One to listen: Benjamin Clementine

This is the way he was discovered, Benjamin Clementine, in a metrostation in Paris which he used as a concert hall...

... and since an amazing performance at Jools Holland he is extolled and celebrated as a huge talent. I can't wait to see him life, so I bought tickets for his concert in april this year at the MC theater. Make your own judgement, but be quick, the concert is almost solled out, just saying... 

Be like a Honey Badger!

I really like this animal's stubborn and 'I-don't-care-I-do-what-I-want' attitude. Do what you want or need for your own sake and don't be afraid! An animal's lesson to take into account

People are naturally creative, so YOU are too

I’m so glad that I discovered the website whatdesigncando.nl (my boyfriend gave me this tip). The name says it already: this website shows what design can do both for the world and for you. And this morning I read on their blog about the Design School (D.School) at Stanford, and you know what enthused me so much about it? It is a school which IS NOT FOR DESIGNERS ONLY(!!!). Hallelujah! Also innovators from the industry and students from all academic disciplines and education come together to solve problems and ‘to achieve extraordinary results for any case’.

This clip will give you a short impression

One of the founders of this school is David Kelley (American businessman, entrepreneur, designer and teacher, according to Wikipedia), who gave a wonderful and convincing talk called “How to Build Your Creative Confidence” (TED, 2012). He says that creativity is not for the ‘chosen ones’, but that everybody is naturally creative.  

You really should watch his talk, because it not only will give you creative confidence but you also get to understand why creativity is so important and great to have. Did someone ever tell you that you are not creative? He or she was definitely wrong.  
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