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 Clients & Testimonials
Clients
- BBC, United Kingdom
- BSkyB, United Kingdom
- ABC Television, Australia
- ABC Radio, Australia
- TVNZ, New Zealand
- Channel 7, Australia
- S4C, Wales
- ITV, United Kingdom
- History & Biography Channels, United Kingdom
- Rising Sun Pictures, Australia
- Star TV Group, Hong Kong
- Channel 10, Australia
- Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), United Kingdom
- Film Australia
- Australian Friendly Societies Association (AFSA)
- Advertising Federation of Australia (AFA)
- Australian Credit Unions Association (ACUI)
- WalterTurnbull, Australia
- Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS)
- Financial Services Education Association of Australia (FSEAA)
- Promax & BDA, USA, Australasia, United Kingdom
"A man should fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve." - Oliver Wendall Holmes.
Testimonials
"Dear Chris and David. I want congratulate you both on a well organised, well structured training workshop recently presented to ABC staff by Creative Mastery.
The two days were instructional, incisive and very entertaining. My staff have voted it the best use of training budget they have experienced. They are using some of Dr Chris Stevens' tips in their daily work lives, and I have heard them refer to him often. All staff who attended the two days have put their names down for the next package in 2007.
Many thanks from ABC management."
- Sue Lester, Head of Marketing and Promotions ABC Television.
"..(CMI's) unique sessions and forums have made a great impact at Sky Creative. The sessions are challenging, accessible and a lot of fun. They offer practical insights into the nature of the creative process that are usable for creatives and their managers. They give us a guide about promoting and protecting creativity in the workplace that any company that wants to survive in the 21st Century would be wise to listen to.
You will find yourself with more ways and reasons to protect creativity and innovation in your work. You could be reassured that if you want innovation things have to be done in a different way. You might even be led to change the way your organisation is set up to nurture it's most valuable thinkers and thinking.
The respectable intellectual basis of his psychology of creativity makes other creativity training feel disposable and platitudinous. "
- Martin Delamare, Director of Creative Services BSkyB.
"Having seen Dr Chris speak at a Promax Conference, I invited him to come and spend half a day with my on air team and our colleagues from marketing at The History Channel UK.
The workshop "Surviving the creative rollercoaster" explored some of the issues common to all creative teams, looking at the challenge of maintaining high creative output in the face of stress and procrastination.
All the participants, without exception, found the workshop a very positive experience. They enjoyed Dr Chris's relaxed and informal approach, and his ability to relate his academic studies on psychology directly to their everyday work. It was also notable that several participants commented that they wished there had been time to learn even more!
I can happily recommend Dr Chris Stevens to others looking for a fresh insight into creative working - I hope we can work with him again soon".
- Richard Morgan, Head of On Air, The History Channel UK.
"I can't tell you how positive the reactions have been so far - even as good as some people telling me they have taken old projects out of the closet and started working on them again!"
- Kristen Cartmer, TV Promotions Creative Director Television New Zealand Ltd.
"Chris Stevens is a vibrant and engaged communicator with an important message for all organisations that want to flourish in these turbulent times.
His interpretation of creativity is broad yet focuses on getting the best from staff and helping them cope with the demands of uncertainty, and building that framework into opportunities for innovation and delivery. He is a tonic for the present and a ladder into the future"
- Professor Nigel Paine, Head of People Development BBC.
"As Design Manager for Ink Project, one of Australia's leading creative agencies, it was with great anticipation that I attended one of Creative Mastery's workshops on creativity. I wasn't disappointed.
As well as being a thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable day, the workshop has also equipped me with valuable and practical techniques to help structure my environment and time in order to create the best possible conditions for creative output.
I would have no hesitation in recommending one of Dr. Chris Steven's Creative Workshops to any other creative professional."
- Daniel Howes, Design Manager, Ink Project, Australia.
"When you are in a creative business great ideas bring high passions. But what goes up must come down. We get so used to the roller coaster of highs and lows in our creative business. There are tight deadlines, subjective opinions, and a variety of individual personalities thrown together in a creative "pressure cooker", so we mostly accept it as normal. It's the nature of the job isn't it? You just have to have one or two valuable people "burn-out", to realise it can be damaging to your team and your business. I didn't think we really needed the help of Dr Chris Stevens. After all, it's my job to manage creative people and I do a pretty good job most of the time. But can it be better? Can we take a group of individual creatives and turn them into a resilient team, who understand what's really going on when they start to "lose it"; who are equipped with the necessary skills in dealing with the usual problems which previously would trigger an emotional response and set off a destructive series of events within the team.
Being just half way through a 6 month program of workshops, the results are surprising. Suddenly we are no longer wasting time and energy on such useless distractions. This has been replaced by a more focused attitude to the job and a more cohesive team. The benefits are real. There is no doubt that the skills we have learned would benefit any creative team who are looking for a better result."
- Graham Donald, Director, On Air Promotions - Channel 7 Australia.
"The metaphor is far more intelligent than its author, and this is the case with many things. Everything has its depths. He who has eyes sees something in everything." - Lichtenberg
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