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Mar 1
2 min

Has the bubble burst with Big Consulting?

Big consulting is suffering right now and with good reason. KPMG, one of the big four accounting firms in Australia, is set to slash 200 roles after a drop in demand from clients. KPMG's US arm also announced cuts with 700 roles set to go as a result of a “minor softening” of demand for the firm’s management consulting services - read the full report here... A reasonable question to ask might be... why? Within uncertainty and a looming recession, wouldn't management consulti

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jan 6
2 min

The 'Survivorship Bias'.

Can you solve this puzzle? Observing the most commonly shot areas on an aircraft, how would you innovate this design to improve survival rates? During World War II, engineers considered how to minimize aircraft losses to enemy fire and would examine the damage to aircraft that had returned from missions. To many it seemed logical to reinforce the aircraft where the most damage had been incurred. However, a statistician, Abraham Wald, recommended adding armour to the areas tha

Christopher. S. Sellers

Dec 21, 2022
1 min

APPLIED CREATIVITY - OUT NOW!

If creativity is the most critical skill in demand... why don't we have it and how should we learn it?

Christopher. S. Sellers

Dec 14, 2022
1 min

Creativity Nerds In Linkyland

This week, I sat down with Travis Hinkle and host of IN Linkyland, Tony Albrecht; for a fire-side chat about the Creativity Corner of LinkedIn. All three of us have found our stride as content creators writing and talking about the power of creativity from their various perspectives. It's also a shared passion for creativity that brought us together on LinkedIn and led to an ongoing friendship. This episode unpacks some of the challenges of approaching LinkedIn as a creative

It is the Artist who paints - why AI will never replace us.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Sep 25, 2022
2 min

It is the Artist who paints - why AI will never replace us.

There's a lot of talk on AI tools, from Midjourney to Writing apps. How they're super quick, super accessible and create super results. I'm going to share why they're not as hype as you might think and why the limitations of these tools lies in a fundamental reason tech-fiends seem to overlook. I'll start with Midjourney (MJ) - there's no doubt the program can create some slick looking images. MJ is a tool - it does what it is told - searches what it is told - within the para

Christopher. S. Sellers

Sep 14, 2022
2 min

How I'd fix Netflix overnight.

Dear Netflix, I have a creative solution to reposition you as the leading streaming service, increase revenue by opening up new channels and does not require you to advertise. You currently offer a streaming service for a subscription membership. To facilitate demand, you license existing IP and produce original content. The issues you face are: Your current business model + growth, is unsustainable. Content, in and of itself, does not generate revenue. The sprint for market

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 18, 2022
1 min

A Radically Creative (Impossible) Book Launch Challenge!

The launch video for my new book APPLIED CREATIVITY set for November 5th, 2022

Christopher. S. Sellers

Aug 4, 2022
2 min

Tik Tok... Hype ≠ Value

Ok, here's my controversial post for the week... Tik Tok. This is squarely directed at pundits who declare Tik Tok's meteoric rise is proof its the next hot commodity + the future of marketing, advertising, EVERYTHING! I've two words for you... Rebranding. China. 1. Rebranding Before Tik Tok was Tik Tok it was an app called Musical.ly (founded 2014). Musical.ly was acquired by Bytedance in 2018, who then merged their existing app with Musical.ly, migrated and consolidated all

Creativity + Einstein...'God does not play dice'...

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jul 28, 2022
2 min

Creativity + Einstein...'God does not play dice'...

Einstein and I have something in common; we both believe that 'God does not play dice'... Meaning, that there is a cohesive theory for the universe. Einstein's universe was physics. My universe is #creativity. Allow me to explain... In Corporate, we discuss creativity in terms of problem solving and #innovation. How creativity is required for new ideas, improving systems and designing the tools of the future. There is a LOT of research/rhetoric on this... (I won't go into it

Top 10 Skills Required by 2025... and why there's a problem.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jul 10, 2022
2 min

Top 10 Skills Required by 2025... and why there's a problem.

Here's a creative issue I'm frequently working through with Executives in Leadership.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jul 1, 2022
1 min

What's your Theatre?

There's a saying in the acting world... “Movies will make you famous; TV will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” ~Terrence Mann I cut my teeth performing and writing theatre. I remember singing 'All I Care About is Love' from Chicago, as Ferdinand in The Tempest and hearing the entire audience swoon. I've also performed a one man show to an audience of two... it was the most brutal sixty minutes of my life, there was nowhere to hide. Theatre is live and dynamic,

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jun 7, 2022
1 min

The Oven Made a Cake!

The oven made a cake! Have you heard this saying? Probably not.. but I bet you have heard this... "My best creative ideas come to me when I'm walking... or in the shower... or on the toilet... or..."... It's the same as saying... 'the oven made a cake'... Let me explain this delicious analogy. You're hungry... you feel like cake. You look up the recipe. You buy the ingredients. You crack eggs, blend milk, sift flour, whip butter. You make a mess. You pour it all into a pan. Y

Christopher. S. Sellers

May 22, 2022
1 min

Knowledge Alchemy Podcast

Do you need something sexy to listen to this weekend? A few weeks ago Jamal Cynthia Abilmona sent me a message... "I saw one of your videos on #creativity and watched your web series and knew I wanted to have you on the podcast, but I never get around to it"... Well, she finally got around to it. This is a long-form chat where Jamal and I dive into my model of the Six Creative Skill Sets, how they're applied and what they mean for the organisations I work with. We also chat a

Christopher. S. Sellers

May 17, 2022
2 min

New Creative Skills Template

About a month ago I was interviewed for a national government project. They asked for my opinion on #innovation... I told them... Later, I discovered they had put the project on ice... and I had inadvertently advised my way OUT of a decent contract. You can read the original story here: https://buff.ly/3l4UGv8 So what did I learn? Some people in the comments joked I should charge a consultation fee... Had it not been for my advice, this organisation most likely would have rol

Christopher. S. Sellers

May 5, 2022
1 min

Does Originality exist?

Some people read a post they disagree with... and they move along. Some people read a post they disagree with... and they may comment with their opinion. I read a post I disagreed with, which prompted a rant... which prompted a demonstration... which prompted this video... which prompted a days worth of editing... I submit to you... the jury... my case for Originality. . . . Every fortnight I hold a free, 90min MASTER(CLASS) on creative thinking + skills + process + outcomes.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Apr 24, 2022
2 min

What Value Does Art Hold?

This week during a LinkedIn live, I was offered a psychologists definition of creativity... 'The production of something new, that has value'. Basically three conditions define something as 'creative'. Production... it must come into the world, not just live in your head. New... new/original in some way. Value... ? There is a real issue with definitions like this... not because they exist or that I disagree with them... but that because an 'Academic' said so... so it must be.

Christopher. S. Sellers

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

MASTER(CLASS) CREATIVITY

What I've always loved about Theatre, is for all the rhetoric, philosophy, theory and debate... At the end of the day, you need to stand before a room full of strangers and deliver. A bare, naked audience is a most accurate acid test. However it goes... silence or applause... a professional shows up to do it all again tomorrow. Social media platforms are a little similar... (but not really)... We sit behind the screen... there are many filters between 'us' and 'them'... We ca

Christopher. S. Sellers

Apr 1, 2022
1 min

A Different Kind of Happy

"Can't you just be happy"...? For anyone that's tasted depression, you might have heard this phrase. My answer was usually... "I'm trying... that's the f#cking point". My symptoms weren't typical. I had no energy... I could barely focus... it was affecting my relationships. Once, after a seven month wait to be evaluated by a major research institute, I was misdiagnosed so badly that I demanded a refund... they offered me a second consult... to reach an opposite diagnosis. I f

Christopher. S. Sellers

Mar 16, 2022
2 min

Creativity is my Job...

Creativity is my job. It is my passion, my pursuit and my occupation. It is not my hobby... although it is sometimes. I'm paid to assess creative intelligence. I'm paid to solve impossible problems. I'm paid to design original concepts. Before any of this I have to prove - comprehensively - why and how this new way is better. This is always harder than the actual project. People say they want creative solutions - then panic at new process. People say that want new ideas - the

Christopher. S. Sellers

Feb 19, 2022
2 min

The Problem with Problem Solving

Ok... get your scuba gear on, it's time for a deep dive. I'm going to break down the three most common issues with #problemsolving and why #creativity is critical in complex conditions. Let's go... Problem solving and innovation often go hand in hand; we commonly need to fix something in order to improve it or vice versa. Mechanics problem solve on a daily basis. “My car won’t start, it makes funny sound but won’t turn over”… From this information a skilled Mechanic may narro

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