THE Creative Condition PODCAST

ADVICE, INSIGHTS, AND TIPS ON CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY CAREERS

CONVERSATIONS AROUND CREATIVITY PACKED WITH HARD-EARNED ADVICE TO GET YOU THERE QUICKER THAN ANY OF US DID.

‘The Creative Condition’ podcast was born in 2015, originally titled ‘Arrest All Mimics’ because of its creator’s tendency to later regret silly cryptic titles. This curated selection of shows exploring creativity and the human condition will help you be more creative while understanding why. The 300+ episode archive, available on your chosen podcast/streaming service, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music will help you:

  • Harness your humanity in the age of automation

  • Gain a broader understanding of creative industry career paths

  • Understand how creativity works across a broad range of people and businesses

  • See opportunities for fresh ideas and new ways of creative thinking

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Latest episode: Radim Malinic discusses daring in creative lives as Daring Forever is published.

THE CREATIVE CONDITION PODCAST ARCHIVE

The whole lot. Every episode of The Creative Condition podcast, curated since 2015 to help you map and author your own imagination, ideas, story and direction for fulfilling creative industry careers and lives. That’s over 400 free micro-courses. Don’t say I don’t love you.

Austin Kleon on restoring childhood magic

Don’t Call It Art author Austin Kleon joins The Creative Condition podcast for episode 300 to discuss what kids can teach us about learning to let go and create freely again.

The art of listening.

EPISODE 259: Doctor, HIV & sexual health medicine consultant & author Rageshri Dhairyawan discusses the art of listening.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • Transforming adversity into positive change and creative work

  • The importance of deep listening for idea generation

  • How one person can affect great change through innovation and bravery

Art. The Human Pillar. Make It.

EPISODE 258: Inspired Collective founder, coach, and We Need Your Art! Author Amie McNee is here.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • Why is art essential for human happiness?

  • How can you live as your inner artist?

  • What stops us from making great art?

  • Why is your art needed in the world?

  • How to take small steps for big creative results

Disney creativity!

Former Disney head of Innovation and Creativity Duncan Wardle joins The Creative Condition to discuss creativity, play, imagination, and Buzz Lightyear in space!

“When I pitched a yellow puppet as the new face of Levi’s, they thought I’d really lost it.”

BBH FOUNDER SIR JOHN HEGARTY ON FIGHTING FOR BOLD CREATIVITY AND NEW IDEAS.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • What makes great writing?

  • How does upbringing and background inform creativity?

  • When is it worth fighting for brilliant ideas?

  • What great communication in advertising looks like

  • Why is humour and invaluable part of creativity?

  • Why creativity matters more than ever in the age of AI

“IT’S ABOUT HOW COLOUR MAKES YOU FEEL. NOT HOW IT LOOKS. ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE MORE COLOUR PSYCHOLOGY BACKGROUND SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE INFORMED CHOICES…”

APPLIED COLOUR PSYCHOLOGIST JUSTINE FOX ON COLOUR IN ARCHITECTURE

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • How we could be doing more with colour in our towns and cities

  • How can colour impact mental health and wellbeing?

  • What stops us from doing more with colour psychology in society?

  • The effect of colour on our moods

“I DON’T KNOW IF IMAGINATION IS CHILDLIKE. IMAGINATION IS IMAGINATION. IT’S ONLY CHILDLIKE BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE IT BEYOND BEING A CHILD.”

WASHINGTON DC ARTIST CHRIS PYRATE

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • Why is imagination key to all humans?

  • Why we should all be playing more

  • How street art and murals can move us emotionally

  • Chris Pyrate’s origin story and success

“SCi-FI IS THE PREDICTOR OF WHAT’S COMING IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD!”

CHEMICAL ENGINEER YASMIN ALI ON THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND THE INNOVATION REQUIRED.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • How does creativity matter in the global energy system?

  • The innovation and imagination required for energy transition

  • What a chemical engineer does

  • What Power Up, Yasmin Ali’s debut book, can teach us about creativity

“Every time I’ve gone back to fundamentals, I’ve got an extra client!”

Digital and social media marketing trainer Andrew Miles Davis shares 20+ years of internet know-how.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • Why is the social part of social media so undervalued?

  • How can creativity be enabled by smart use of social media?

  • Common social media mistakes

  • Why MySpace failed and lessons learned

Black and white photo of a woman with long hair, standing with her hands in her pockets, wearing a jacket, against a plain background.

“LET THE FACT THAT MEMORY IS NOT PERFECT WORK FOR YOU!”

Professor Anna Abraham: a neuroscientist and psychologist specialising in creativity discusses the need to beware of over-reliance on tech

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • The neuroscience of creativity

  • How can we better understand the psychology of creativity?

  • The science behind making great art

  • Art, design, and the brain

Photo by Ricky Adam

Black and white photo of a man with crossed arms, short gray hair, a beard, wearing a dark button-up shirt, and a watch on his left wrist.

“WE WANT TO PROVE – AT SCALE – THAT THERE’S ANOTHER WAY OF DOING THINGS, OTHER THAN THIS CORPORATE WORLD.”

BULLETPROOF AGENCY FOUNDER GUSH MUNDAE ON global success WITH CREATIVITY, SOUL, and integrity.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • How to start and grow a creative agency

  • Can creative education be different?

  • How can adversity help us in our lives?

  • What a successful agency looks like today

Black and white photo of a woman with glasses, short hair, wearing a striped shirt.

“IT’S MY TASK TO HELP PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE WITH UKRAINE”

Ukrainian designer, illustrator, and design community activist Olha Protasova on the urgency of creativity in times of war.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • Why does creativity still matter in times of war?

  • The strength of creative communities during hardship

  • The Ukrainian creative industry and bravery

  • Why is art an essential outlet for wellbeing?

Collage of people with bikes, including a man with a beard and cap, two girls riding bikes, and a person with a bike with polka-dot pattern.

“My contract with the kids was: don’t fight each other and I will break my back to build what we’re doing.”

Bikestormz founders Mac Ferrari and jake 100 on building a social movement from the ground up.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • The Bikestormz origin story

  • How Mac Ferrari grew Bikestormz and why it matters

  • Why is community and passion essential for mental health and wellbeing?

  • Jake100’s origin story and hopes for Bikestormz

  • What we can learn from Bikestormz about creativity

Photos by Adam Corbett

Black and white photo of a male judo athlete from Great Britain, wearing a judo gi with 'PASKÉ' and 'GBR' on the back, standing with his hands on his hips.

“PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT”

FLOW STATES, OPTIMAL CREATIVITY, the importance of a honed craft INSTINCT, AND SELF-TALK. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JUDOKA ALEX PASKE.

Topics tackled in this episode:

  • What can we learn from judo about creativity?

  • Is practice essential for sustainable creativity?

  • The role of instincts when creating

  • Why motivation differs for everyone

  • Financial pressure and creativity