What to pack in a pocket creativity kit that survives rain, crowds and rushed cafés
I keep a tiny "pocket creativity kit" with me most of the time. It’s the sort of thing I reach for when a rainstorm cuts a walk short and I duck into a café, when a queue becomes a quiet moment of thought, or when a crowded gallery makes sitting still on a bench the best way to notice something...
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It always happens at the most inconvenient moment: an announcement over a tinny speaker, a sudden...
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