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Art and Leadership – What can art teach us about leadership?
As well as being a facilitator I practise art- I make paintings in my studio. Sometimes these two activities seem quite separate but more and more they are coming together and informing my work and how I operate. I often see parallels and gain insights from my...
Creating Creative Workplaces
On May 21st, I appeared on BBC Radio Wales’ Wales at Work to talk about the challenges people face when trying to ‘be creative’ and how businesses can encourage their staff to break through the “I’m not creative” barrier. I was joined by Helen Bartlett, Design Manager...
Making it happen!
Enjoyed an afternoon with graduate entrepreneurs today at the University of South Wales Freelancers Academy. My session followed talks on (traditional) business planning and networking so it was a hard day at the Academy. Luckily my session was very practical and...
Creating social enterprise videos for online learning
Over the past few weeks I've been working on an exciting project: creating enterprise-based online learning resources in the form of videos. The content of the videos are based on a resource I co-created with the super talented Enterprise & Skills Manager at...
Trusting the creative process
Much of my work at the moment involves working with small groups to explore new possibilities for the organisation. These are on a range of topics including: saving money, income generation and improved team working. As a facilitator it's my role to make the sessions...
Improving team work through portraiture
I hope that I may be the first to write a blog post with this title! But the world's a big place so this may not be the case. So what's it about? This is a new technique I developed and used last month as part of a team development day. I had worked with this client...
Designing workshops and creating art- one and the same!
This month most of my work is focused around 'Away Days'. A simple sounding term for something that is actually quite complex, strategic and and in my case it needs to be creative and mind shifting! When ask people what outcomes they want I simultaneously think...
Get creative this Christmas!
Christmas is almost here, only one week to go! Are you dashing around trying to get those last few Christmas presents? Instead of consuming more why not create something? Here's a few quick ideas that came to me this morning. 1. Personalise a wooden box 2. Paint your...
What’s cooking for 2015?
I love this time of year! Apart from the upcoming Christmas festivities, it's all about bringing one year to a close and starting a new one! We have a blank canvas for 2015. What shall we create? What shall we do differently? What positive impact can we make? 2015 is...