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The Common Creative

Paul Fairweather and Chris Meredith

The Common Creative - But Never Ordinary A podcast series with Paul Fairweather and Chris MeredithThe worlds of business, home and play are all starved of creativity. From an early age, we’re taught how to analyse, critique and simplify but the tools for exploring, ideating and creating are assumed to be instinctive. The Common Creative is all about bringing creativity back into everyday life - understanding the essence of creativity and making creativity a common as a loaf of bread and as well

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S2E20: Episode 20 - The New Normal

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2021/03/14

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 the midst of a pandemic. This episode features a conversation about consumer consciousness and the growing awareness we have towards buying local and prioritising quality. We also dive into a discussion about community and recognising the influence that local governments could have in returning things "to normal". Plus... where do camper kitchens fit

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S2E19: Episode 19 - Greg Ralph: Playing with Creativity

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2021/03/08

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 feels seamless and intuitive. Greg sees himself as a creative thinker rather than a creative, and admits to blending play, research and story telling to help him collaborate with his community of designers. Challenged to describe design within ANZ as a movie, he proclaims that “it’s not Being John Malkovich” because in ANZ’s

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S2E18: Episode 18 - Alicia Olson-Keating: The ABC's...

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2021/03/01

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 Olson-Keating has been working in the media industry for over 30 years, 28 of which were spent in Canada. Alicia has strong industry experience in disciplines that span strategy, B2B marketing, qualitative and quantitative research, data, analytics and insights. She is highly skilled in using data and insights to drive better outcomes for the organisations she

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S1E17: Episode 17 - Opher Yom-Tov: Putting Design in...

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2020/12/15

Putting Design in the Bank As Chief Design Officer at ANZ Bank, Opher Yom-Tov is arguably one of Australia’s most experienced and influential designers – on a mission to help ANZ Bank use design as a strategic capability. With a background in a different bank as well as innovative agencies and startups, Opher is uniquely qualified to understand creativity and design from a variety of perspectives. With a passion for creating things that are new, his big idea for embedding design within

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S1E16: Episode 16 - Glen Boyle: Creativity in a...

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2020/12/01

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 conversation at a 5th birthday party. KokoNiu is a business that is transforming Global Coconut Replanting to help combat declining productivity rates of existing trees at a time when the demand for coconuts is soaring. This story is one about curiosity, risk and entrepreneurship and it's one that all creatives should listen in to! Links/References The Common

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S1E15: Episode 15 - Enid Fairweather: The Arts and...

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2020/11/23

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 business playing the piano”, Enid Fairweather has lived a life filled with creativity and at 89 is still creating things daily. (She also left boarding school and continued to play the piano!) From music to crochet, cake icing to porcelain dolls, Enid’s ability to shift between creative mediums is remarkable, and a wonderful reminder that

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S1E14: Episode 14 - Troy Smyth: Creativity and a Tale...

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2020/11/16

How “the ripple effect” can deliver a creative impact well beyond a simple decision. Troy Smyth is an award winning Brisbane-based architect and director of Ryall & Smyth Architects. He’s also a personal friend of Paul’s. Troy was invited to join the show to tell a low-key story about a quiet moment of reflection at the side of the street when he’d observed two turkeys in action: Turkey No 1: a brush turkey which busily (and quietly) cleared the pavement of leaves

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S1E13: Episode 13 - Kath Blackham: There's No Ai In...

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2020/11/08

Kath Blackham is the founder and CEO of Versa – a digital agency whose mission has ignored tech jargon and instead is all about facilitating conversations between their clients and customers. Kath appeared on our radar when we spotted an ABC story about her agency moving to a four day week and doubling profits in the process. In this inspirational interview, we discover how Kath has used creativity to create the ultimate flexible working environment that not only delivers great work and

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S1E12: Episode 12 - Dani Venn: The Pressure Cooker of...

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2020/11/02

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 delicious Sri-Lankan style Pineapple Curry, which is available in Coles Supermarkets. In this super-fresh and tasty interview, we learned that even under the pressure of performing as a Masterchef contestant, Dani unleashes her creativity by applying a playful and almost child-like approach to her cooking. (Her Korean Rice Burgers are still a growing

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S1E11: Episode 11 - Camille Woods: Creative...

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2020/10/26

Creative Accounting at a Stretch When Chris and Paul challenged Camille Woods (accountancy teacher, yoga teacher and founder of www.mondaymind.com) to explain how she has managed to combine two such different disciplines into one career, she said “you have to let your creativity come out”. In this powerful interview, Camille reveals a range of deep insights about what drives her and how everyone can understand and embrace their own passions. Or as she puts it “when you have a

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S1E10: Episode 10 - Garry Flynn: Fermenting Creativity

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2020/10/19

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 pay off and other times... they don’t. The name elderflower sounds delicate and sweet… so how was it that this flowering plant caused so much trouble for chef Garry Flynn? This week on The Common Creative, Paul and Chris chat to Garry about a business venture that didn’t go to plan and the creative lessons we can take away from

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S1E9: Episode 9 - In Tune with Creativity

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2020/10/12

“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-point between fear and excitement and we’ve discovered it's one of the vital fuels for creativity. In this episode, Paul describes how as a teenager and as an adult various teachers told him ‘you can’t sing’. Driven by a need for “frisson”, he persevered. He took lessons, he took risks and finally learned to hit the

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S1E8: Episode 8 - Lexi Airey: Banking on Creativity

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2020/09/18

Should the business title CEO mean “Creative Empowerment Officer”? Confronted by a gunman who had raided the bank branch where she worked, our special guest Lexi Airey realised that, in her short life, she hadn’t had a chance to experience life to the full.So, she declared that she would never work in a bank again and took a job glassing the bottom of boats. After taking two degrees and moving from the UK to Australia, Lexi is now one of the youngest CEOs in the Australian

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S1E7: Episode 7 - Michael Fairweather: Armed with...

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2020/09/10

Michael Fairweather (AM) - the guest on this episode is a business heavyweight and a retired Major General in the Australian Army (Reserve). He is also Paul Fairweather’s big brother.Despite what may seem to be a background I’m highly structured and disciplined environments, Michael reveals that there is a streak of creativity running throughout the army - from the everyday ranks (who have learned to create new flavours with their rations via the use of spicy sauces) through to the

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S1E6: Episode 6- Build a Bridge

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2020/09/03

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 “life” seems to get in the way. In this episode, Chris shares a story about how he discovered how to unlock his secret passion for photography via a ‘moment of clarity’ while motorcycling across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.The lessons for creatives everywhere are:Allow the mind to wander - whether on a motorbike, swimming in the sea or

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S1E5: Episode 5 - Chilli

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2020/08/27

“Chillis" - Episode 5 - The Common Creative Chris and Paul share a passion for chillis - and not just because they enjoy the flavour. Chris’ consultancy business is called Chilli Sauce and Paul has been painting chillis for many years. Inspired by this passion, Chris and Paul explore the impact of chilis on creativity and discover some surprising lessons: In order to create ‘new new’ ideas, it’s important to break the hard-wired “rivers of thinking’

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S1E4: Episode 4- Shampoo

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2020/08/20

The Common Creative Episode 4 “Shampoo” What is the role of creativity in the cut-and-thrust of the business world? In this episode, Chris Meredith shares a story about his experience as a junior brand manager in charge of a shampoo brand. Despite having a creative idea to boost sales the idea was squished by the all-powerful Marketing Director who explained that ideas like that are not what we do around here. The creative lessons for business are: Sometimes without even knowing it,

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S1E3: Episode 3 - What can nuts teach us about...

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2020/08/13

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 their inspiration for sharing ideas about creativity. And despite their initial misgivings, both end up pleasantly surprised about the rich insights it reveals:Too much of a good thingJust like nuts, too much creativity on a single theme can be a handicap. (For example, too many Brazil nuts can cause selenium poisoning and loss of hair!) Everyone,

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S1E2: Episode 2- Water Rats

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2020/08/07

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 light heated story about his disastrous attempt to be an extra on the TV Show “Water Rats”. (Paul failed in his role as a corpse and fluffed a scene where his only task was to shuffle some pieces of paper!)Despite his disastrous experience, there are five important learnings about creativity: Give it a go - even if you have no idea where

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S1E1: Episode 1 - What is Creative Energy?

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2020/07/29

In this episode, Paul and Chris draw on their personal experiences of daily acts of creativity (daily watercolour and a daily photograph) to understand what creative energy is and how to maintain it.The big theme that Chris and Paul draw out are that creative energy is like a rechargeable battery that has to be used regularly to keep it working well but which also needs to be re-charged (through rest and reflection) in-between uses.Even though they are each known for their one daily act of

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