What do a paperclip, a random word in a book, an old magazine photo or the smell of cut grass have in common? They could all be the starting point for your next big idea.

In this episode, your host Claire Bridges explores how random prompts can open up surprising new pathways in your creative thinking. Often, it’s not about finding something entirely new, but seeing what’s already around you in a different way or making unexpected combinations.

So if you’re feeling stuck, or just curious about a new way to kickstart your creativity, this short episode might be just the creative nudge you need.

Here are the highlights:

• Introduction to three random stimuli techniques
• What random stimulus does to your brain
• Tool 1: how to use random objects
• Tool 2: take a random visual safari
• Tool 3: the cut-up technique - David Bowie’s trick for breaking routine
• Build your creative toolkit: one brick at a time

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

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