The World of Creativity: Blog

Make great ideas greater. (Episode 210)

I spent this week making improvements to Ideas Island – my other island in Stockholm. ​ (I live on one island <Svanholmen> and the other island <Ideas Island> I never stay on myself; I just let other people stay on it. ​ Either for creatives by applying at IdeasIsland.com to stay for free (if you […]

10

May

Live your life. (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 209)

Many years ago, I had a 90+ old neighbour who, after a life working as a hairdresser, still had clients. ​ I asked her: “I love this, so you are never going to retire?!” ​ She replied: “I haven’t taken on new clients in decades, and my old clients keep dying off, so I have […]

05

May

In praise of the small ideas. (Episode 207)

At the breakfast at Hindsgavl Slot castle yesterday, they had homemade honey from their own bees, salami from animals on the farm, apple juice from their own apples and marmalade from their own strawberries.   The castle is impressive, the height of the auditorium is stunning, the tech of the hotel is perfect, but it […]

30

Apr

Do Diligence (Thoughts on creativity, inspired by Korea: Episode 206)

This message is inspired by the word that stuck with me after interviewing creatives in South Korea: The word was “diligence”. ​ Some people look at the economic success of South Korea and say: “It’s because they work so hard.” Or because they “work so much”. Some even say: “It’s because they work TOO hard, […]

09

Apr

How many creative thoughts per day? (Episode 205)

Question: How often per day would you say you have a creative thought? 1-10 times per day? 11-100? 101-1000? 1001-10,000? For this survey, my bar for what constitutes a creative thought is quite low. I am not talking of “painting a painting” or “coming up with a breakthrough invention.” I am talking about simple everyday […]

28

Mar

Creativity makes us happy! (Episode 204)

Last night (at midnight) I delivered a virtual Masterclass on creativity for Hellomonday (I did it from a hotel room in Vienna and because Hello Monday is in Australia it meant doing it at midnight for me.) I started the virtual Masterclass by saying that the creative process makes us happy! There is a value […]

22

Mar

When life gives you lemons – make strawberry milkshake! (Episode 203)

A couple of days ago, I accidentally cracked the screen on my Mac so I had no computer. While it was at service yesterday, I decided to take the day off and paddle my new kayak from the store in the central of Stockholm to my island.   After all – it was a beautifully […]

14

Mar

Creativity is fundamental for mental well-being. (Episode 202)

One of the people I met on my trip to Singapore this week was fellow speaker YuJin Wong. YuJin speaks on the very important topic of Mental Wellbeing and he told me that one of the pillars of his speech is to talk about the need to do something creative in your life. ​ I […]

07

Mar

Idea Enjoyment. (Episode 200)

There is a special joy that comes from appreciating a good idea that you made happen. Let’s call that “Idea Enjoyment”. ​ That moment you step back from your painting and just look at it not as the painter but as the art lover. ​ That moment when you finish that task you set out […]

21

Feb

The extremes of being The Creativity Explorer. (Episode 199)

Yesterday, I stayed in a suite at the Conrad in Dubai as I was there to deliver an opening keynote speech for IT security experts from the region. Today, I did a pro-bono speech on Zoom from my home in Sweden for a class of Afghan girls attending a secret school. (I blacked out their […]

15

Feb

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