When managing creative campaigns, one of the most important factors is a strong, compelling idea. More often than not, these can be the most original, most unique and consequently most daunting. In a world where creativity is key, but we live in a risk mitigation work culture, how can we encourage those around us to put their fears and objections to one side and embrace the potential of bravery.

1. Unicorns vs dinosaurs
How to be creative when nobody wants you to

2. Founder and MD of Manyminds
Co-founder of Outrageous Creative
Author of ‘The Future is Freelance’
Runs mentoring programme and
creativity workshops
Haven’t got a clue what I am doing
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3. Let me start with a fact
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4. 11 items of clothing
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39,916,800 ways to get
dressed

6. Business operate on
quantifiable predictability
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7. We reward not making
mistakes and maintaining
status quo
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8. People are paid
to not f**k up
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9. Let me circulate that
with all the key
stakeholders
We have strict brand
guidelines
We have a 12 step sign
off process

10. Meanwhile
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11. We are exposed to 3000
adverts a day
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12. 1 in 3 of us use
ad blockers
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13. “I get thousands of press
releases a day. Literally.
Thousands.”
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15. We have to be bold and
incite emotion
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18. 600+ pickups, including initial
placements with BuzzFeed and
The Huffington Post
Extensive international
coverage, including Business
Insider Australia, CNN Espanol,
six additional versions of The
Huffington Post
More than 3 million views from
the BuzzFeed feature alone
Close to 1 million social shares,
with nearly 20 percent coming
from on-site shares

19. “Emotions are the key - consider using data
that will tell a human story, resonate
emotionally, or tell us something particular
regarding human behavior.” - Krystin Tynski
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22. Brands don’t like to have
opinions
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24. 74% of CMOs said they are
“unlikely” to take a creative
risk with their brand
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25. 87% of us struggle to get our
best ideas signed off
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27. How can we be creative
nobody wants to take
risks?
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28. 1. Have bold ideas
2. Get them signed off
bold ideas...
...Signed off

29. Having bold ideas

30. @kirsty_hulse #searchlove
Who here believes you
are a creative person?

33. “Creativity is a skill that can be
learned, developed and
applied”
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35. Habits
Brainstorms
Validation
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38. “All creativity comes
through play.”
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39. Businesses have to
develop habits to enable
their staff to be creative
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42. Random wordsUse random words against a defined focused
to stimulate new ideas. The random word
allows us to open up paths we would
otherwise never explore.

44. Focus: To provide
idea to promote a
storage company
Random word:
Planet and
Photograph

46. Confidence games
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47. Be playful, take
ourselves a less
seriously, loosen
inhibitions
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48. One word story
You know the drill. One word each. It has to make sense. There’s a timer.
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49. An expert talk
Pick a subject from the list on the next slide. Then, can you please educate
the room on how this topic.
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50. 1. How to feng shui a room
2. What really killed off the dinosaurs
3. Why clowns are evil
4. The history of kitchen utensils that never caught on
5. How to stalk a celebrity
6. Why everything your parents tell you is a lie
7. An experts guide to winter gardening
8. Interior design for £5 or less
9. The reason universal plugs are all so different
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51. “I had no idea
how easily I could
make stuff up!”
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52. ProvocationsCome up with absurd solutions to a
problem

53. Emotionally connect
with storage
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56. Underlying emotional
principle: Loss, change,
sentimental value
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57. 1. How to feng shui a room
2. What really killed off the dinosaurs
3. Why clowns are evil
4. The history of kitchen utensils that never caught on
5. How to stalk a celebrity
6. Why everything your parents tell you is a lie
7. An experts guide to winter gardening
8. Interior design for £5 or less
9. The reason universal plugs are all so different

59. Write a blog post
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60. Use Instagram stories
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61. Run a test data campaign
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62. Business case
for creativity

64. “Creative campaigns
were 7 times more
effective than
non-creative campaigns”
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65. “If you let me be creative,
this will be 700% better”
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66. “Non creative
campaigns are
becoming less effective
over time”
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67. A standard way of
pitching a campaign is a
problem
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71. “I give my client loads of
data, but they still don’t
sign it off”
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72. Data is only good for
rational decision making.
Here we’re dealing with
fear
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73. Pitch something
insane
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74. The centre stage
complex
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75. “53% more likely to pick
the middle option”
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76. Plan for the worst case
scenario
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77. @kirsty_hulse #searchlove

78. Business case
for creativity
Round up!

79. Believe in your
ability to be creative
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80. Practice and train your
creative mind
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81. Go to new places. Be
silly. Play games.
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82. Have tiny feet
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83. Take time to
understand who you
are trying to convince
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84. Anticipate objections
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85. Win the
space race!
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86. Thank you!
bit.ly/SEOunicorn
kirsty@outrageouscreative.com
@kirsty_hulse