Welcome to the personal website of Adam Cairns

I’m a poet with a business background interested in exploring the intersection between creativity and workflow.

What if you could design a workflow that improved your creativity?

Is it possible to organise for creativity?

It all begins with an idea. Then one idea sparks another. Maybe you want to generate more ideas. Or maybe you want to link creative ideas together. Whatever you’re doing, what’s the best the way to make sure you always have access to your best ideas?

Workflows

In the business world, designing effective processes deliver consistency and reliability. I’m experimenting with creative workflows for my poetry writing practice.

Tools

What are the best tools for creativity and how can they improve the quality of your output?

Interfaces

Is there a bridge between digital and analogue forms of writing? Are there benefits from a hybrid interface?

Tracking

What is the best way to keep track of ideas? How can you ensure ideas are retrievable and linkable?

Planning

How do you manage creative projects? What is the best way of maintaining an overview and meeting deadlines?

Reading

How do you keep track and learn from what you’re reading? What is the best way to retain information and ensure it’s always on hand?

  • Courses

    I have tested many ways to manage creativity. I teach workflows one to one. You can access this learning here.

    Courses

  • Workflows

    Whenever I run an experiment, test a new workflow or find a new way to link tools together, I share what I’ve learnt.

    Workflows

  • Digital Garden

    I love Digital Gardens. These articles are wrtitten as ideas in progress — sometimes provisional, always questioning.

    Digital Garden

  • Poetry Craft

    I love poetry. I write about poetry related themes here. Poem analysis, tools and techniques.

    Poetry Craft