We’ve held on to this latest manic instalment of Steve Sammartino’s Creative Espresso series since he submitted it for inclusion in the July print edition, which didn’t eventuate. Here it is, in all its super-charged, creative glory.
We’ve held on to this latest manic instalment of Steve Sammartino’s Creative Espresso series since he submitted it for inclusion in the July print edition, which didn’t eventuate. Here it is, in all its super-charged, creative glory.
Do you get your best ideas in the bathroom? If you answered yes, you’re in the majority, according to research conducted by thinking expert and occasional Anthill contributor Ken Wall and three colleagues.
Exist interviews can rapidly devolve into something similar to a post-breakup inquisition. The disillusioned employee provides an autopsy of their disillusionment before a chastened ex-manager. Why not conduct ‘stay interviews’ to gauge and, if necessary, mend the attitudes of still-engaged employees?
Are you a ‘thinking boss’? If not, you could the cause of poor productivity, a lethargic workforce and staff animosity.
It is assumed that exercise is good for our mental health, but does it make us more creative?
Green is über cool. If you want to get the key influencers and mavens of society into your product, then it better do the world some good. Being shiny isn’t enough these days. It’s got to be circular, real and authentic.
Green is über cool. If you want to get the key influencers and mavens of society into your product, then it better do the world some good. Being shiny isn’t enough these days. It’s got to be circular, real and authentic.
There’s no getting around it – utilisation of social networking as a form of marketing requires an input of time. This bugs a lot of business owners, looking for a shortcut. Isn’t there some way in which we can just, like, advertise on it or something? Do we really need to spend hours in front of our computers tweeting, LinkingIn and Facebooking?
Recent research indicates that people think more creatively when looking at an image of a punk. Pinning up deviant images could be just the trick to introduce a little controlled anarchy to your brain.
This wonderfully creative and unusual video follows explores the relationship between sound and motion to create a feast for the senses.
Assumptions – those nasty things that sit around in the back of your head and stop your thinking going anywhere interesting – are one of the biggest creativity killers in organisations of all sizes. Chances are, if you have a problem you are trying to crack, your assumptions or pre-conceived notions are boxing in your thinking. Set them free.
As the southern hemisphere heads into winter hibernation, our friends in the northern hemisphere are gearing up for summer frivolity. And what’s synonymous with summer? Ripe, bright fruit. In keeping with this sentiment, Japanese industrial Designer Naoto Fukasawa has produced fruit juice boxes that look and feel like the fruit from which their contents have been wrung….
A feel-good clip to end the week. This version of the Ben E. King classic, “Stand By Me”, is a collaboration between 35 street musicians from all over the world. They incrementally add their instruments and vocals as the video works its way around the globe. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. “Stand…
A feel-good clip to end the week. This version of the Ben E. King classic, “Stand By Me”, is a collaboration between 35 street musicians from all over the world. They incrementally add their instruments and vocals as the video works its way around the globe. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. “Stand…
Toaster kettles? Skeleton socks? Stair drawers? Check out this hot video collection of cool inventions.
Now, I don’t like it when a hairdresser carries on with extended chit-chat, so my first reaction was to wonder why anyone would want to be pitched to while their shoes were being shined. But then again, if Kate does her job well (I gather she does), isn’t that better than being shouted at by someone in a TVC, or spending precious time scouring a web page trying to figure out how to close those dastardly pop-up/down/out ads?
With everyone scrambling to figure out exactly what works online – what makes people’s mouse-trigger finger itch and why – it was only a matter of time before IT companies looked to the realm of cognitive psychology for assistance. Melbourne-based Geek IT Group (CITG) is one of a number of online consultancies using cognitive theory…
CREATIVE ESPRESSO By Stephen Sammartino ************* ANT BYTES CrackBerry, with benefits While entrepreneurs typically relish a 24/7 relationship with their labour of love, many professionals have been dismayed by the encroachment of work on their personal time since the introduction of email-enabled mobile devices. Even the staunchest advocates of the liberating properties of new technology…
CREATIVE ESPRESSO By Stephen Sammartino ************* ANT BYTES Something in the air The irrepressible imagination of regular Anthill contributor and rentoid.com founder Steve Sammartino has borne yet more fruit. Following on from his “Rentoid Rapper” effort last year – breakdancing in the street, pocketing $63 in tips and posting the video on YouTube to promote…
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