Richard Holman·Apr 5, 2024The Remarkable Story Behind One of the World’s Best Loved Songs‘Scrambled eggs, oh my baby, how I love your legs.’
Richard Holman·Feb 14, 2024Adventures in IdeaspaceThe poet and musician Leonard Cohen was once asked where he found inspiration. He paused for a moment. And then, in that rich, deep, whisky…
Richard Holman·Feb 2, 2024Are you a Cowboy, Farmer or Monk?When I was a kid I desperately wanted to be a cowboy (alas, there were no ranches in 1970’s Leeds). So when I recently stumbled across this…
Richard Holman·Feb 2, 2024What If a Problem Could Be Its Own Solution?Bird spikes have become a familiar part of the urban environment. They protrude from signs, guttering and windowsills across the world. In…
Richard Holman·Nov 16, 2023Minding the Gap — the advertising strategy you’ve not heard ofWhen it comes to making effective advertising there are certain qualities that everyone knows to aim for. Or at least they should know to…
Richard Holman·Oct 3, 2023A Simple Daily Practice to Boost CreativityEver heard of the ‘morning pages’?
Richard Holman·Sep 15, 2023The Greatest Movie Ever Made Was By a 1st Time DirectorCitizen Kane is often cited as the greatest film of all time. What most people don’t know is that before he co-wrote, directed, produced…
Richard Holman·Sep 15, 2023Confessions of a Creative CoachFor the last five years I’ve been a creative coach. I’ve listened to the deepest, darkest fears of countless creative professionals — from…
Richard Holman·Jun 9, 2023Ten Years Ago …Ten years ago I climbed a hill behind our house, out of earshot of anyone but a few sheep, and I wept. Things were about as tough as…
