The Guardian and Wired have called me a 'Man on a Mission'.
A mission to inspire a million kids to aim higher than high, powered by their creativity and our communities.
Inspired by Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk on how schools can kill creativity in kids and with two of my own I co-founded a project to run mini creativity festivals in my sons' primary to tap into the creativity I believed was latent in our communities.
I want to ignite #OurCreativityRevolution by Raising/Inspiring #OurMilllion
Projects
- #LetsCreateXmas21DON'T BUY CHRISTMAS - CREATE IT We just launched a campaign to get kids and families making stuff together with cardboard as I'm delighted to be the first UK Ambassador for the epic MakeDo upcycling system from Australia We have the only UK stock of MakeDo now and can get things to you for Christmas if you're quick All proceeds go towards #OurMillion21 appeal - to raise a Million Quids to Inspire a Million Kids in 2022 by unleashing a creativity revolution across the UK next year. See: www
- SHARE YOUR ART - WITH THE WORLDWe've just set up a #CommunityLockIn as an artistic response to the Lock Down. You may have seen me on BBC Breakfast last Wednesday as below, yes the morning of 1st April ;-) It's an 8 stream, 4 channel Content Creation and Community Collaboration Hub - think telly studio with green screen, etc where people Skype in to the vision mix. We did a 9 hour broadcast last Friday and it worked so we're doing our first live #ARTCONNECTS Show today 3-5pm. Would love to discuss how we can share this re
- Let's Collaborate for CreativityI co-founded and now run a non-profit called STEAM Co. We are about Art. We say that 'Art is what we call it when what we do might connect us' Art is the killer combination of Creativity, tech (think tools - paint, cardboard or code) and People. Creativity is what makes us human. It inspires kids in their learning, powers economies and connects communities. Who doesn't want some of that? But it's at risk in our schools. The Number One TED talk is by a bloke called Sir Ken Robinson on How