Seriously, how good is TED? This week Stan has found a nugget that we should all take heed of. I came across a great quote yesterday that I thought would help you put your creative aspirations into context. It’s by Sir Ken Robinson, a noted thinker on creativity and learning. He has a couple of brilliant video talks on the TED site that are well worth seeking out. Anyway, here’s what Sir Ken had to say; "For most of us the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail - it’s ... Read More! »

Are you a Weights and Measures Inspector or something just as mundane? Do you dream of chucking it all in and becoming a creative? Well, meet your new inspiration, Peter Cortez. Our boy Pete may have started his advertising career late, but he's sure made up for lost time. Since going back to study at Miami Ad School at age thirty, he's made some ads, worked with big brands, developed and launched two iPhone apps of his own and even started a New York lunch club. Oh, did we mention he helped ... Read More! »

Everyone wants to be liked, but as Stan tells us, pleasing everyone is a sure-fire way to get nowhere. I’m sure by now you’ve either seen or read about Ricky Gervais hosting the Golden Globes last week. Depending on who you listen to, Gervais was either mean spirited and unfunny, or a razor sharp satirist. Either way, he was anything but dull. There’s a lesson for every young creative in Ricky’s turn at the Globes I think. Don’t play it safe. Because by trying to ... Read More! »

2011! And guess what? It's time to brush up on your thinking! Yes! Ideas! Thoughts! Folios! Jobs! Stan recommends you get back to basics to make sure your ideas stand out above the others. A couple of kids came to show me their folio the other day. They had a few nice ideas, but needed to push their thinking a lot harder. So I asked them if they’d considered doing AWARD School. Not because I’d recommend it, but because I thought it would help them better understand how to really ... Read More! »

Today is a special day. Not only is this the first Monday Morning ass-whipping for twentyelev, it's also Stan's 100th. Cue the flashback montage! Ok enough. Now, without further adieu; Stan tells us to switch ourselves on, grab a pen and battle the blank page. I’ve back at work today after three weeks holiday. That’s three weeks of sitting by the pool, riding my bike around the Bellarine Peninsula and generally doing bugger all. As you can imagine my brain isn’t really ready for ... Read More! »

"An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it" -- Bill ...