The Creative Condition podcast

I felt awful. Anxious, full of dread, stressed. Art was the answer.

The entire The Creative Condition podcast archive is available at https://thecreativecondition.com/pod

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Rachael Renae embarked upon a career in engineering that wasn't right for her. Was it a mistake or a valuable side quest? Today she works as an artist, play enthusiast and creative hype gal, helping others find the best path through their lives.

Getting there wasn't easy. It rarely is and she joins The Creative Condition podcast to share what she's learned.

Prioritise Play is out now!

The entire The Creative Condition podcast archive is available at https://thecreativecondition.com/pod

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Being together in a room with those who share your passion is one of the most energising things a human being can do. But we routinely overlook it, scroll, message from afar, to the detriment of our enthusiasm and imagination.

I reflect on this electric experience off the back of chairing a discussion panel for The Big Draw.

https://www.thebigdraw.org/

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

From the moment someone tells us to colour inside the lines, daring is essential to remain truly creative. In a hyper-speed, hyper-convenient world, daring is a daily task from the moment our feet hit the floor. So, who better to draft in to tell us about it than Daring Forever author Radim Malinic.

For previous episodes with Radim, see episodes 119 and 222 of The Creative Condition podcast.

https://radimmalinic.co.uk/

https://novemberuniverse.co.uk/products/daring-forever

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Drawing upon my work as a creativity coach, here are the most common mistakes made by my clients and perhaps more than anyone else, me!

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

For the Big Draw event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-your-mark-creativity-impact-and-social-responsibility-tickets-1994939800646?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Dr Keith Sawyer spent a lot of time inside the world's leading art and design schools. He's a scientist studying creativity. His book Learning to See is a game changer. We talk on episode 313 of The Creative Condition podcast.

https://keithsawyer.com/

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

For the Big Draw event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-your-mark-creativity-impact-and-social-responsibility-tickets-1994939800646?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Some core traits, hard-wired and reinforced by our life story, can feel incredibly uncomfortable. Self-loathing and comparison can emerge when we have to look in the mirror. Literally cleaning out a closet brought on harsh truth this week and I reflect on how it can affect our flow and energy.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

For the Big Draw event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-your-mark-creativity-impact-and-social-responsibility-tickets-1994939800646?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Creativity is ever-changing. It grows, shrinks, intensifies and quietens in response to the shape of our story as humans. Branding agency Middle-Boop Founder Gordon Reid returns to the show to discuss emerging from COVID and new parenthood, plotting a new way forward and being true to yourself.

This week's guest: https://middleboop.com

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

A book whispered to me. It was my own. The page it opened on resonated with my current creative need. What do you need?

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com/ - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com/

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua/

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Mumbai-based artist Archana Srivastava's work is rooted in history and spirituality. We discuss why art moves us and stirs something vital on a level politics and logic cannot.

We touch upon Buddhist traditions, her childhood in India and trusting the things that speak to the heart in a world where logic and data rule the day.

https://archanasrivastava.com/

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

It's too easy to slip into fear and scarcity. We all do it, but what changes when we make creative career decisions based on the life we want to live instead of in short-term mindsets?

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben Tallon, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Justin Wong, the new president of AIGA NY joins Ben Tallon to discuss how design support organisations can get behind creative communities, share equal opportunities and champion brave creativity in the 21st century.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

https://aigany.org/

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

I hadn't expected the act of peeling a boiled egg in the street to trigger raucous laughter and a wave of self-awareness, but here we are.

When it comes to story, who you are and creativity, there's a lot more to it than the big buzzwords.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Deyson Ortiz meets countless people with phenomenal lived experiences, big achievers and thought leaders who have no idea how to tell their story. When the camera goes on or the mic is in front of their face, they run for the hills.

He helps them to change that.

We're talking about confidence, why story matters and how to find confidence in our own story to illuminate the path ahead.

Check Deyson out at https://deyson.com

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

The return of Jackass to my life, a TV show that would not see the light of day in today's world, has exhumed a part of me that I've neglected too often. The mischief and dirty energy that informs so much of my creativity is harder to come by in middle age, but bad influences are good.

It requires balance and moderation, and creativity to work it into our responsible adult lives, but without the crackle of naughtiness and subversion, can creativity truly thrive?

I consider this idea on today's episode.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Is it mad or wise to be cleaning the dishwasher when you could be productive?

I ponder this over a black chicory coffee replacement, no sugar.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

Kendra Valentine is a Story Strategist who helps businesses, brands, and creative projects communicate their value clearly by translating complex ideas into authentic stories that resonate.

Her book, How To Pitch Almost Anything, is a phenomenally helpful guide to distilling your offer into a compelling story, and she joins The Creative Condition to discuss how we can tell our best story.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

https://www.kendravalentine.com

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

The Creative Condition podcast is here to help you maximise the human in your creativity to thrive during the age of automation, through interviews with thought leaders in and beyond the creative industry and personal inquiry.

In the latest instalment of The Creativity Diary:

• Why I miss retail jobs
• Immersing the brain and creativity
• The new hairdresser's window

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

How the hell do you manage and inspire 200 employees in one branding agency? I don't know, but Thomas Kurppa, co-founder of Swedish branding agency Kurppa Hosk, does, and he takes us on a ride through electronic music, DJing, posters, album covers, and into the design industry.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

https://www.kurppahosk.com/

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

We live in a data-obsessed society. Trapped by the tools and addicted to certainty, too few of us are creating with bravery, daring to fail or f**k up.

I reflect on 11 years of podcasting following the 300th episode and share stories of finding out, getting it wrong, growing, and playing through curiosity.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Foilco provides all your foiling nerdery and gorgeousness to the highest global and sustainable standard https://foilco.com

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

Feedback: ben@bentallon.com