Welcome to the first Creative Nudge of the Now Go Create Summer School! This week, host Claire Bridges invites you to try a powerful tool inspired by author Elizabeth Gilbert: the Creative CAT Scan. No medical equipment needed just five to ten minutes (and maybe a notebook) to look beneath the surface of your creative life.

Instead of our usual full-length episodes, Claire is dropping bite-sized audio notes all summer, each packed with a practical prompt or tool to help you nurture your imagination, with an optional worksheet delivered via email if you’ve signed up. Think of this mini-series as a creative check-up for your ideas, habits, and hidden talents.

Highlights:

1. Claire introduces the “Creative CAT Scan”, a four-layer deep dive into your creative life:
2. Layer 1: Surface creativity – projects and habits you see every day
3. Layer 2: Creative patterns – when, where, and how you work best
4. Layer 3: Creative blocks and beliefs – the stories you tell yourself (like “I’m not a writer” or “My ideas aren’t good enough”)
5. Layer 4: Creative potential – the sparks you’ve ignored and the creative risks you’ve been avoiding
6. Claire encourages pausing this summer to get curious (not perfect!) about your creative strengths and stumbling blocks.

Your Creative Challenge:

Ready for your challenge? Carve out a short window this week to take your own Creative CAT Scan. Summer is the perfect time to explore, reset, and reconnect with what truly sparks your imagination.

Sign up for the weekly email nudges and workbook https://mailchi.mp/nowgocreate.co.uk/creative-nudge

Bonus: For a deeper dive into your creative psychology, check out episode 17, “What’s Your Creative Type?” featuring Carolyn Gregoire.

A reminder of what is inside the Creative Nudge Summer School:

1. A free, six-week email series dropping into your in-box each week, get a simple creative tool or tip from Claire
2. A partner podcast episode to help you go deeper and learn on the move
3. A practical worksheet or prompt to instantly apply the nudge to real work or life projects
4. An optional “buddy system” to check in and share learnings boosting accountability and connection
5. A short, snappy WhatsApp-style audio note from Claire with bonus stories and inspiration
6. All the resources and worksheets are yours to download for your own use or for running creative sessions with your team.

Claire’s approach is all about building creative agility and confidence through small, consistent habits so you finish the summer with a toolkit you can actually use.

Interested? Sign up at www.nowgocreate.co.uk. The first email drops July 16th, and you can join any time for the full six-week journey.

About Claire Bridges

Claire Bridges is the founder of Now Go Create. She’s helped over 50,000 people across the globe unlock their creative potential, and her mission is to show that creativity genuinely is for everyone. Claire’s background includes leading creative strategies for big-name brands and authoring the best-selling “In Your Creative Element.” She holds an MSc in Creativity, Leadership, and Innovation, and thrives on equipping individuals and teams with tools to tackle challenges and grow creative confidence.

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