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Welcome to 'The Creative Condition' podcast: an ongoing exploration of human creativity to help you understand and maximise yours. The show is hosted by creativity coach, Founder of The Creative Condition, and The New York Times, Adidas, and Premier League illustrator Ben Tallon. Creativity is an often misunderstood pillar of human happiness, something far bigger than artistic talent and crucial for fulfilling lives and careers. Featuring exclusive interviews with experts and thought leaders, including illustrators, rock stars, artists, sensitivity experts, designers, emergency service workers, Olympic gold medal winners, comedians, microbiologists, photographers, fighters, and many others.Supported by founding sponsor illustrationx.com. Also supported by the Ukrainian Institute https://ui.org.ua
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The Creativity Diary Entry 21: Priming the mind, business maintenance, beanstalks and hooligans, and rose tinted glasses
mercredi 8 octobre 2025 • Duration 17:08
Covered in this instalment of 'The Creativity Diary':
- Brain lube
- Maintaining a multi-faceted business
- Multiple beanstalks and many Jacks
- The pain of the past
As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session now at https://thecreativecondition.com
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
Ep 275: Coaching for Illustrators announcement
Episode 275
mercredi 1 octobre 2025 • Duration 19:32
After 1.5 years of creativity coaching through my one-to-one Pit Stop sessions, it's time to announce a new illustrator-specific offer.
With 18 years in the game and over 300 interviews with creative industry and broader thought leaders, I've designed something to help illustrators to take control of their next moves as the market continues to shift.
As ever, The Creative Condition podcast is supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com
Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session or my 'The Creative Condition' workshop now at https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
Ep 270: ANXIETY! Psychologist Wendy Dignan on taking control of our thoughts for creativity’s sake
Episode 270
mercredi 6 août 2025 • Duration 01:15:38
The world is heavy. It always was. But today, we're slammed by a constant wall of white noise, and the vast majority of what we're told is negative.
Anxiety is heightened perhaps more than ever before as a by-product of our hyper-connected digital way of life.
Too many people spend their days exhausted and locked in a state of fear. It's damaging our ability to create, to feel hopeful, optimistic, and curious.
Every one of us lives with anxiety. It is an evolutionary alarm system to help keep us safe. We are also able to manage our thoughts to stay in control of our anxiety.
UK leading psychologist Wendy Dignan, founder of Fearless Female joins me as we openly discuss our own experiences with anxiety, what it is, why many people are struggling to cope with theirs, and how we can better do that.
We discuss:
- Why anxiety belongs to all of us, and how it behaves
- Why people suffer from it more than others
- The physiology of anxiety
- Wendy and Ben's own struggles
- Anxiety misconceptions
- Techniques to turn anxiety into something meaningful, and how to quieten thoughts
As ever, The Creative Condition podcast is supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com
Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session or my 'The Creative Condition' workshop now at https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
The Creativity Diary Entry 17: ABOLISH THE PARASITE CLASS
mercredi 30 juillet 2025 • Duration 13:31
A responsive instalment of The Creativity Diary as I drive under a motorway bridge and struggle to get past the graffiti message painted on it.
As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session now at https://thecreativecondition.com
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
Ep 269: PJ Richardson, Laundry co-founder on playing in the chaos of agency creativity
Episode 269
mercredi 23 juillet 2025 • Duration 01:25:19
PJ Richardson discovered graffiti. It brought him fulfilment when chaos was present in his early life.
The chaos hasn't gone away; it has only changed shape and form. We discuss his journey from painting walls to leading a Los Angeles-based motion and design studio, what today's chaos looks like, and how he finds the space to create great art within it in the commercial world.
We discuss:
- Trauma and resilience
- Abandon mindset when all else seems lost
- The need to create 'sandboxes' and 'playgrounds' to avoid stifling creativity with procedure and protocol.
- Laundry's conception and evolution.
https://www.laundry.studio/
As ever, The Creative Condition podcast is supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com
Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session or my 'The Creative Condition' workshop now at https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
The Creativity Diary Entry 16: Porn mag reflection, parenting lessons about elements, the perfect nap
mercredi 16 juillet 2025 • Duration 14:56
Covered in this instalment of 'The Creativity Diary':
- The perfect nap
- Porn magazine reflections and the importance of accepting our roots and creativity context
- Parenting lessons and humans encountering their element
As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session now at https://thecreativecondition.com
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
Ep 268: BURNOUT! Emily Heird breaks down what it is, what it’s not, and what steps you can take to get better
Episode 268
mercredi 9 juillet 2025 • Duration 01:08:15
As awareness of both the shiny clock towers and the most hidden caves of mental health grows, it's become increasingly common to self- or misdiagnose.
'Burnout' can be tossed around too lightly. I've done it myself. I came to understand what I felt was overwhelm.
I'm joined by Cognitive Performance Strategist and burnout coach Emily Herird to discuss a condition intertwined with the crazed pace of our 21st century lives. She explains what burnout is, what it's not, and what steps we can take to avoid it, or get better.
We discuss:
- What burnout feels like
- What it's not
- Why people. burn out
- How people can recover, or begin creating space for rest and nourishing activities
- The role of modern life and the ubiquity of technology
- Common mistakes people make leading to burnout
https://vantageviewcoaching.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-heird/
As ever, The Creative Condition podcast is supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com
Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session or my 'The Creative Condition' workshop now at https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
Brew Brain Dump 8: Is the word ’creativity’ a part of the problem?
lundi 7 juillet 2025 • Duration 09:38
A moment with The Creative Condition founder Ben Tallon as he shares creativity-led thoughts, insights, lessons, feelings, and observations for the duration of one brew (hot beverage).
Today, join me as I interrogate the word creativity to see if it's doing my ambitions to see it better understood more harm than good.
As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session or my 'The Creative Condition' workshop now at https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
Access creativity resources including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
The Creativity Diary Entry 15: Outraged by silly outrage, the things you do so naturally we overlook them, people stuck on the side of the road,
mercredi 2 juillet 2025 • Duration 12:32
Covered in this instalment of 'The Creativity Diary':
- Outraged by outrage
- The people on the roadside
- A simple comment reminds me of something key about creativity
As ever supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session now at https://thecreativecondition.com
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
Ep 267: Jamhot co-founder Graeme McGowan on the creative industry landscape in the latest revolution
Episode 267
mercredi 25 juin 2025 • Duration 01:19:30
Was there ever a good time to start a business?
Jamhot and I both entered the creative industry during the financial crash of 2008. Do we now look back and make a distorted comparison to the insanity of today? Or do we recognise that there was never a good time to throw ourselves into this creative life?
We discuss:
- Storytelling and surviving
- Receiving reckless emails
- Being open to change
- Lunch clubs and the need for in-person community for optimal creativity
- Not forming ideas from assumptions
- Balancing rest and productivity
https://thisisjamhot.com/
As ever, The Creative Condition podcast is supported by Illustration X https://illustrationx.com
Work with me through the 'PIT STOP' one-stop creativity foundational coaching session or my 'The Creative Condition' workshop now at https://thecreativecondition.com/coach
Access creativity resources, including books, a reading list, and 300+ podcasts at https://thecreativecondition.com
Help the Ukrainian Institute's brave creative community during a horrific time of war at https://ui.org.ua
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