Creativity
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The companion to the book

A home for the ideas in Lessons in Creativity.

This is the online companion to Ben Rennie’s book Lessons in Creativity. Inside you will find the Creative Compass, a thirty day practice called The Way Back, a deck of Small Acts, and an archive of good ideas. Anchored in the research, built for the practising creative.

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Freedom you can park anywhere.

Freedom you can park anywhere.

Corradino D'Ascanio

The car that landed like a spaceship.

The car that landed like a spaceship.

Flaminio Bertoni & André Lefèbvre

The most beautiful thing that ever flew.

The most beautiful thing that ever flew.

BAC & Aérospatiale

97prompts in the catalogue

30days in the Field Guide

09questions to find your tier

What’s inside

Everything,
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The Creative Compass

Nine questions, four identities. Where your creative confidence sits today.

The Way Back

A thirty day practice, one small move at a time, tracked across the year.

Small Acts

Quick sparks to shift your thinking. Pick one, do one.

Creative Leaders

A community directory of the artists, founders and builders worth knowing.

The Good Ideas Archive

A free, image-led archive of good ideas. The places, things and people worth noting.

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