Creativity is... – Details, episodes & analysis

Nathan Mann is an autistic writer hosting a space for other autistic people for The January Challenge. He's working with others to teach them how to create and write great stories! Nathan joins us in the studio to share his journey to find his creative voice as a teenager and beyond.

Pavani Konda is based in the Midlands but connects with her community online through engaging content about her love of Asian TV dramas. Pavani joins us to share her first memories of getting creative and how we should hold on to our curiosity as we grow older.

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Jo opens up and discusses her lifelong mission to overcome perfectionism and redefine creativity. We put Jo in the hot seat to try out a creative prompt herself (…there's also a very special guest appearance, so tune in below to find out more!)

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In the final episode of our January Challenge mini series, we have brought together some thoughts from the people who took part in the January Challenge. During a difficult month and new national lockdown measures, our community has shared how the creative challenges provided them with joy,  gave them an opportunity to connect with others and re-ignited a passion for old skills.

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Transcript for the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XdeC4I58nrNPWFqC49aN7vYloiEBQeasZvky3J0wnfc/edit?usp=sharing

Music: Ketsa - Thinking Free (https://ketsa.uk/)

Today Michaela is chatting with Yomi Adegoke, the final one of our curators for The January Challenge 2021 in one of the last episodes of our mini series. They discuss how the national lockdown allowed people to reclaim their hobbies and the beauty of having hobbies that you don't turn into side hustles. 

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Transcript for the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j0RV7CXfhXs92T2rDAbGdoxWfrJK49v8jCP9fo8dsyw/edit?usp=sharing

Music: Ketsa - Thinking Free (https://ketsa.uk/)

Today Michaela is chatting with Jess Thom, another one of our curators for The January Challenge 2021. They discuss the intrinsic nature of creativity and how The January Challenge can help you reconnect with the activities you've been told by others that you were "bad" at. They also talk about disability arts and how creativity can encourage us to think differently whilst giving us the skills to speak up when we need to.

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Transcript for the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbZciwhBbwLdDAagkLrpj_Yj4OrgH9NLxxIjLnA9dTA/edit?usp=sharing

Music: Ketsa - Thinking Free (https://ketsa.uk/)

Today Michaela is chatting with Lemn Sissay, one of our curators for The January Challenge 2021. They talk about how creativity enables us be more ourselves, how reading as a creative act helped Lemn to understand his reality and why being creative allows you to see the world in a different way. 

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Transcript for the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RIhuvM5a6mvzfza7P0nKwkVIY2ZgiSZuFvc4jTnhNJQ/edit?usp=sharing

Music: Ketsa - Thinking Free (https://ketsa.uk/)

Today Michaela discusses how The January Challenge came to be with the CEO and co-founder of 64 Million Artists, Jo Hunter. They talk about why creativity is so important for your wellbeing, how doing creative challenges can transform your mood and how The January Challenge can help us all to connect whilst we create!

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Transcript for the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S3E6E1rc6EEcQscaWeRoF4Ptyn9dp0KwKWjxDkWKlbE/edit?usp=sharing

Music: Ketsa - Thinking Free (https://ketsa.uk/)

Nigel is a kids TV legend. Having presented on every kid's channel in the UK (you may recognise him from CBeebies Baby club), he now runs a group called the Dadvengers, a blog and podcast, and hosts weekly ‘Dad walks’.

Nigel joins us in the 'Creativity is...' studio and shares stories from his creative life in TV and film. He shares how keeping his focus on his goals has led him to success from an early age and why you should never take "no" for an answer.

Nigel is one of our 31 Creativity Champions featured in The January Challenge 2024 lineup. Sign up for The January Challenge by visiting 64millionartists.com for free creative prompts and inspiration in your inbox, along with the latest podcast episodes.

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Michael Rosen sits down with us to talk about how his life experiences have led to his creativity and fed his imagination. He shares how he takes notes of ideas, why creativity is so important to humans and what creativity is…to him.

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Welcome to 'Creativity is...', the podcast by 64 Million Artists that celebrates our unique creativity.

The dictionary definition of creativity is… “the ability to go beyond traditional ideas, rules, and patterns and create new ones”.
So, regardless of what you’ve thought before, you don't have to be a professional painter, illustrator, singer or musician; all it takes to be creative is to have a mind that can think new thoughts.

Each episode explores how our guests' life experiences have shaped their imagination, connections and self-expression. This is an open invitation to everyone. This is a reminder that if you have a mind to dream, you possess the power to be creative.

Creativity means different things to all of us, and it can help us understand our feelings, gain perspective and manage stress, or give us five minutes to reconnect with ourselves.

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Because creativity is...yours to explore.