The Common Creative

In this week’s episode is Caroline Weaver, who talked about the freedom of principle brought to rediscovering the pleasure of a graphite pencil on paper and how a pencil is permanent, and yet erased.  Caroline Weaver is the founder of the former CW Pencil Enterprise, a pencil specialty shop in New York City, and an expert on stationery and small business retail. She lives in New York and spends he...

In this week’s episode Ben Gardiner who is a practicing Barrister in IP law, which means he's the person who helps creatives protect their thinking of their ideas. And it's interesting, you'd imagine it'd be a rather dry, dusty topic but also has some fascinating past times outside of his day job, and they all inform the way he practices law.  Ben Gardiner has tertiary qualifications in pharmacy,...

In this week’s episode Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz talks about his journey from pre-eminent psychiatrist to successful business leader and business coach. He describes how he made that change, why he made that change, and shares his lessons for anyone considering a change of direction. Kerry J. Sulkowicz, MD serves as a trusted advisor on people and culture to some of the world’s most well-known and respe...

Episode 61: Roger Beaty - Creative Thinking How does the brain develop new ideas? And are different neural networks involved in different types of creativity?  In this week’s episode Dr. Roger Beaty talks about the three neural networks that drive the way we think and shares insights about managing your own personal creativity. Big insights include: Take a break to help ‘re-set’ the mind Harness t...

Are there different kinds of mindwandering?  What is the difference between mindwandering and mindfulness?  What is the link between creativity and curiosity? In this week's episode, Professor Jonathan Schooler helps to answer these complex-sounding questions in plain english and help us continue to navigate the world of creative neuroscience. Jonathan is a distinguished professor of Psychological...

In this week’s episode, we interview Linda Ray - CEO and founder of Neurocapability, a business which is on a mission to change the world one brain at a time by building psychologically safe workplaces.   An early adopter of psychological safety and the links to high performing teams, Linda is an engaging facilitator and speaker.  She is a regular contributor to Australian and international leader...

In this week's episode let's talk about brain training!  Professor Selena Bartlett is a Group Leader in Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity at the Translational Research Institute and a Research Capacity Building Professor at QUT. Join us for a fantastic conversation about brain training, flow states and the importance of working in teams for creativity.  Links/References Selena Bartlett: https://www...

In this week’s episode, we interview Professor Joel Pearson, a psychologist, neuroscientist and public intellectual working at the forefront of science, innovation and agile science. He both studied art and science because he felt that these two are very similar and the way he practices science is probably more like an art. So, he developed “Agile Science”. He takes a multidisciplinary agile appro...

A celebrated TED speaker, Uri Hasson started his career with the intention of becoming a fictional writer. Nowadays, he’s taken storytelling to a new level and is a world authority on the neuroscience of storytelling. His research confirms what many know instinctively that stories are how we listen and learn. Stories are how we connect. (By contrast, humans struggle to make sense of data, statisti...

  In this week’s episode, we interview Professor Moshe Bar, whose new book Mindwandering reveals that the creative brain continues to work hard, even when we’re at rest. As he puts it, “Mindwandering is like mental time travel” because it helps to open the mind up to new possibilities and what might be in the future.  Moshe’s research also suggests that, in order to be creative, the brain needs to...

This week on The Common Creative Podcast Episode 54, our guest talks about being ideas rich. There is an image illustration of what he describes as "....the promise that in the future, there'll be something beautiful and creative and inspiring to come.", join us and find out what that image is! Let's welcome Dan Best. Dan Best is the CEO of Wolters Consulting Group. He is a highly driven, success-...

This week on The Common Creative Podcast Episode 53, our guest describes creativity as about taking risks and diving straight in. She tells us that illustration is imagination - those little doodles are your imaginations running wild. Let's welcome Kristina Snyder! She is a creative force in the business world as the founder and CEO of SNYDER. She uses her creativity to represent artists, illustra...

Join us in this new episode as our guest talks about the importance of Story Telling. She says when a story is told, it is not necessarily the end of it. That storytelling is not for those who share the story, but for the listeners! Tune in and let's welcome our guest Ike Levick, it's fascinating to hear someone who has storytelling in their business title. Ike Levick, Marketing Director, Story Te...

On to the second half, we're ready to kick off! For our 51st episode, our guest talks about the power of rituals, and how human beings love rituals. She also tells how important it is to be the custodian of an existing culture. How are they selling dreams and memories? Let's welcome Allisa O’Connell the Head of People and Culture for Flight Centre Travel Group Australia, where she has worked for o...

Finally, we've reached our 50th episode!!! Tune in to this half-century celebration as we talk about some of the highlights and lessons for creativity. Curiosity, bravery, doubt, stand-up, and mind wandering are just some of the learnings that we discussed. A big 'thank you' to our lovely guests, listeners and to everyone who we're part of our journey! What will the next fifty bring? More amazing...

Creativity has an image problem... And yes it also needs a makeover! Join us in this week's latest episode of Tamra Rule - Creative Makeover, as she talks about how covid was a gift for Allens and how Story Telling is the answer to every brand's misconception. Tamra is a creative and commercially astute communication professional with more than 20 years of experience in a range of local and global...

How do creatives manage self-doubt?  In this week's episode, Gemma Rasdell (professional artist and 2022 Wynne Prize Finalist) shares her insights about navigating and thriving despite creative doubt, how to totally surround yourself with a source of inspiration (ie water) and why she chooses to paint on sailcloth rather than paper. Gemma is one of Australia’s leading young artists...

A quick walk to the beach or anywhere around nature, little things you see affect your creativity and it leads to new ideas and curiousity on how to apply it in our day to day life in business. Tune in to this new episode about curious creativity with our guest Bronwyn Powell, as she talks about things from innovation to being child like. She is a recognised leader for new, brave, disruptive campa...

How COVID impacted speaking gigs, but he innovated the game plan for the Professional Speakers Association. Catch this latest episode about creative talk with our guest Tony Eades. He currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer and CEO of Salted Stone APAC, and is a featured expert on one of Australia’s leading business TV shows -- with 3M + weekly viewers. Tony works with growing companies t...

Introducing, Ideas & Stories That Matter! This episode of The Common Creative lifts the hood on Chris and Paul’s new workshop, Ideas and Stories that matter.  They discuss the science behind the benefit of finding new ideas in a group environment, and how good story tellers and translate their stories into the mind of their audience.  Plus lots more about their experiences of h...

You might not have heard of GSK but we can guarantee you've heard of some of their brands including Panadol, Sensodyne and Voltaren. Meet Cate Sefton, the Marketing Director of GSK Consumer Healthcare ....and also a Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method Facilitator.  You might think that the scientific world of healthcare and creativity wouldn't mix but Cate is a big believer in creati...

Ever thought of using comedians as a source of creative inspiration? Roshni Hegerman is the Executive Strategy Director at McCann and the Managing Director at Hero Agency in Sydney. Roshni is a passionate advocate for creative effectiveness, and uses creativity and innovation to help brands and businesses interact with people in a more meaningful and exciting way. Tune in for a fantastic episode t...

This week's episode is an unusual one and you'll understand why when we tell you that our guest this week is just seven years old! Meet Charlie Marker, a seven year old Australian artist. His art is full of energy with dynamic graphic shapes. Dinosaurs, fish on skateboards, funny little characters and abstract line work make up the oodles of doodle worlds that fill the spaces that Charlie creates....

Season 4 we're back! Joining us to kick off the season is Kate Young, Head of Customer Centricity & Capability at ANZ. Having been with the banking group for over five years, Kate is driving cultural change at ANZ by putting customers at the heart of all her work. She is passionate about bringing together cross-functional, enterprising purposeful teams using a customer-centric perspective.&nbs...

Named as one of IBM's 100 Global Creative Leaders in 2011, Dr Ralph Kerle is an internationally respected thought leader, management innovation consultant, writer & designer of executive programmes on leadership, creativity and innovation. He is also creator of the Management Innovation Index, an analytic that benchmarks and measures innovation. Tune in for a wonderful conversation about findi...