In the first episode of a new series of The Creative Adventurer’s Survival Guide we re-introduce ourselves and reflect on the creative journeys we’ve been on over the last year.Many creatives find themselves going through a state of flux, perio

Episode 11 - Happy Hour

Jul 1st, 2021 1h 1m

Feeling energised from our previous Adventurer's Charrette (Episode 5) we're limbering up for another creative gym session!In this episode of the Survival Guide, we begin to develop a creative 'happy hour' - starting with an ancient fossilise

Episode 10 - Tale of a Word Artist

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 3m

Lisette Auton is a disabled writer, performer, activist, and creative practitioner based in North East England. She is a white woman with freckles and brown hair of changing length.And her creative adventure had a significant breakthrough in 20

Episode 9 - Creative Goldmining

Jun 3rd, 2021 52m 53s

If living through a global pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the value of community, and by community we mean the family, friends and locality that we’ve been restricted to through our respective lockdowns.While there are boundless opportun

Episode 8 - Neverending Stories

May 27th, 2021 1h 8m

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya AngelouMarketing… the modern business sales pitch to describe what mankind has been doing since the dawn of time - storytelling!It’s the most basic and fundamental driv

Episode 7 - For Emergency Use

May 19th, 2021 1h 2m

"The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety." - Deepak ChopraBack in the day, when you were lost on an Alpine Pass with all hope lost, you might have looked to the horizon and seen a barrel-chested St Ber

Episode 6 - Here Be Monsters!

May 13th, 2021 1h 13m

When it comes to turning a passion into a creative vision, Neil Cole has probably achieved what for most of us would remain a pipe dream. Neil has taken his love and enthusiasm and created... The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi!A permanent exhibition

Episode 5 - The Adventurer's Charrette

May 6th, 2021 1h 4m

"Creativity is contagious, pass it on." - Albert EinsteinIf a design charrette is like a good gym workout, then you know it’s been an effective exercise when you have creative fatigue, when your mind is over-spilling with ideas and you need a g

Episode 4 - Creativity Conditioning

Apr 28th, 2021 1h 2m

"I believe that we form our own lives, that we create our own reality, and that everything works out for the best. I know I drive some people crazy with what seems to be ridiculous optimism, but it has always worked out for me." - Jim HensonCre

Episode 3 - Putting Pain to Paper

Apr 21st, 2021 59m 5s

Phil Mews is the Author of Orphan Boys, the bestselling memoir that lays bare the loss of both his parents when he was just seven-years-old. Not only did he have to deal with grief at such a young age, he also had to cope with a whole new way o

Episode 2 - Curse of the Impostor

Apr 14th, 2021 44m 44s

Navajo mythology refers to a trickster known as Coyote. Creatives probably know this better as the Impostor, a trouble-making syndrome that sneaks about in our subconscious and tells us that we’re not good enough, or that we’re a fraud rather w

Episode 1 - State of the Arts

Apr 7th, 2021 42m 16s

In our first episode, we rip the bandaid off to talk about the state of creative industries in the wake of the pandemic and consider the challenges that lie ahead for artists like ourselves.Although this might seem a pessimistic subject, it’s a

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The Creative Adventurer's Survival Guide Trailer

Apr 7th, 2021 1m 47s

The Creative Adventurer’s Survival Guide aims to help all artists to navigate their way along their creative path in an age of uncertainty and chaos for creative industries.This podcast fuels artistic conversation and collaboration to spark ide

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