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Everyday Creativity will be the hub of all my different explorations of the nature of creativity, ingenuity and innovation. The idea for the site emerged from discussions of the creativity that we all display and use every day, even while negotiating the most mundane activities. I want to talk about and show that each of us has creative potential and power, even if we wouldn’t all call ourselves ‘creative’. If we gain a fresh understanding of what creativity is, we can start to notice it everywhere, everyday; this mindset is an empowering one, particularly for individuals who may feel like they lack influence or control in their everyday life. My understanding of creativity is the result of a long career studying its philosophies and practical applications in academic settings, but I want to make this knowledge readily available and accessible. I also want to feature a broad range of different people and personalities in my explorations of creativity to show that everyone has creative potential; it may manifest in any number of different ways. We all find creative solutions to any number of problems in each minute of each day, and I feel this is something that hasn’t been explored enough in the academic circles I’ve moved in. Essentially, I want to show that what we consider ordinary activities can in fact be instances of extraordinary creativity.

I want this website to be a space in which readers and I can start a dialogue around creativity that we witness everyday in our friends, family, colleagues and associates. I will also touch on examples of ingenuity and leadership in public figures. I have always applied my research in creativity to analysing current affairs, particularly through my last blog, Leaders We Deserve. I want to continue exploring the themes that Leaders We Deserve focused on in various formats.

I’ve pushed myself and my own creative powers recently by starting a podcast, TudoRama. I’ve always written: blog posts, poetry, books, you name it. But writing can be a long, drawn out process, and so can reading. I chose podcasting because the audio form is accessible; we can listen to stimulating conversations whilst we do pretty much anything else. We’re busy people, and life moves faster than ever nowadays, which is why the podcast is the perfect medium. When I created the very first episode, I observed:

In some ways it’s been like going back to school, or learning to write again, something I had to do once while recovering from a serious illness. Or maybe it’s like learning to play tennis with your other hand.

I’ve managed to do just that – the podcast is still a work in progress, and you can follow that progress here.