least you could have. The Swedish National Archives is one of Sweden’s oldest government agencies. The oldest mention […]

26

Nov

The many faces of human creativity (Episode 236)

On Sunday, I interviewed artist and musician Bam Bi in Saigon about the concept of “Gentle Creativity.” ​ Yesterday, I interviewed creative director Christian Faber in Copenhagen about the “Restlessness of Creativity.” (Christian, amongst many other things, is the man behind BIONICLE, LEGO’s first self-owned intellectual property.)     These two themes might, at first […]

21

Nov

When in Rome… (Episode 235)

Well, actually, I am in Saigon speaking at the Alliott Global Alliance Worldwide conference, and the theme for my speech was “A creative global mindset”.   After the speech, one of the delegates, Piergiorgio Zettera from Italy came up to me to discuss the speech. We talked about the saying “When in Rome, do as […]

16

Nov

Trash talk (Episode 234)

When Dorji Dhradhul served as Dzongda (Governor) of Gasa in Bhutan he wanted to reduce the problem with trash in the region.  So he gave every public servant (including himself) a bag, and the instructions that when they were out in society and saw some trash, they should pick it up. At the end of […]

09

Nov

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