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Nov 30, 2022
1 min

Applied Creativity Audiobook on the way

I recorded the audiobook for APPLIED CREATIVITY last week and finished editing yesterday to upload to the streaming platform. Here's a little taste of what will be available soon... #appliedcreativity #creativity #innovation #booklaunch #audiobook #consultant Christopher. S. Sellers Founder of the Six Creative Skill Sets + Expert on Creative Intelligence

Christopher. S. Sellers

Oct 16, 2022
1 min

Sundays are for Art (photography)

Late one night near an underpass in Melbourne... Colour or B&W? Food Hall - Melbourne, Australia C.S.Sellers - 2020 I only have three rules for my street photography: 1. It must be candid - no posing/nothing staged. 2. I prefer monochrome. 3. Avoid photoshop. #appliedcreativity #rebelcreative #streetphotography #creativity #candid #photography Christopher. S. Sellers Founder of the Six Creative Skill Sets + Expert on Creative Intelligence

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 18, 2022
1 min

Sundays are for Art (photography)

Rainy Days - Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia C.S.Sellers - 2018 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 Christopher. S. Sellers is an Expert on Creativity + Innovation Founder + Director of Black Bulb Creative

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

Sep 3, 2022
1 min

Sundays are for Art...(photography)

Sunday Café - B&W Street C.S.Sellers - 2017 I only have three rules for my photography: 1. It must be candid: no posing/nothing staged 2. I prefer B&W/monochrome 3. Avoid photoshop You might wonder why... why candid... why monochrome... why no edits? I like candid because it challenges me to be dynamic and capture the moment. I have to be aware, I only have an instant. I like B&W, I was inspired by the likes of Doisneau. Before colour film or digital, we still had humans, we

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

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

Christopher. S. Sellers

Feb 6, 2022
1 min

Sundays are for Art [photography]

Explore. Play. Tilt your perspective. 'untitled' - Sydney, Australia [taken by me] circa. 2019 B&W Street - monochrome * * * * * I only have three rules for my photography: 1. It must be candid 2. I prefer monochrome 3. Avoid photoshop #appliedcreativity #creativity #innovation #creativeproblemsolving #designthinking #innovationconsultant #sixcreativeskillsets Christopher. S. Sellers is Australia's Leading Expert on Creativity + Creative Skill Sets Founder + Director of Black

Christopher. S. Sellers

Jan 8, 2022
1 min

Sundays are for Art [photography]

'Graduation' - Town Hall, Sydney, Australia [taken by me] circa. 2018 monochrome * * * * * I only have three rules for my photography: 1. It must be candid 2. I prefer monochrome 3. Avoid photoshop #appliedcreativity #creativity #innovation #creativeproblemsolving #designthinking #innovationconsultant #sixcreativeskillsets Christopher. S. Sellers is Australia's Leading Expert on Creativity + Creative Skill Sets Founder + Director of Black Bulb Creative

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