The Creative Condition podcast

The Creative Condition podcast

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The Creative Condition podcast episodes

  • Ep 243: Designing creative, community & human first cities with Professor Carlos Moreno

    The highlights episode is also out now!


    Professor Carlos Moreno, a specialist in the intelligent control of complex systems joins me to discuss the urgency to rethink the design of urban infrastructure in the face of the climate crisis among other collective problems.

    Author and pioneer of The 15-minute City, Carlos is a huge proponent of humancentric design, putting communities, creativity, and collective voices over capitalism-led planning.

    He explains his vision, why we have become so disconnected, and disaffected, and the role of the automotive industry in breaking up neighbourhoods, leading to marginalisation and inequality.

    One of the world's great minds brings some fantastic possibilities to The Creative Condition.

    https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-15-minute-city-a-solution-to-saving-our-time-and-our-planet-carlos-moreno/7627781

    https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?fetchDeterministicClustersOnly=true&heroEntityKey=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAARSRwcBlT7inbfERe9iTxLLGhSfmB4TDCM&keywords=carlos%20moreno&origin=RICH_QUERY_SUGGESTION&position=0&searchId=dc31c44b-e817-4f25-93bd-68dd31a3568e&sid=h0O&spellCorrectionEnabled=false

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map.

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    1 hr 31 min
  • What we learned about creativity from: Incoming TBWA Global CEO Erin Riley

    You can listen to both the highlights and full-length episode with Erin now!


    There's a lot of fear out there. Pitching. Testing. Neurotesting. Data power. Nobody wants to fail and so nobody succeeds in the way those big, juicy, swaggering advertising campaigns can when the right balance of idea, risk, and attention to detail is struck.

    Erin Riley is moving up from U.S. CEO of TBWA/Chiat/Day, one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, to Global CEO of TBWA and we sit down right after the news to discuss why she wants to fight for creativity, to break through the algorithmic flattening of culture, and cultivate working environments that encourage risk and bold ideas.

    Erin worked client side under advertising legend Sir John Hegarty (Episode 75 for John), before taking a series of promotions. We get into her background, why her parents' encouragement to find her voice and build her identity was crucial, and what a CEO must do in a company with over 11,000 employees, trading on creativity.

    https://www.TBWA.com/

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map.

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    12 min
  • HIGHLIGHTS of episode 242 with TBWA Incoming global CEO Erin Riley

    The full length version of this episode is also out now!


    There's a lot of fear out there. Pitching. Testing. Neurotesting. Data power. Nobody wants to fail and so nobody succeeds in the way those big, juicy, swaggering advertising campaigns can when the right balance of idea, risk, and attention to detail is struck.

    Erin Riley is moving up from U.S. CEO of TBWA/Chiat/Day, one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, to Global CEO of TBWA and we sit down right after the news to discuss why she wants to fight for creativity, to break through the algorithmic flattening of culture, and cultivate working environments that encourage risk and bold ideas.

    Erin worked client side under advertising legend Sir John Hegarty (Episode 75 for John), before taking a series of promotions. We get into her background, why her parents' encouragement to find her voice and build her identity was crucial, and what a CEO must do in a company with over 11,000 employees, trading on creativity.

    https://www.TBWA.com/

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map.

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeConditio al

    37 min
  • Ep 242: TBWA incoming Global CEO Erin Riley is Fighting for Creativity!

    There's a lot of fear out there. Pitching. Testing. Neurotesting. Data power. Nobody wants to fail and so nobody succeeds in the way those big, juicy, swaggering advertising campaigns can when the right balance of idea, risk, and attention to detail is struck.


    Erin Riley is moving up from U.S. CEO of TBWA/Chiat/Day, one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, to Global CEO of TBWA and we sit down right after the news to discuss why she wants to fight for creativity, to break through the algorithmic flattening of culture, and cultivate working environments that encourage risk and bold ideas.

    Erin worked client side under advertising legend Sir John Hegarty (Episode 75 for John), before taking a series of promotions. We get into her background, why her parents' encouragement to find her voice and build her identity was crucial, and what a CEO must do in a company with over 11,000 employees, trading on creativity.

    https://www.TBWA.com/

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map.

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    1 hr 21 min
  • ’The Anatomy of Creativity’ map is here!

    The brand new tool for better consciously understanding and commanding your creativity is here. 'The Anatomy of Creativity' is a universe of components that inform, modify, and impact our creativity on any given day. 


    By working through, and gaining a sense of how the components affect you, and influence one another, you can identify blind spots, opportunities for growth, and strengths to lead with.

    This is an explainer, and the map is available in print, or as a digital file for the price of a pint at https://bentallonwriter.com/shop.

    Supported as ever by https://illustrationx.com

    Take a moment to help out the Ukrainian Institute by supporting their creative community during this time of war. https://ui.org.ua


    13 min
  • What we learned about creativity from: multidisciplinary artist Sara Prinsloo

    What we learned about creativity from multidisciplinary artist Sara Prinsloo!


    You can listen to the highlights and the full-length episode now.

    Sara Prinsloo tells stories across many different mediums. She's an artist who draws upon her working-class roots and personality and is not afraid to use her flaws to blistering creative effect.

    From 'trashy Barbie' installations to sculpture and drawing, we discuss the links between her personality and this spectrum of work, and why pride in who you are and your people is a golden source of inspiration.

    Sara also balances full-time work in teaching, as a technician, and conducts workshops to help young people by helping them connect to their creativity.

    https://www.saraprinsloo.co.uk/

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    15 min
  • HIGHLIGHTS of episode 241: Sara Prinsloo on roots, personality, and telling an authentic story

    The full-length version of episode 241 is also available now.


    Sara Prinsloo tells stories across many different mediums. She's an artist who draws upon her working-class roots and personality and is not afraid to use her flaws to blistering creative effect.

    From 'trashy Barbie' installations to sculpture and drawing, we discuss the links between her personality and this spectrum of work, and why pride in who you are and your people is a golden source of inspiration.

    Sara also balances full-time work in teaching, as a technician, and conducts workshops to help young people by helping them connect to their creativity.

    https://www.saraprinsloo.co.uk/

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    36 min
  • Ep 241: Roots, personality, and telling an authentic story with multidisciplinary artist Sara Prinsloo

    Sara Prinsloo tells stories across many different mediums. She's an artist who draws upon her working-class roots and personality and is not afraid to use her flaws to blistering creative effect.


    From 'trashy Barbie' installations to sculpture and drawing, we discuss the links between her personality and this spectrum of work, and why pride in who you are and your people is a golden source of inspiration.

    Sara also balances full-time work in teaching, as a technician, and conducts workshops to help young people by helping them connect to their creativity.

    https://www.saraprinsloo.co.uk/

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    1 hr 10 min
  • Ep 240 part 2: Dirty Energy

    In the last episode, 'The Power of Naughty', I explored the benefits of chaos energy well channeled. But what do we do with the little f**kers? In this episode, I read the 'Dirty Energy' chapter of The Creative Condition book, in which several teachers, community workers, and professionals share thoughts on how we provide better tools for embattled young people to express themselves, and tap into a unique form of creativity.


    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/@_TheCreativeCondition

    37 min
  • Ep 240 part 1: The Power of Naughty

    Following on from the brilliant historian Professor Carl Chinn, I wanted to paint a layered picture of what it means to be working class, and the challenges we face in the arts in 2024. It is not a new phenomenon, but it is a problem that has been exacerbated over the 14 years from 2010-2024 under a Conservative government that preferred to heighten police powers and cut away arts and youth funding during a mental health crisis.


    As we move toward a glimmer of hope with a new Labour government, I read the 'Power of Naughty' chapter from The Creative Condition book, which better illustrates the nature of this beast than I could in a rambled monologue.

     Part 2, 'Dirty Energy' is coming next.

    https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book

    Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a superb new quarterly illustration trends report here: https://www.illustrationx.com/uk/news/5992/trendx_-_april_2024

    and the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua

    Hosted by Ben Tallon https://bentallon.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tallon-a822a725/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28rwnz18j4

    50 min

About The Creative Condition podcast

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to 'The Creative Condition' podcast: a show to help you thrive in creative industry careers, tell your greatest story, and lead a fulfilling life on your terms. Creativity coach, illustrator, and author Ben Tallon and his many guests help you navigate an increasingly automated world with human creativity.

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