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From groupthink to great ideas: why diversity matters at work It’s 2021 and the times, they are a-changing. The Youthquake of recent years has seen young people push against the status quo and highlight some really important social issues (it’s fantastic!). As our societal landscape changes, these ideals naturally filter into the working world (and […]

Here it is – our take-it-in-turns story from the creative (and barmy) brains at Word Monster. Rules: There aren’t any. Each person writes the next section of story and can introduce whatever the frick they like. And in the beginning….. Laura L: Toothy had been hard at work for hours. His desk was a mug […]

Have you ever read a self-help book? We are always on the lookout for tips on how to “get double the amount of work done in half the time” or “perfect your daily routine to become a productivity machine”. And, with so much advice out there, we have often found ourselves really straying down the […]

How would next weekend’s Sunday roast go down if you only cooked the chicken for twenty minutes? You already know, don’t you? The chicken would be close to raw. The meat would be pink and rubbery. Everyone would get food poisoning and you’d drop even further in your in-laws’ already quite low estimation of you. […]

So, does your cat command your attention and mostly get what it wants? Well, if you ever needed an excuse to shower your little ball of fur with a bit more affection, we present to you, Hairball Awareness Day! For cat owners, finding a hairball or a wad of undigested hair that your cat coughs […]

The dreaded blank page. We’ve all been there. When you need to come up with an amazing advert, a wonderful white paper or a barnstorming (could’ve gone with brilliant, went with barnstorming) blog post, and the words simply don’t come. The longer you stare at that white void, the harder it becomes to find that […]

Writing good be hard. But it doesn’t have to be (as hard). We’re sharing the hidden aces up our sleeves – the cards we pull out whenever we’re writing with bite, or if we find ourselves in a writing pickle or a word jam. Here are our five favourite (and free) tools that we think […]

It’s never nice being told that your writing has missed the mark. But there’s something about creative work that makes taking feedback particularly hard to take – even for seasoned wordfolk. For starters, creativity comes from the heart, because it’s heavily influenced by your memories and your experiences. And that makes it feel extra personal. […]

At Word Monster, we love to describe ourselves as monsters (cute, non-scary ones, of course!). We can take a monstrously challenging brief and scare it into submission. Every day we munch on exciting and daunting projects and use creative wordplay to bring them to life. Recently, we’ve been thinking a lot about the words we […]

What’s the worst professional feedback you’ve ever received? Can you still remember how you felt? Now take that gut-busting feeling, get your emotional calculator out, and multiply that feeling by about a hundred. Maybe even two hundred. That’s how writers feel when they get feedback. You see, there’s something about writers that makes every ounce […]

So, we’re going to be working together again… or, for some of us, for the first time ever. While the majority will have distant memories of what office working used to be like pre‑COVID, there is a whole generation out there who have yet to step foot in a physical office space. And – let’s […]

You don’t need to wear a cape to be a hero (but by all means do, if that’s your style 😀). You can help to save someone’s life simply by donating your blood. World Blood Donor Day, which falls on June 14 each year, aims to raise awareness of the need for regular donations and […]

We’ve all been there. You’re heading out the door to pop to the shops or pick the kids up from school and you can’t for the life of you remember where your keys are. You scurry around, burrowing under cushions, delving into coat pockets, and peering under the couch, but, alas, the keys are nowhere […]

If you could choose any super power, what would it be? Invisibility? Time travel? Shapeshifting into a giraffe? The ability to click your fingers and be sitting in a hot tub with a Tom Hardy lookalike, champagne in hand? (Maybe that’s just me!) If I told you that you already have a super power, would […]

It’s springtime! The birds are chirping, the days are getting longer, the daffodils have finally blessed us with their sun-infused faces, and everything is just feeling a bit lighter and brighter. But have you ever considered why you feel better when spring arrives? While we appreciate spring for the joy and optimism it brings, it’s […]