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Creativity

What makes some spaces more creative than others
Opinion
/ 16 May 2025

What makes some spaces more creative than others

Physical environments shape mental states and design decisions, often dismissed as cosmetic, affect culture, productivity and innovation in the workplace

By Paul Keursten
Space to shape and create
Friday
/ 12 March 2025

Space to shape and create

New residencies give African artists time to reflect, collaborate and evolve beyond commercial constraints

By Kibo Ngowi
Diary: Design Week South Africa kicks off, African Women artists shine in London, look out for the inaugural Hazendal Festival
Friday
/ 4 October 2024

Diary: Design Week South Africa kicks off, African Women artists shine in London, look out for the inaugural Hazendal Festival

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Embrace the creativity of a child on Youth Day
Article
/ 16 June 2024

Embrace the creativity of a child on Youth Day

Focus on not only young people but also children this Youth Day and use this creativity to build success

By Michael Brian Lee
Breaking barriers: Inclusive innovation for a fairer future
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

Breaking barriers: Inclusive innovation for a fairer future

Traditional innovation often relies heavily on large-scale investments in infrastructure and trained workers, two factors that are often lacking in economically depressed areas

By Sara Grobbelaar
Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity
Opinion
/ 18 February 2024

Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity

When the illicit is legalised and researched into mundanity, where’s the magic, asks Luke Feltham

By Luke Feltham
How creativity solves burnout
Thought Leader
/ 10 October 2023

How creativity solves burnout

A great way to commemorate Mental Health Month is by generating creative ideas and encouraging those around you to do the same

By Michael Brian Lee
Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education
Friday
/ 21 April 2022

Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education

Arts education is critical, because it has the capacity to liberate learners from economic, social and political forces. What’s needed is funding, training and political will

By Khehla Chepape Makgato
World Creativity Day is a time to celebrate yourself
Opinion
/ 21 April 2022

World Creativity Day is a time to celebrate yourself

Although destruction tends to dominate headlines, we engage in thousands of acts of creation every single day

By Michael Brian Lee
The story as a creative psychological quest
Thought Leader
/ 24 December 2020

The story as a creative psychological quest

To combat anxiety in a disrupted, pandemic-riddled world, it’s better to channel creativity into storytelling, art and design than into conspiracy theories

By Sarah Jayne Fell
Rethinking communication and innovation in the time of Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 4 July 2020

Rethinking communication and innovation in the time of Covid-19

Physical distancing rules do not have to mean that we work in isolation; on the contrary, the need for communication has never been greater

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli
Friday
/ 18 May 2020

‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli

Phumlani Pikoli’s latest piece is a metafiction based on what could happen if spike jonze and Ira Glass met

By Phumlani Pikoli
Barcelona’s homeless profit from handwritten fonts
Article
/ 18 June 2014

Barcelona’s homeless profit from handwritten fonts

A project to turn the handwritten signs of the city’s rough sleepers into fonts is raising funds for a foundation that cares for the homeless.

By Jon Henley
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Article
/ 19 August 2008

‘Creategy’ for a time of recession

When the going gets tough, the tough get -creative, writes Jon Foster-Pedley.

By Jon Foster-Pedley

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