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TudoRama explores the nature and practice of creativity in the arts, sciences, politics and above all in everyday life. Tudor Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change at the University of Manchester. Tudor studied chemistry and radiation chemistry at The University of Wales at Cardiff. Following post-doctoral research at New York Medical College, he returned to the UK to work in technical management before joining Manchester Business School. He has published numerous books and articles on creativity, sporting management and leadership, as well as fictional works involving the mythical University of Urmston. He has been influential in the development of creativity-related projects in Europe, including the European Association for Creativity and Innovation (EACI), and was co-founder (with Susan Moger) of the journal Creativity and Innovation Management. He is also author of detective stories centred around the fictional University of Urmston, and a nearby chess club which houses a top-secret government surveillance operation. His recent switch to podcasting reaches out to a wider general audience interested in current affairs, and the processes of creativity previously described in his lectures, blogposts, and textbooks.

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How I escaped the Urmston Roundabout Death Trap

January 23, 2023 • Tudor Rickards

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I report on a near-fatal incident on the notorious Urmston Roundabout recently.

My journey began outside the East Cheshire Chess Club headquarters on Church Road, Cheadle Hulme. Our team was led by Captain Steve (Also known as Steve the Gardener, to distinguish him from all the other Steves in the club). The weather conditions were bad, with icy roads and subzero temperatures.
We were pitted against the might of Urmston at the Sports club off Moorside Road.
Steve had selected his Lumberwagon to deal with the icy conditions. It had been chosen in preference to his wife’s car, on the grounds that it warmed up more quickly, and gave us added protection from smaller vehicles we might encounter.
This arrangement meant that his two passengers clambered up into the front of the van with the driver.

Note these arrangements as you visualise the scene of the drama that was about to unfold ...

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