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My way is best

My way is best

I had a bit of spare time so I caught up on some blog reading this afternoon. In fact I trawled through about 230 posts on my bloglovin' feed.

My three golden rules of (good) conversation

My three golden rules of (good) conversation

We've all had it — the conversation where one person goes on and on and on and you lose the will to live. Philip Patston's three golden rules of conversation.

TEDx Auckland 2012: The Label Libel, A New Look at Diversity

TEDx Auckland 2012: The Label Libel, A New Look at Diversity

Labels, we love them don't we? You may notice there are becoming more and more of them.

The Final Collision

The Final Collision

Philip Patston briefly looks back over 2011 and says goodbye to his Creative Collide blog on The Big Idea.

You are NOT entitled!

You are NOT entitled!

Philip Patston - "I've been noticing this in so many people lately that I just have to rant about it: entitlement."

Playing with diversity

Playing with diversity

Diversity is a journey of discovery, led by imagination, possibility, opportunity and wonder. It's about accepting what is, who is, wherever and whenever it is - says Philip Patston.

Diversity and Decay

Diversity and Decay

Philip Patston reveals a discovery that literally left him reeling for a moment - he's realised he needs to change his whole direction from helping people to grow, to letting them decay.

Stop communication letting (and getting) you down

Stop communication letting (and getting) you down

Philip Patston shares his experience that, when things go wrong, they often do so because of what was or wasn't communicated.

Disability arts and leadership

Disability arts and leadership

Philip Patston talks about funding a personal creative project, starting a unique ability arts movement in New Zealand and rethinking funding processes for an uncertain future.

Congratulations - you're wrong!

Congratulations - you're wrong!

Philip Patston reflects on the power of being wrong and how good at it the creative community is. He also shares a personal insight into his own fallibility.

What I didn't do at school

What I didn't do at school

Philip Patston explores 'unschooling' and laments his own creative education.

A certain uncertainty

A certain uncertainty

Philip Patston talks about dealing with anxiety and says as Cantabrians have affirmed during the