Comedy practice: set the pattern, build expectation, then break it. Three beats give your idea shape; the twist makes it yours. 🎭
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Comedy practice: set the pattern, build expectation, then break it. Three beats give your idea shape; the twist makes it yours. 🎭
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A comedy mini lesson: set the pattern, build expectation, then break it. Three beats can turn a familiar idea into a bigger laugh. A small creative practice, with room for your own twist.
Getting my steps in! Queen Elizabeth Park is just steps away from the UNIQUEWAYS podcast recording studio and I’m making a habit of walking up here more often. I feel like Alice when I come up here, in an over-the-top… ! #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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Five-minute writing practice: a comedy scene, at a bus stop, involving a red umbrella, using the word “almost.” Let the constraints spark your next choice.
“I travel a lot but when I’m not travelling I try to pack all of my meetings in a few days so I can have some completely open days to do focused intellectual work…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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If not it being UNIQUEWAYS, my LinkedIn Premium account is my twenty first century Rolodex. I’m currently going through to add many of the guests from like the last 100 episodes of UNIQUEWAYS, as well as in-person contacts etc! #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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Some evenings I get started with my work in the UNIQUEWAYS podcast recording studio quite late. I find around 6pm or 7pm social media starts to get active and also I find my inspiration around that time to make things.. #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“Design is not neutral and is not born out of clean air it is born out of traditions, reactions against traditions, continuation of traditions…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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A small prompt for today:
Genre: mystery
Place: a quiet train
Object: a red thread
Word: return
Five minutes. Let the constraints open the page.
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Comedy can begin with noticing: find the detail, exaggerate it, flip it, then sharpen the punchline.
A city at sunset becomes a creative exercise: look, hear, smell, touch and taste your way toward richer details.
“I’m working on an exhibition right now that’s called Slow Design, that is about applying some of the principles of slow food to design, so you know local, small batch…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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A quick note in case you’re looking me up on Google or wherever. Please look up “Thomas K Girard” rather than just “Thomas Girard” if you want a more robust search result. The longer version tends to surface my scholarly activities .. #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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If not it being UNIQUEWAYS, my LinkedIn Premium account is my twenty first century Rolodex. I’m currently going through to add many of the guests from like the last 100 episodes of UNIQUEWAYS, as well as in-person contacts etc! #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“It happened by chance you know there are those people that find their mission when they’re four or five not me I wanted to be everything and nothing in between I wanted…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“Start being more aware of how objects are made, where they come from, and where they’re going to end were going to be not only enriched in the way we live…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“I also add objects to the collection but truly what I do in life is trying to make people understand how important and wonderful design is and when I talk about design…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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Keep your voice in the room when using AI. Start with your own words, review suggestions critically, and decide what belongs in the final version. ✍️🤖
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