Unlock your Creativity & Curiosity

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Hello, oh glorious you!

If you want to make yourself and your organisation more curious and creative, then we've got good news for you!

In our most recent live Q&A session, we chatted to Cannes Lions Design Jury President Quinnton Harris on just how to do that and a whole host of other interesting topics! 🏆

Also, in case you've been stranded on a remote island paradise sipping coconuts (lucky you!) and missed it, we've just launched a new course, Biomimicry!

If you like innovation, nature, and creativity, then it's the course for you. 🌱

We hope you enjoy this week's selection of Wisdom.

Big love,

Chris & the 42courses team x

Watch Quinnton's Q&A on demand now.

Cannes Lions Design Jury President Quinnton Harris joined us for an exclusive, live Q&A session to share his insights on how to create great work and how to make yourself and your organisation more curious and creative.

Quinnton discusses curiosity, creativity, storytelling and shares insights from being a jury president at Cannes Lions.

Enjoy it! It's marvellous. 🍿

And lookout for our next live Q&A coming soon!

Course of the Week 🏆

Did you know that sharks helped reduce bacteria in hospitals by 90%, or that arctic fish provided a solution for keeping ice cream frozen in warmer climates?

Learn this and many more innovation secrets from nature in our latest course, Biomimicry.

By the end of the course, you’ll understand how to use this fascinating topic in your creative problem-solving and innovation toolkit. 🏆

And if you need more a little more nudging, here's what one of our learners said:

"Feels like it should take a lot longer than 9 hours to learn what I just did."
- Matt K. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ICYMI 👀

1. 42 Quotes on Creativity ✨

Creativity is everywhere.

Aside from all the great music, art and film it has spawned, creativity has also played a role in scientific discovery, advances in medicine and the invention of modern technologies that have transformed our lives.

It’s arguably the most valuable skill you can develop because you can apply it to any aspect of life.

Once you’re done, don’t forget to read Part 1. 😉

2. Five Questions With A Biomimicry Expert 🌳

We sat down with Richard James MacCowan, founder and biofuturist of the Biomimicry Innovation Lab, to understand why learning about Biomimicry is so useful for creative problem-solving and innovation. 🪄

THE TUESDAY TAKEAWAY 💡

"You cannot create great work unless a little bit of you goes into it, be it your heart, your soul or your beliefs."
— John Hegarty

Sir John Hegarty is the co-founder of BBH, the author of Hegarty on Advertising, and a legend in his own right. So we asked him for his top ten ads of all time to find out what work he thinks is worthwhile 😊

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Bonus joke: What did the fish say when he swam into a wall?
Dam 😂