Should old creative habits die hard, or be milked for all they’re worth? January is typically full of resolutions to change and promises to be better – usually to ourselves, and more often than not, unfulfilled. But should we be making commitments to improve our creative skills and instincts in 2016? And if so, how? As a society, we almost hero-worship the concept of change. Things should never stay the same, they must change – with the strong implication than innovation

The great and the good might acknowledge that creativity is necessary for the market to flourish - but is the market necessary for creativity to thrive? The current Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has gained quite a reputation for speaking into contemporary social issues and not just sticking to the more traditional topics of faith and spirituality. Whilst some think this is beyond his remit, I’m of the opinion that a) the church should have a point of view on how we l

How artistic expression and appreciation is a human need, to nurture both individuals and communities - and means we are all creative. When I first watched Dead Poet's Society back in 1989 as a teenager, most of the wisdom of Robin Williams’ character, John Keating, was totally lost on me. But following the tragic death of the actor in August 2014, social media was awash with genuinely inspiring quotations from the man himself as well as from his best-known performances. On