Are you feeling creatively stuck or overwhelmed by the constant hum of technology? Join us as we embark on a "Creative Safari”. A unique journey designed to spark your creativity and connect you with new ideas. In this episode, Claire introduces the concept of a Creative Safari, an invitation to step away from your desk, immerse yourself in new environments, and embrace the power of incubation to solve problems and generate fresh insights. With practical tips and inspiring anecdotes, Claire guides you on how to thoughtfully explore your surroundings, find unexpected inspiration, and integrate these experiences into your creative process. It's time to put on your comfy shoes, switch your phone to silent, and let’s get creatively inspired. Tune in and discover how embracing a little wandering can lead to wondering big and breakthroughs in your creative endeavours.

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Here are the highlights:

00:04 Get creative away from screens: try a safari.

05:34 A creative safari is a walk with creative purpose to inspire ideas. Grey walls = grey ideas.

06:29 Took grads to London's Leake Street Arches Graffiti walls for inspiration; murals change daily there as work is created and then painted over.

13:04 Gather firsthand experience for creative inspiration.

15:38 Empathy exercises from design thinking can help customer understanding.

16:58 A reflective activity for uncovering insights using visuals.

21:31 Creative safari: wander, observe, incubate, boost creativity.

24:01 Try a meditation exercise: mindfulness through using all your senses.

About Claire Bridges 

Claire Bridges is Chief Spark and Founder of leading creative training consultancy Now Go Create, whose philosophy is that everyone can be creative.

Claire worked as a PR agency Managing Director and Creative Director working with global brands including Starbucks, Kellogg’s, Unilever, P&G and Danone in her previous PR career. Upskilling individuals, teams and organisations with practical creativity tools is Claire’s mission. 

She’s one of only 250 people globally to hold an MSc in Creativity, Leadership & Innovation, and authored an Amazon best-selling creative handbook In Your Creative Element based on her academic studies.

Claire and her hand-picked team of experts have worked on thousands of creative projects and trained over 40,000 people around the world since starting Now Go Create in 2011.

Connect with Claire:

Website: https://nowgocreate.co.uk/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nowgocreate/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NowGoCreate

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/claire-bridges-b6205b14

Email [email protected]

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