Tag Archives: creativity

Hold me

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

As in life, so in art – we do need constraints. In their own way they can even liberate, by relieving us of the pressure of having to encompass everything. That has certainly been my experience with the two 26 … Continue reading →

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Gardening

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

Why did Nick Clegg ‘win’ last night’s prime ministerial debate? It may be an over-simplification to say it was because he sounded more human and believable than the other two, though that, I’m sure, was the essence of it. Of … Continue reading →

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Writing elsewhere

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

While we continue to pay daily tribute to International PEN’s 50 imprisoned writers through 26:50, I find myself constantly trying to imagine how they managed to write; where they found and concealed their materials, how they avoided the scrutiny of … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

Today seems like a good day to write about persecution. Trying to imagine the agony of crucifixion, of nails through palms and feet, of torn flesh and muscle, of gradual dislocation as the legs start to give way and the … Continue reading →

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The rhythm of life

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

We start our Dark Angels courses with a simple but illuminating exercise. We ask everyone present to name a favourite word. The resulting list allows us to make the point that we have a relationship with words that goes well … Continue reading →

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50 words for 50 days

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

My fellow Dark Angel, John Simmons, responded to my last week’s post by adding ‘the pretence of objectivity’ to the list of ingredients that I suggested might be swilling around in the toxic soup called management speak – or Manglish … Continue reading →

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Stories for life

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Jamie Jauncey

If you’ve never been there, Llandudno is a charming, and at this time of year extremely bracing, Victorian seaside town on the north coast of Wales. It’s also home to Venue Cymru, the national conference centre of North Wales. We … Continue reading →

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Murder by process

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

“Viola Tors wanted more community involvement, public hearings, more transparency, a poll, an environmental impact study …She was a killer of wonderful ideas and like so many murderers, she used procedure as a weapon.” Viola Tors features in Liberty, the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my blog

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

  I’ve called it A Few Kind Words because that’s the title of a talk I gave recently to a group of HR directors. Paradoxically, it’s HR people who are often the unkindest of all in the way they use … Continue reading →

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