Feeling like your creative spark has fizzled out? It can seem like a huge, intimidating challenge to get it back. But what if you shifted your focus from chasing creativity to just having some fun? In this solo episode of Creativity: Uncovered, Abi Gatling shares how buying a marble run recently made her realise that fun might just be the best way to get your creativity flowing again. Abi digs into how tapping into that childhood joy can really kickstart your creative journey.

Tune into this episode of Creativity: Uncovered to hear about:

• Why Abi bought a marble run (and why you might want one too)
  
  
• Why, if creativity seems scary, you should focus on fun instead
  
  
• How childhood toys can reconnect us with creative joy
  
  
• What Tamagotchis, Simpsons memorabilia, and op shop finds have to do with creativity
  
  
• Why small changes and playful moments can have a big creative impact
  
  
• A simple question to help you reconnect with your younger, more joyful self

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: https://crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/why-i-bought-a-marble-run-and-you-should-too/


Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Faster. Cheaper. More efficient. That's the mantra driving much of our world today - but should it apply to creativity? In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, Abi Gatling speaks with Jesse Feister, Executive Director of Webby Media Group, to explore what happens to creativity and craft in a world obsessed with speed and automation. Can creativity survive without compromise? And what do we lose when we skip the struggle?

Tune into this episode of Creativity: Uncovered to hear about:

• The difference between creativity and craft in a high-speed world
  
  
• How AI and technology may be raising the standard, not lowering the bar
  
  
• Why craft "resists efficiency" - and why that matters
  
  
• What we might lose when we remove effort from the creative process
  
  
• Whether machines could ever truly replicate human craft
  
  
• The evolving definition of excellence in the digital age
  
  
• The increased emphasis on human connection and authenticity
  
  
• The role of awards like the Webbys in celebrating (and defending) creative integrity

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: https://crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/what-happens-to-craft-in-a-world-that-prizes-speed-and-automation/



Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

What happens when the subject of your art is also an artist? In this layered episode of Creativity: Uncovered, Abi Gatling speaks with filmmakers Jason and Blue Gerber about their new feature-length documentary, Dawn Dusk. The film follows designer Chellie Look as she navigates grief, creativity, and the tension between artistic integrity and running a business. But this conversation isn't just about the story they captured - it's also about their own creative journey bringing it to life.

Please note: This episode includes discussion of a film that contains themes of domestic violence. While these are not explored in depth, listener discretion is advised.

Tune into this episode of Creativity: Uncovered to hear about:

• The origin story of Dawn Dusk and how it evolved from a short into a feature
  
  
• How Jason and Blue discovered Chellie Look and why her story resonated
  
  
• The emotional and creative themes at the heart of the film
  
  
• What it's like to make your first feature-length documentary
  
  
• How filmmakers stay creatively energised during a long production process
  
  
• The parallels between Chellie's creative struggle and the filmmakers' own process
  
  
• Crafting narrative in documentary form: the challenges and breakthroughs
  
  
• Navigating working with your partner (and others) to fulfill a creative vision

Dawn Dusk is streaming now - find out where to watch here: https://www.dawnduskfilm.com/where-to-watch

Happy listening!

xo Abi

Ps. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: https://crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/dawn-dusk-exploring-grief-creativity-and-artistic-vision/

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.