Wild Ideas

Should we hold an Olympics for the Arts?

For a few decades the modern Olympics included medals for the Arts. What if this had never stopped?

Jul 25 •

Book banning: where do you stand?

What's been happening this year, and where to from here (Author Notes May/Jun 2024: Part Two)

Jul 1 •

Have you heard of Mehrabian's 7-38-55 communication model?

Why this concept matters for writers and creatives

Jun 24 •

We are all storykeepers

What if we could conceptualise ourselves differently?

May 21 •

How soon before we can deepfake the novel?

How a deepfake story of the moon landings got me thinking…

May 14 •

If AI is coming for our creative livelihoods, how do we respond?

We all need a strategy when the stakes are this high

Apr 20 •

My Kongenheimer Week

How do you judge a story?

Apr 8 •

The minke whale that changed me

Overcoming fears and finding new perspectives

Apr 5 •

Can storytellers learn anything from the Princess of Wales’s Mother’s Day photo debacle?

A picture scandal is worth a thousand words

Mar 19 •

Should we give up on older men?

I’ve heard this question a lot lately, but I think it's the wrong one

Feb 24 •

Why I haven’t said anything online about the crisis in the Middle East

Questions and stories around silence, complicity, toxicity, apathy and activism

Feb 21 •

I’ve been a homeschool mum for nine years – but here are some things my kids have taught me

Half the time I’m not sure who’s really teaching who!

Feb 14 •

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