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TudoRama

TudoRama explores the nature and practice of creativity in the arts, sciences, politics and above all in everyday life. Tudor Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change at the University of Manchester. Tudor studied chemistry and radiation chemistry at The University of Wales at Cardiff. Following post-doctoral research at New York Medical College, he returned to the UK to work in technical management before joining Manchester Business School. He has published numerous

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4:10

Defining a woman

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2025/04/18

Send us a text Defining a woman. The legal case challenging the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the equality legislation (2010) April 17 2025 The case was brought by Women For Scotland, a gender critical organisation, against ministers of the Scottish Parliament. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, whose ruling was announced this week. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email...

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2:31

Why Donald Trump is being compared with Chairman Mao

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2025/04/16

Send us a text No, it’s not because they both wrote a book. Over a billion copies of Mao’s little red book is believed to have been printed. The Art of the Deal has reached a puny million copies. It’s because President Trump’s leadership is increasingly being compared with Mao’s disastrous attempt to transform China, known as the Cultural Revolution. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email ever...

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4:55

Fungus the Bogeyman's tennis bag. How decluttering...

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2025/04/10

Send us a text Confession. I am referring to my own sad case, having eventually accepted that my aging tennis bag was in serious need of restoration to some minimum level of acceptability on the hygiene front. Yes, a weekly sequence of spills from water bottles, biscuits, sunscreen lotions, muddy boots, energy drinks, unwashed sportswear and assorted sandwiches had taken its toll on it. The last straw wasn’t literally a straw but a spilt pack of fruit pastilles which had turned into squ...

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2:05

Irish Humour. The skull of Brian Baru

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2025/04/05

Send us a text A joke attributed to the great Irish comedian and raconteur,Dave Allen. The joke has been related many times and I was reminded of it recently on the website Quora in an entry by Roland Wyvern of Brighton in England. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leader...

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6:35

Wit and Wisdom March-April 2025

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2025/04/03

Send us a text Wish I could have found more on other news items, but what became known as Signalgate had peak billing as March drew to a close, and Donald Trump’s tariff tantrums then pushed itheir way to dominate the highlights. @Acyn Reporter: Can you share how your information about war plans was shared with a journalist? Hegseth: So you are talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes @FrankC164 So @PeteHeg...

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4:03

Controligarchs by Seamus Bruner. Book Review by Tudor...

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2025/04/02

Send us a text Controligarchs by Seamus Bruner. Book Review by Tudor Rickards Reviewer’s warning: The book presents a perspective which other commentators have described as promoting conspiracy theories. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leaderswedeserve.wordpress....

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3:38

Donald Trump Coup

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2025/03/31

Send us a text Donald Trump Coup. Sensational News revealed in a leaked Signal message Deadline April 1st 2025 Donald Trump was captured in a successful coup overnight. The news was revealed in a leaked Signal message. The instigators had mistakenly added the name of a British Journalist, Sandy Darricks, who posted a redacted version on X reproduced here Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everyd...

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2:59

Conspiracy theories. The assassination of President...

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2025/03/23

Send us a text Conspiracy theories. The assassination of President Kennedy In March 2025, a a bizarre example of a conspiracy theory occurred as the voluminous records of the assassination of President Kennedy were released for public scrutiny. At almost the same time, a conspiracy theory developed that the assassination had been carried out by a popular English television actress of the time, Penelope Keith. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary...

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5:32

More than meets the eye...why there's hope for the NHS

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2025/03/23

Send us a text This is a story which started with the editing of a textbook about leadership and is turning into a case study of the dilemma of leadership in the national health service... Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com

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3:24

So much symbolism as Teuchel faces his first match as...

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2025/03/22

Send us a text England’s football team has a new manager, Thomas Teuchel. According to the British football pundits, the role is one the hardest in the world in which an incumbent can succeed. This in part is an indisputable measure of a national team’s success, namely winning the highest of prizes, the World Cup. The significance has grown since the failure to win the Cup since 1966. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to...

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5:52

Wit and wisdom March 2025

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2025/03/17

Send us a text Wit and Wisdom March 2025 The news continues to be dominated by Trumpet calls from the West (Wing). Are we yet at peak Trump? @HagwithAttitude Forgot to tell you of my great achievement yesterday!!! I managed to open a pack of bacon using the ‘peel here’ tab, and not the kitchen knife! Me I’m adding that to my examples of Everyday Creativity The Free Press “For Americans who still cling to the now unfashionable notion that the international system should be ruled by rules...

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4:37

Chess Masters: The Endgame. A review

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2025/03/12

Send us a text BBC 2 attempts to do for chess what Like Littler is doing for darts, generate mass interest in a niche sport. I watch with mixed emotions, having turned down an invitation to take part mainly out of cowardice. So watch out for a version of non-buyer’s regret in my commentary on the first episode of Chess Masters: The Endgame So, here’s my take on the event. I settle in sofa commentary goggle-mode: replenish wine glass. Watch the ending of Mastermind. Stay up-to-date with all ...

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4:26

The Glorious Victory of the B team adds a Footnote to...

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2025/03/08

Send us a text The Glorious Victory of the B team adds a Footnote to Chess History It is well known in our league that East Cheadle Chess club B team also known as the east Chile buffaloes are prone to surprise their opponents, often scoring well in unexpected ways. And so it was recently as reported by our inspiring captain Jim. I have taken his graceful elegantly scripted account and added a few more earthy remarks of my own. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and ...

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6:53

Wit and wisdom, Late February 2025

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2025/03/04

Send us a text Wit and Wisdom, late February 2025 Still heavily biased towards political posts. I tried and failed to find a wider set… Me PMQs 6 questions about a refugee permitted entry to the U.K. 2 questions about sorting out Donald Trump 0 questions about the Gaza ceasefire 0 questions about global warming 0 questions about the economy Did I miss anything? @NicholasTyrone I’m always amazed at the people in Britain who look at Ukraine being invaded and think they should just roll...

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3:09

Sporting Dilemmas. The case of the Virtual Assistant...

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2025/03/03

Send us a text Sporting Dilemmas. The Case of the Virtual Assistant Referee. Sporting progress has always been measured. The metrics may vary, but the prize goes to athlete or team considered to have carried out the best performance, be it speed, distance, height, accuracy of core tasks or endurance. Sport requires judgement. As a sport develops and becomes professionalised so do the role of judge, and the sophistication of the measures. At the highest levels of competitive sport, the ...

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4:01

The Trumposki Gambit. The most feared weapon in the...

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2025/03/03

Send us a text The rarely-played Trumposki gambit has hit the headlines for its continued use by its devoted followers who believe it to be the greatest gambit of all time. The gambit was played in an acrimonious match in the opulent settings of the Trumposki Towers recently. The match, sponsored by Aeroflot airlines, was played according the Newchess rules, in which the home team has a second player able to play a special skewer move during the game, often turning a weak position...

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4:14

How's to save a lost game at chess

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2025/02/25

Send us a text In our league match this week, the most interesting point about my game was how I managed to convert a completely lost position into a draw. I’m not sure how much is Chess skill and how much is a psychology applied to escape from defeat. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycrea...

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5:23

Mao to Xi. A tale of two leaders

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2025/02/21

Send us a text Chinese leadership from Mao to Xi. A review of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, by Tsang and Cheung. To understand the role played by Xi Jinping in shaping China’s future it is necessary to understand the revolutionary origins of the State. The birth of the nation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) occurred under the charismatic leadership of Chairman Mao. Mao Zedong fits a profile of charismatic revolutionary leaders, whose stories have become embedded in his...

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3:55

Beyond mimicry: Can AI exhibit creativity?

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2025/02/17

Send us a text The question was posed by a team of creativity researchers as the AI revolution of 2023-4 was in full swing. AI was setting new questions about the nature of work, and the capacity of computers to replace humans Ref Marrone, R., Cropley, D., & Medeiros, K. (2024). How Does Narrow AI Impact Human Creativity? Creativity Research Journal, 1–11. Writing in a leading creativity research journal, they pose their research question as ‘How Does Narrow AI Impact...

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Proposal for collaboration with CIM for contributions...

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2025/02/13

Send us a text Invitation and call for ideas. CIM Community Meeting, March 2025 As invited by the Editorial Board I have submitted an idea for consideration at the CIM Community Meeting, March 2025 The Idea: Proposal for collaboration with CIM for contributions to the new edition of Dilemmas of Leadership Proposer: Tudor Rickards I am inviting contributions, initially in the form of citations of publications on emerging issues in creativity and innovation, to be published in the fourth ed...

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