The Common Creative
Episodes
S6E93: Episode 93: Lenny Ravich: Creative Chuckle
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lenny Ravich, 87, joins us from Tel Aviv in Israel at 1:00 AM local time - a supremely youthful presenter, teacher and author of the best-selling ...
S6E92: Episode 92: Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Joey Coleman)
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Embark on a journey into the world of creativity with our mini episode, a glimpse of our featured conversation with the multi-talented Joey Coleman. A...
S6E91: Episode 91: Joey Coleman: Creative Retention
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week's episode, featuring Joey Coleman - lawyer, coach, singer, and watercolorist. Joey weaves creativity into the world of busine...
S6E90: Episode 90: Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Kristi Herold)
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week’s creative snippet, offering a sneak peek into this week's featured episode featuring Kristi Herold, as the author of "It Pays ...
S6E89: Episode 89: Kristi Herold: The Creative Play
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is play something to be reserved for the safety of home or ring fenced as something that’s only for the kids? In this week's conversation, Kristi He...
S6E88: Episode 88: Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Maz Farrelly)
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Step right into this mini episode of our creative snippet, offering a sneak peek into this week's featured episode featuring the remarkable Maz Farrel...
S6E87: Episode 87: Maz (Speaks) Farrelly : Producing Creativity
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do TV producers juggle the need to ride the creative wave whilst keeping the show on-budget and on-time? What is the secret behind the success o...
S6E86: Episode 86: Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Gavin Blake)
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini episode of our creative snippet, where we'll preview this week's main episode featuring Gavin Blake, a unique professional scribe...
S6E85: Episode 85: Gavin Blake - Creative Scribe
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week's episode of our podcast, Gavin Blake, a professional scribe who brings a unique approach to his craft. Often described as someon...
S6E84: Episode 84: Paul and Chris - CREATIVE SNIPPET (Neal Foard)
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this mini episode of our creative snippet. Having a look at this week's main episode - Neal Foard, a seasoned advertising and marketing exp...
S6E83: Episode 83: Neal Foard - Grateful Creativity
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we welcome Neal Foard, a seasoned advertising and marketing expert who has worked with renowned brands such as Budweiser, Lexu...
S6E82: Episode 82: Jeremy Wagstaff - Hallucinating with CrA.I.tivity
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know AI bots can hallucinate? The term doesn’t mean that Chat GPT is taking drugs (!!) - instead it’s a technical term to reflect the fa...
S6E81: Episode 81: Mark van Rijmenam - Creativity, AI and the Genie’s Third Wish
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on The Common Creative, Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP—a trailblazing strategic futurist and highly sought-after international keynote...
S6E80: Episode 80: Marcus Byrne - AI and the Future of Creativity
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Byrne is an accomplished designer and Photoshop professional. As Head of Art at Thinkerbell, he's a design leader in creative production and AI...
S6E79: Episode 79: Paul and Chris - National Creativity Day!
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special episode of our podcast as we join the world in celebrating National Creativity Day! and today we are diving deep into the boundle...
S6E78: Episode 78: Derek Leddie - Creativity Reimagined
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Leddie, our special guest this week, is a visionary entrepreneur who built a global market research consultancy by combining the perfect blend o...
S6E77: Episode 77: Liz Soutar and Lauren Tan- Creativity by Style
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have two special guests, Lauren Tan and Liz Soutar, who are both specialists in human-centered design that help teams inside organ...
S6E76: Episode 76: Chris Lutkin - The Voice of Creativity
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is the multi-talented Chris Lutkin, an award-winning audiobook narrator, actor, content creator, and a writer. Chris is a professi...
S6E75: Episode 75: Andrea Sampson - Call to Creativity
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Sampson has a natural talent for developing compelling stories and persuasive content. Her job is to help bright people communicate their ideas...
S6E74: Episode 74: Donna Loughlin - The Creativity Before it Happened
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever considered launching your own business, this is the show for you. Donna Loughlin has helped over 500 businesses come to market and is...
S6E73: Episode 73: Melissa Marsden- The Creative Workplace
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for insights about the role of a physical space in building creativity and community? This is the episode for you! To Melissa Marsden, a works...
S6E72: Episode 72: Rachel Barnard - Creative Justice
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Barnard's project, “Young New Yorkers”, is a powerful example of creativity as a force for good. It’s a diversion program for young p...
S5E71: Episode 71 (Snippet): Paul and Chris - The Rough Ends of the Pineapple
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do home grown pineapples teach us about creativity? In this “snippet” Paul shares the heartbreaking story of the home-grown pineapple that wa...
S5E70: Episode 70: Peter Edwards - The Creative City
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Edwards an award-winning Architect, an accomplished and recognised urbanist and a leading figure in Queensland’s urban design community. He br...
S5E69: Episode 69: John Kounios - “Aha!” The Science Of Creative Breakthrough
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A professor of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia USA John Kounios is a world expert on understanding “aha moments”. Using fMRI scann...
S5E68: Episode 68: Imogen Randell- Creative Tension- The Science of Research vs The Creativity of Insights
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Market research companies are front and centre of the challenges of building creativity in business - they are constantly challenged to strike a balan...
S5E67: Episode 67: Alina Gozin’a - Interdisciplinary Creativity
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we welcome Alina Gozin’a, who describes herself as an interdisciplinary artist. She’s not only one of Australia's most c...
S5E66: Episode 66: Renai Grace - Curating Creativity
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Renai Grace. She's the CEO of the Museum of Brisbane and she revolutionised the museum and brought it into the public eye. She'...
S5E65: Episode 65: Nigel Marsh - Creative, Committed and a Little Crazy
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel Marsh is the poster-boy for any professional looking to navigate the tricky balance of family, career and personal goals, whilst having some fun...
S5E64: Episode 64: Caroline Weaver - Sharpening Up Creativity
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode is Caroline Weaver, who talked about the freedom of principle brought to rediscovering the pleasure of a graphite pencil on p...
S5E63: Episode 63: Ben Gardiner - Raising the Bar on Creativity
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode Ben Gardiner who is a practicing Barrister in IP law, which means he's the person who helps creatives protect their thinking ...
S5E62: Episode 62 - Kerry Sulkowicz - Couched in Creativity
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz talks about his journey from pre-eminent psychiatrist to successful business leader and business coach. H...
S5E61: Episode 61- Roger Beaty - NEUROCREATIVITY 7: Creative Thinking
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 61: Roger Beaty - Creative Thinking How does the brain develop new ideas? And are different neural networks involved in different types of cre...
S5E60: Episode 60 - Jonathan Schooler - NEUROCREATIVITY 6: MindWondering
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are there different kinds of mindwandering? What is the difference between mindwandering and mindfulness? What is the link between creativity and ...
S5E59: Episode 59 - Linda Ray - NEUROCREATIVITY 5: Creative Speak in Draft
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we interview Linda Ray - CEO and founder of Neurocapability, a business which is on a mission to change the world one brain ...
S5E58: Episode 58 - Selena Bartlett - NEUROCREATIVITY 4
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode let's talk about brain training! Professor Selena Bartlett is a Group Leader in Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity at the Trans...
S5E57: Episode 57 - Joel Pearson - NEUROCREATIVITY 3: Intuitive Creativity
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we interview Professor Joel Pearson, a psychologist, neuroscientist and public intellectual working at the forefront of scie...
S5E56: Episode 56 - Uri Hasson - NEUROCREATIVITY 2: Extracting the juice of story telling and creativity
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A celebrated TED speaker, Uri Hasson started his career with the intention of becoming a fictional writer. Nowadays, he’s taken storytelling to a ne...
S5E55: Episode 55- Moshe Bar - NEUROCREATIVITY 1: Boost your creativity with mindwandering
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we interview Professor Moshe Bar, whose new book Mindwandering reveals that the creative brain continues to work hard, ev...
S4E54: Episode 54 - Dan Best: High Flying Creativity
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Common Creative Podcast Episode 54, our guest talks about being ideas rich. There is an image illustration of what he describes as "....
S4E53: Episode 53 - Kristina Snyder: The Agent of Creativity
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Common Creative Podcast Episode 53, our guest describes creativity as about taking risks and diving straight in. She tells us that il...
S4E52: Episode 52 - Ike Levick: The Creative Story Teller
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this new episode as our guest talks about the importance of Story Telling. She says when a story is told, it is not necessarily the end of ...
S4E51: Episode 51 - Allisa O'Connell: The Creative Flight
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On to the second half, we're ready to kick off! For our 51st episode, our guest talks about the power of rituals, and how human beings love rituals. S...
S4E50: Episode 50 - Chris & Paul: Incredibly Special 50th Episode Celebration
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, we've reached our 50th episode!!! Tune in to this half-century celebration as we talk about some of the highlights and lessons for creativity...
S4E49: Episode 49 - Tamra Rule - Creative Makeover
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creativity has an image problem... And yes it also needs a makeover! Join us in this week's latest episode of Tamra Rule - Creative Makeover, as she t...
S4E48: Episode 48 - Gemma Rasdall: The Tide of Creativity
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do creatives manage self-doubt? In this week's episode, Gemma Rasdell (professional artist and 2022 Wynne Prize Finalist) shares her insight...
S4E47: Episode 47 - Bronwyn Powell: Curious Creativity
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A quick walk to the beach or anywhere around nature, little things you see affect your creativity and it leads to new ideas and curiousity on how to a...
S4E46: Episode 46 - Tony Eades: Creative Talk
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How COVID impacted speaking gigs, but he innovated the game plan for the Professional Speakers Association. Catch this latest episode about creative t...
S4E45: Episode 45 - Chris and Paul: Ideas & Stories That Matter
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing, Ideas & Stories That Matter! This episode of The Common Creative lifts the hood on Chris and Paul’s new workshop, Ideas and Sto...
S4E44: Episode 44 - Cate Sefton: Serious Play
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might not have heard of GSK but we can guarantee you've heard of some of their brands including Panadol, Sensodyne and Voltaren. Meet Cate Sefton,...
S4E43: Episode 43 - Roshni Hegerman: Clarifying Creativity
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever thought of using comedians as a source of creative inspiration? Roshni Hegerman is the Executive Strategy Director at McCann and the Managing Dir...
S4E42: Episode 42 - Charlie Marker: A ReMARKable Creative
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is an unusual one and you'll understand why when we tell you that our guest this week is just seven years old! Meet Charlie Marker...
S4E41: Episode 41 - Kate Young: Customer-Centric Creativity
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 we're back! Joining us to kick off the season is Kate Young, Head of Customer Centricity & Capability at ANZ. Having been with the bankin...
S3E40: Episode 40 - Dr. Ralph Kerle: Reflecting on Creativity
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Named as one of IBM's 100 Global Creative Leaders in 2011, Dr Ralph Kerle is an internationally respected thought leader, management innovation consul...
S3E39: Episode 39 - Selena Bartlett: Neurocreativity
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about brain training! Professor Selena Bartlett is a Group Leader in Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity at the Translational Research I...
S3E38: Episode 38 - Michelle Loch: Programming Creativity
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where do science and creativity intersect? Michelle Loch is an expert in the conceptual neuroscience of human motivation, self-leadership and powerful...
S3E37: Episode 37 - Sophie Saville: Producing Creativity
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 we're back! Kicking off the season with a creative bang as we're joined by Sophie Saville, the creative director and co-founder of The Story ...
S2E36: Episode 36 - Marnie Flanagan: A Creative Intrepreneur
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marnie Flanagan describes her life as one of "choose your own adventure" and that explanation could not be more fitting for her fascinating and varied...
S2E35: Episode 35 - Simon Cleary: Creativity Beyond Reasonable Doubt
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Cleary is a novelist and lawyer - two pursuits he connects strongly with storytelling. Join us this week for a fantastic conversation abou...
S2E34: Episode 34 - Chris Baréz-Brown & Jim Lusty: Elvis Has Entered the Building
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"So who's Elvis around here?" This is the question that Bono used to ask when he turned up to big organisations to find out who to work with, who made...
S2E33: Episode 33 - Stephen Basil-Jones: Creativity in Motion Picture
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you strike the right balance between creativity and profitability? Joining us this week is the Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures ...
S2E32: Episode 32 - Remo Giuffré: A General Thinker
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you combine the use of stimulus and deprivation to develop new ideas? Remo Giuffré is a fascinating creative strategist who is both an e...
S2E31: Episode 31 - Dr. Amy Climer: A Card-Carrying Creative
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you come up with new ideas when you feel like you've exhausted all avenues? Meet Dr. Amy Climer - a speaker, trainer, and coach who teaches tea...
S2E30: Episode 30 - Jonathan Brunello: Standing Up for Creativity
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever thought about changing your career? After 18 years in the banking industry, Jonathan Brunello decided it was time for a complete career shift and...
S2E29: Episode 29 - Stephen Hart: Fitting the Creative Mold (Part 2)
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does absorption in a task contribute to the art itself? As an artist and sculptor, Stephen Hart has always been someone who has "made things" and ...
S2E28: Episode 28 - Stephen Hart: Fitting the Creative Mold (Part 1)
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does absorption in a task contribute to the art itself? As an artist and sculptor, Stephen Hart has always been someone who has "made things" and ...
S2E27: Episode 27 - Rory Jeffes: Creative Harmony
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As CEO of Opera Australia and former Managing Director of Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Rory Jeffes has an intricately wound background in both creativit...
S2E26: Episode 26 - Cameron Schwab: Making Your Mark with Creativity
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cameron Schwab became the youngest CEO in AFL history when he was appointed the role for Richmond Football Club at age 24. Having spent the next 25 ye...
S2E25: Episode 25 - Shane Hatton: Pulling Ideas out of the Hatton
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Hatton is an author, speaker, trainer and coach who works with organisations to develop remarkable leaders. Working to close the leadership gap ...
S2E24: Episode 24 - Paul Harris: Through the Lens of Creativity
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer Paul Harris has met the Queen and worked with A-list celebrities… and yet it’s the real people and their stories that stick ...
S2E23: Episode 23 - Norman McGillivray: Bedding Down a Great Idea
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over 8,000 people across Australia sleep rough every night and as a result of being vulnerable and unprotected, hundreds lose their lives each year du...
S2E22: Episode 22 - Mark McGuinness: Creative Symbiosis
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a fantastic episode this week as Chris and Paul talk with Mark McGuinness - poet, creative coach and fellow podcaster! Tune in for a...
S2E21: Episode 21 - Working From Home
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to the second part of a discussion about "The New Normal" as Hosts Chris & Paul dive into the topic of working from home as part of an int...
S2E20: Episode 20 - The New Normal
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Chris & Paul talk THE NEW NORMAL in the first part of an interspersed miniseries all about the insights and changes that have come about in ...
S2E19: Episode 19 - Greg Ralph: Playing with Creativity
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An experienced podcaster and UX Lead for the Banker Experience at ANZ, Greg is at the forefront of connecting ANZ Bank to its customers in a way that ...
S2E18: Episode 18 - Alicia Olson-Keating: The ABC's of Creativity
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Common Creative! We are thrilled to be back and oh do we have a fantastic opening episode for you.... Alicia Ols...
S1E17: Episode 17 - Opher Yom-Tov: Putting Design in the Bank with Opher Yom-Tov
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Putting Design in the Bank As Chief Design Officer at ANZ Bank, Opher Yom-Tov is arguably one of Australia’s most experienced and influent...
S1E16: Episode 16 - Glen Boyle: Creativity in a Coco-Nutshell
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a conversation that changed your life? Meet Glen Boyle, the co-founder of KokoNiu who got the idea for the business after a conversa...
S1E15: Episode 15 - Enid Fairweather: The Arts and Craft of Creativity
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Common Creative we have a very special guest… Paul’s mum! Once told by a boarding school superior that she “had no...
S1E14: Episode 14 - Troy Smyth: Creativity and a Tale of Two Turkeys
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How “the ripple effect” can deliver a creative impact well beyond a simple decision. Troy Smyth is an award winning Brisbane-based archite...
S1E13: Episode 13 - Kath Blackham: There's No Ai In Creativity
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Blackham is the founder and CEO of Versa – a digital agency whose mission has ignored tech jargon and instead is all about facilitating con...
S1E12: Episode 12 - Dani Venn: The Pressure Cooker of Creativity
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dani Venn is a three-time Masterchef contestant, founder of Eat It Up Creative (consultancy) and The Wholehearted Cook and the driving force behind a ...
S1E11: Episode 11 - Camille Woods: Creative Accounting at a Stretch.
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Creative Accounting at a Stretch When Chris and Paul challenged Camille Woods (accountancy teacher, yoga teacher and founder of www.mondaymind.com) to...
S1E10: Episode 10 - Garry Flynn: Fermenting Creativity
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Creativity and risk go hand in hand. New ventures often require a step into unknown territory and this uncertainty can be scary. Sometimes those risks...
S1E9: Episode 9 - In Tune with Creativity
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Frisson" is the feeling you have when you get up on stage for a first performance or the moment when an inner idea goes public. It's the mid-po...
S1E8: Episode 8 - Lexi Airey: Banking on Creativity
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Should the business title CEO mean “Creative Empowerment Officer”? Confronted by a gunman who had raided the bank branch where she w...
S1E7: Episode 7 - Michael Fairweather: Armed with Creativity
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Fairweather (AM) - the guest on this episode is a business heavyweight and a retired Major General in the Australian Army (Reserve). He ...
S1E6: Episode 6- Build a Bridge
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Build a Bridge - Episode 6 of The Common CreativeMany of us harbour a secret desire to create something or do something a bit different but “lif...
S1E5: Episode 5 - Chilli
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Chillis" - Episode 5 - The Common Creative Chris and Paul share a passion for chillis - and not just because they enjoy the flavo...
S1E4: Episode 4- Shampoo
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Common Creative Episode 4 “Shampoo” What is the role of creativity in the cut-and-thrust of the business world? In this e...
S1E3: Episode 3 - What can nuts teach us about Creativity?
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can nuts teach us about creativity?Paul and Chris take an unusual angle in this episode by challenging each-other to use ‘nuts’ as th...
S1E2: Episode 2- Water Rats
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this show, hostsPaul and Chris use a single personal story as a vehicle to explore different aspects of creativity. Paul kicks things off with his ...
S1E1: Episode 1 - What is Creative Energy?
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paul and Chris draw on their personal experiences of daily acts of creativity (daily watercolour and a daily photograph) to understan...
The Common Creative Tailer
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when two obsessed creatives and their guests get together to share the secrets of making creativity as everyday as brushing your teeth?Us...