Category: inspiration
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Creativity from ignorance
Sheer ignorance – you know, there’s no confidence to equal it.’ – Orson Welles. After reading two excellent posts today on the trend towards banality (Martin Weigel on ‘fighting the astro-turfing of culture’, and Alex Murrell’s ‘the age of average’) my thoughts turned to this fantastic […]
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All New Google Firestarters
Adam Morgan discusses creativity from constraints in this episode of Think With Google Firetstarters
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Learning from Oaks
Anyone who has seen me speak will know that I'm a fan of metaphors. A couple of months back I learned something about Oak Trees (via a friend) that I found myself reflecting on on this, the first day of a new […]
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Google Firestarters Episode 18: Rachel Mercer
An insightful episode of Google Firestarters with Rache Mercer, co-founder and CXO of Proto and ex VP, Head of Strategy at R/GA New York
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Google Firestarters Episode 15: Ian Fitzpatrick
A fascinating episode of Google Firestarters with Ian Fitzpatrick, Global Director Brand Strategy and Operations at New Balance
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Google Firestarters Episode 12: Amelia Torode
I was really pleased that Amelia Torode agreed to come on Google Firestarters. When she spoke at the IRL event it was full of challenge, provocation and smart insights and this episode continues in that vein. Amelia spent many years running strategy […]
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Google Firestarters Episode 11: Tom Roach
The ever erudite and insightful Tom Roach (his blog posts are some of the best writing on advertising anywhere) is the latest guest on Google Firestarters and this episode was fascinating to record. Tom has a unique perspective, transitioning from a career […]
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The Hardest Examination in the World
Via @jack.lawro over on TkTok: “I took the hardest exam in the world. Oxford University is made up of 45 different colleges these colleges work a little bit like the houses in Hogwarts so in order to study or teach at the […]
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Google Firestarters Episode 10: Lucy Jameson
I was really delighted when Lucy Jameson, one of the founders of the brilliant Uncommon London, agreed to be on Google Firestarters. Uncommon are uncommonly good (sorry). They were Campaign's creative agency of the year in 2020 and are responsible for some […]
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Google Firestarters Episode 9: Andy Nairn
Andy Nairn is the co-founder of Lucky Generals, one of the most successful creative agencies in the UK. They've been shortlisted for Campaign Agency of the Year for 5 years in a row, and this year he was named by them as […]