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How I used a gambling algorithm to create a Force Multiplier for a tech start-up.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 5, 2021
3 min

How I used a gambling algorithm to create a Force Multiplier for a tech start-up.

Once upon a time I was working with a tech start-up, similar to an Uber Eats app. At the time the app was largely based around a SHIFT work model. Stores could access the app to create SHIFTS that Couriers could apply to and the stores would confirm the contractor. At the time I was hired, the company wanted to move towards an Uber model; rather than SHIFTS, Couriers would "roam" in a region and wait for individual orders to be assigned to them. Within my first week the puzzl

Lockdowns + Mental Health

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jul 28, 2021
1 min

Lockdowns + Mental Health

This is what my lockdown office looks like... not a bad view, tasty croissants and sunshine. I'm also alone for 90% of my day. The only chance I get to socialise is collecting my coffee each morning and hoping I run into a few locals to chat. While I enjoy my independence - isolation can feel like a slow boiling frog. A Zoom wave isn't the same as laughing in someone's company. This is a gentle reminder to all of us, particularly men, to place your self-care and mental health

What the Arts can teach you about Emotional Intelligence + Creativity

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jul 21, 2021
2 min

What the Arts can teach you about Emotional Intelligence + Creativity

There is one particular difference that startles me whenever I work with corporate clients and that is the complete desensitisation of the individual from their work. No-one feels… anything. It’s the classic ‘leave your problems at the door’… an odd sentiment considering your average employee will often spend more of their life within the workplace, than with people they love. Ironically, we observe an increasing demand for emotional intelligence in the workplace. Soft/commun

Sundays are for Art [photography]

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jul 4, 2021
1 min

Sundays are for Art [photography]

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life". - William Morris untitled- Sydney, Australia [taken by me] circa. 2016 monochrome * * * * * I only have three rules for my photography: 1. It must be candid 2. I prefer monochrome 3. Avoid photoshop #appliedcreativity #rebelcreative #streetphotography #creativity #candid #photography #innovation #creativeproblemsolving Christopher. S. Sellers is an Expert on Creativity + Innovat

Force Multipliers: the golden bullet!

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jun 14, 2021
2 min

Force Multipliers: the golden bullet!

Force multipliers are 'golden bullet' solutions that solve multiple conditions to complex problems...

Sundays are for Art [photography]

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jun 13, 2021
1 min

Sundays are for Art [photography]

This is personally one of my favourite shots. I captured this one winter evening as an older gentleman jogged alone...

When Innovation isn't Innovative

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jun 2, 2021
4 min

When Innovation isn't Innovative

Every morning when I visit my local café, I expect to receive the same thing I did yesterday... clean, strong espresso, served in a small ceramic cup, with a glass of water. Like many professions, consistency is key. On the surface, making coffee appears as a rather simple manual task... however, over the last 10-15 years you may have observed a trend within cafés for more digital and automated tools - wholly automated grinders, digital scales, electric tampers, thermometers

Sundays are for Art [photography]

Christopher. S. Sellers

May 29, 2021
1 min

Sundays are for Art [photography]

In one frame... tell a story. untitled - Sydney to Newcastle line. [taken by me] circa. 2003 Bluetone negative. * * * * * I only have three rules for my photography: 1. It must be candid 2. I prefer monochrome 3. Avoid photoshop #appliedcreativity #rebelcreative #streetphotography #creativity #candid #photography #innovation #creativeproblemsolving Christopher. S. Sellers is an Expert on Creativity + Innovation Founder + Director of Black Bulb Creative

Three Benefits of Effective PLAY

Christopher. S. Sellers

May 28, 2021
3 min

Three Benefits of Effective PLAY

With CREATIVE skill sets a priority for many organisations, a common concern is how can this process be effectively managed.

Immediate Creative Skill Sets...

Christopher. S. Sellers

May 12, 2021
1 min

Immediate Creative Skill Sets...

After an interesting chat with a client yesterday, I recorded myself a little voice note, then threw together this quick animation... "We believe CREATIVITY to be esoteric, magical and dependent on personality... At the same time, we demand these immediate CREATIVE skill sets"... The logic doesn't marry. Have a watch/listen and let me know if it sounds familiar? * * * * * To learn more about solutions I design, leaders I coach and creative teams I work with, view my services

How do you get a coconut out of a tree?

Christopher. S. Sellers

Mar 30, 2021
2 min

How do you get a coconut out of a tree?

A sneak peek into the current chapter I'm writing on APPLIED CREATIVITY: my model driving optimal creative thinking, skills and process. Imagine you are primal man, living in a village on a tropical island. On your daily scavenge for food, you observe a cast of crabs scuttling across the white beach sands; larger than your usual crustacean, these crabs scale the nearby palm trees and proceed to knock down the rather large, heavy seeds… coconuts. With two front pincers the siz

Where Should We Innovate?

Christopher. S. Sellers

Nov 30, 2020
1 min

Where Should We Innovate?

In fifteen years of consulting, the first question organisations usually come with is... Where should we innovate? But what many organisations misinterpret is that creativity springs not from structure or process. Creativity is a language. * * * * * To learn more about solutions I design, leaders I coach and creative teams I work with, view my services here. #appliedcreativity #rebelcreative #creativity #creativeproblemsolving #innovation #designthinking #author #thoughtleade

£100 + 1 good idea: how atypical solutions deliver optimal outcomes.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Nov 22, 2020
4 min

£100 + 1 good idea: how atypical solutions deliver optimal outcomes.

The Story... The Puzzle... The Plan... The Results... 1 London, 2007, I was employed by a Private Members Club and Hospitality Group as their Barista Trainer across their twelve venues around the UK - it was an ideal role for me - I love to teach, I could travel and thoroughly enjoyed working with new people. About a month into the role, the Operations Manager (O.M) sat me down to explain that over the last 6-12 months the company had experienced a down-trend in revenue which

Creativity is as easy as A - C - B

Christopher. S. Sellers

Oct 22, 2020
4 min

Creativity is as easy as A - C - B

In four easy steps, I am going to show you how to creatively problem solve anything, professionally or personally, in any field you are in. Let’s start with an analogy… It’s 7am, you’re at home and you need to be in the office by 9am. Let’s say after a shower, b’fast, coffee and clothes, it’s 8am and you’re ready to leave… all of a sudden there’s some kind of crises and you cannot travel to work in the same way as you normally would, ie: car breaks down, no buses or trains, y

What pisses you off? (How to become an Expert).

Christopher. S. Sellers

Oct 1, 2020
4 min

What pisses you off? (How to become an Expert).

I don’t think anyone sets out to become an expert on anything. I mean... I dropped out of Uni to run my Masters Kung Fu school. The school was in the middle of town, I caught the train in every day, every class of every week, eight or nine times a week. I remember one afternoon walking through hail to get to the station, it only occurred to me halfway there that 'I'm pretty wet'... I went in anyway. Within six months I was instructing beginners. After about a year I was runni

Sundays are for Art; Break the rules

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 23, 2020
1 min

Sundays are for Art; Break the rules

untitled - Sydney, Australia C.S.Sellers - 2016 Break the Rules. In photography they recommend never shooting into windows because the glass creates a reflection in the image, often referred to as 'ghosting'. #Creativity is knowing when you can break the rules.⁠ ⁠ #Innovation never arrives via standard process.⁠ ⁠ * * * * * ⁠ I only have three rules for my photography: 1. It must be candid 2. I prefer monochrome 3. Avoid photoshop #appliedcreativity #rebelcreative #streetphot

The Hotel Room: how APPLIED CREATIVITY enables you to thrive in an impossible situations.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 16, 2020
2 min

The Hotel Room: how APPLIED CREATIVITY enables you to thrive in an impossible situations.

The Hotel Room is a scenario I designed specifically for the Intelligence Community to assess creative skill sets... do you think you could solve it and get out alive? Most examinations throughout our education and career are modelled off recitation for demonstrated understanding... “show us what we taught you earlier”... these LINEAR skills, knowledge and expertise form the foundation of competency in any field. This organisation understood LINEAR expertise could be taught;

Sundays are for Art (photography)

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 16, 2020
1 min

Sundays are for Art (photography)

Degraves St. - Melbourne C.S.Sellers - 2015 Composition and #Innovation.⁠ ⁠ I captured this image on Degraves St. Melbourne; a renown alley riddled with cafes, tourists, fashion and students.⁠ I didn't want to capture the same busy imagery, so I altered my view...⁠ Symmetry. Composition. Simplicity. ⁠ A perfect black to white spectrum.⁠ Technical skill in harmony with creative application.⁠ (You may notice the alternating pattern in the windows). #Creativity has the ability t

Creativity within Risk: A puzzle.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 9, 2020
2 min

Creativity within Risk: A puzzle.

A unique trait exclusive to #creativity is the ability to observe the same information, within the same parameters, and draw out unique solutions. Where formal education/training is ingrained linear process and risk avoidance is high, intelligence becomes framed as; how quickly and articulately can you recite the answer we want to hear. This handicaps us when we are required to solve complex problems, compose original work or find solutions with no predetermined response. For

Sundays are for Art: Photography = Innovation?

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 2, 2020
1 min

Sundays are for Art: Photography = Innovation?

Platform 3, Town Hall Station - Sydney C.S.Sellers - 2015 A friend was curious why I share my photography on #LinkedIn, it's simple really... My job is to demonstrate how the principals of #creativity behave. It's not magic. I can show you how they apply as much to photography as #innovation, #designthinking, #creativeproblemsolving, theatre and music. And if I can illustrate how they're universal, that means you and everyone in your organisation can apply them. And more impo