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Blog Name: Creative Streak
Url: http://www.andyeklund.com
Language: English
Topics: creativity, brainstorming, public relations
Description: Creative and strategic thinking in communications and public relations
Popularity: 22 Followers

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Presenting, Standing Up or Sitting Down
When I lead a Presentation Skills workshop, it's always funny to hear a participant say they'd prefer to be filmed sitting down. "Why?" I ask. "Because I never stand up to present." "Why not?" I as...
Characteristics of the Creative Individual
The confluence of three events – the month-long summer holiday, a broken toe, and the imminent move to a new office – meant I had the opportunity of a lifetime. I could take my time packing boxes. ...
Nothing is Original?
In her post last December, Nancy King published this piece of art "in defense of bloggers," but it's just as applicable to creativity. The act of “combining” (which I jokingly refer to as “combinot...
Best Books on Creativity
There's nothing like a thriving conversation on LinkedIn to inspire you to research a topic further. Well, it also helps to break two toes over the holidays so your activities are curtailed to sit...
The Best Writing Tips for Business
When I taught a class in public relations at Columbia College in Chicago (circa 1987), a colleague shared with me Frank Visco’s original list of tips for good writing, entitled How to Write Good. ...
How To Write Good (or, the Best Tips for Business Writing)
I came across this set of rules in 1986, when a colleague of mine at Columbia College shared them with me before one of my writing classes. A quick bit of searching on the 'net suggests they were o...
What If They Say It's Not Creative?
In the last post (here), I listed the five most common responses I get when presenting idea - but left out the most difficult client response to answer:  "That's not creative." How do you refute a...
Responding to Negativity (They Say, You Say)
Although negativity most often affects the brainstorming part of the creative process, it’s equally destructive in the last stage – the merchandising phase – when you’re packaging and selling the ...
Can You Switch Off Your Negativity?
I recently gained certification to facilitate Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and one of the most fascinating parts of the accreditation workshop was analysing how different ‘types’ were creat...
Why Are We Negative? (Part 2 of Negativity v Creativity)
This isn't a scientific answer, but when it comes to brainstorming and creativity, our negativity falls into four groups. 1. We’re impatient for the ideas. In the immortal words of 'Chris,' a form...

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