Not The Creative Nudge Issue #10

May 07, 2021

Hello and welcome to this week's update.

YOU ARE INVITED to join Phil, Simon and myself this afternoon from 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm for our monthly First Friday drinks. It's on Remo and a perfect space for Random Dialogues.

Apologies if you are feeling confused, I've renamed this weekly 6.08 am newsletter. It's still a Creative Nudge. The thing is I've always got so many names, ideas, straplines, and marketing messages. I rebrand myself at least once a day.

Random Dialogues was created in 2016.

The Random for us was and is about creating from nothing.

Playing, testing ideas and making mistakes.

The serendipity of random, the unstructured.

Creative nudges.

As always, thank you reading and contributing.

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." Stephen Covey.

mmm "Niche Or Quiche" my mate Manny K would say.

This week, what aren't you focusing on?

Storytelling For Gaia

A Random Dialogue in 2018 with Joanna at Rosamund Community Gardens in Guildford. Watch the video in the link.

Reflecting on turning 50 this year. You may like to read the blog.

Mike sent this beautiful photo across from Sweden. We recorded a Random Dialogue earlier this year here

Random Dialogues

An oddly interesting take by Thomas Flight on Wes Anderson's rather weird film-making style (which I quite like).

Wes Anderson's unique style has been the subject of many video essays, but in this video I wanted to take a look not just at the elements that make up that style but at why Anderson is drawn to those elements and the role they play in his storytelling.

I. The Unreality of Flatness

II. Against Naturalism

III. "Well in this case literally."

IV. The New Sincerity of Wes Anderson

Click on the link below to watch this short but intriguing video essay

Enjoy!

Ian

On Honey & Herpes

Research conducted in Dubai shows that honey is an effective topical treatment for both oral and genital herpes.

Honey can heal lesions from herpes just as quickly as ointments you find at a pharmacy, and it’s even better at reducing itchiness.

Well I never!

Jason

In 2016 Arthur and I wrote -

Random Dialogues is a ‘soft network’ that gives participants a voice and an opportunity to connect and collaborate with others about their passions. It provides support to match its community’s needs.

Connecting powerful tools for self-organisation, passion, strength, choice and engagement to the group

We address subjects like public speaking and confidence, and we run “How I …” events for members to share with others how they do things.

We provide a learning platform

Our events take the form of talks, workshops and, family communication & connection. We offer opportunities to explore possibilities, as well as providing coaching and mentoring by qualified coaches.

Come and Play

We are random.“

Hop over to the group

This Week's Adventures With Manny Kay

Over on Instagram he's also been exploring "sureels"

Nick The Teacher

‘The’ has 2 pronunciations! We say /thee/ if the next word starts with a vowel sound. BUT we also add a /y/ sound to CONNECT the 2 words! Try it! It’s very natural! Enjoy his demo.

Baking With Cath

May the fourth be with you.

Events

Please send over your events to share too.

“A simple, laid back virtual social gathering on a Friday PM. Navigate around the virtual tables, beer in hand, and start your wind down for the weekend by meeting new and interesting people in an informal setting, without overly stretching the brain cells. I'd certainly recommend it highly!” Niall Jones

On Sunday's show we asked whether marmite was a spread or dip. What do you think?

Random Dialogues with kids. Spaces for them to create from nothing and BE.

Preach what you preach! Shout your Shout! Got a rant? Speak your Passion! Have a go here…

You've got an idea and want to grow it. Maybe you are sick of the rat race and want to take a new direction, you've had enough of the 9 to 5, or being stuck at home for groundhog day, you would like to take back some control of your life. It's overwhelming knowing who to talk to, which social media platform to launch on and how to build an audience around your idea.

QUICKLY CREATE visually engaging posts. Learn some fresh, fun, and creative digital design skills at these monthly Canva Clinics with me.

Thought For The Week

And Finally

If you were to write a book about this week, what would its title be?

And A Bit More Finally

Sir Ken Robinson in spheres. Thanks to Edward Hoare for sending this over. Zoom in and click on the "thorts"

"Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers do [pass on information], but what great teachers also do is mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage" Sir Ken Robinson

VISION | VITALITY | VOICE

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