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Preventing Data Loss During Office Relocations

When businesses relocate, energy is usually spent on floor plans, packing, and logistics. While the physical move is important, the digital move is just as critical. Servers, hard drives, and even a single laptop can hold sensitive data worth far more than furniture or fixtures.The reality is: data loss during relocations is one of the most common — and costly — oversights. A corrupted hard drive, misplaced server, or insecure transport can mean breaches, downtime, and compliance issues.The ...

How to Choose the Right Cloud Provider for Your Business

For most businesses today, the question isn’t whether to use the cloud — it’s which cloud to choose. From storing files to running critical applications, cloud providers promise flexibility, cost savings, and scalability. But with so many options on the market, how do you know which one is right for your business?Here’s a practical guide to help you evaluate your choices....

A quick guide to using AI

No matter the size of your business or organisation, you’ve probably wondered whether AI is worth the hassle. Between staffing, compliance, quotes, invoices, and customer comms, there’s not a lot of spare time—or budget. The good news: AI can trim admin, sharpen your marketing, and speed up everyday decisions. The catch: you need a few guardrails so you don’t trip over privacy, accuracy, or security....

From Paper Chaos to Digital Calm: Why Your Business Needs Document Scanning

If you’ve been in business for a few years, you probably have the battle scars to prove it: boxes stacked in the back room, filing cabinets bulging with records, and maybe even an offsite storage unit you’d rather forget about.Paper was once the backbone of business record-keeping, but in today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s more of a burden than a benefit. That’s where document scanning steps in — transforming the way you work and setting your business up for a more efficient, sec...

Small Business, Big Target: Digital Security Isn’t Optional!

Many small business owners believe cyberattacks are something that only happens to large corporations. But in reality, Kiwi SMEs are among the most frequently targeted — precisely because they’re often less protected.A single malware infection or phishing scam can cost thousands in lost productivity, damaged reputation, or data breaches. Whether you’re running a local service, a growing nonprofit, or a remote team — antivirus and digital security are essential, not optional....

Why Your Filing Cabinet is Costing You More Than You Think

In New Zealand, where commercial office space is often at a premium—particularly in urban centres like Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch—filing cabinets are more than just clunky; they're costly. That stack of paper is not only taking up physical room, it’s chewing through productivity and introducing avoidable risk.Did you know that Kiwi workers spend on average 20–30% of their time looking for information stored in physical records? Multiply that across teams and departments, and ...

Supporting Nonprofits to Amplify Their Mission

Charities and not-for-profits (NFPs) across New Zealand operate under immense pressure. With limited staff, constrained budgets, and growing compliance demands, the mission can sometimes get lost in the paperwork. At Creatipix, we partner with NFPs to bring clarity, connection, and efficiency to the incredible work you already do....

How to spot fake AI Photos

How do you know if that shocking photo in your feed is real, or just another AI fake? Digital forensics expert Hany Farid explains how he helps journalists, courts and governments find structural errors in AI-generated images, offering four practical tips everyday individuals can use when facing the internet’s war on reality. Recorded at TED2025 on April 10, 2025)...

Using Brand Templates to Save Time and Money

Whether you’re creating a social media post, a flyer, or a presentation, consistency in design builds trust. When your audience sees the same colours, fonts, and layouts repeated, they instantly recognise your brand. Consistency Is KingBut producing consistent visuals can be a challenge — especially when multiple people are creating content. This is where brand templates shine....

Scanning Fragile Historical Documents

Historical documents are more than paper — they’re treasures of memory, culture, and identity. From century-old letters to archival records, these fragile materials are often irreplaceable. But with age comes vulnerability: ink fades, paper crumbles, and disasters can wipe out collections forever.Digitisation is the key to protecting these documents for future generations — but it must be done with extreme care....

The Lifecycle of a Digital File: From Creation to Archiving

Every digital file your business creates — whether it’s a client proposal, invoice, design draft, or HR record — goes on a journey. Managing this lifecycle well ensures your files remain secure, accessible, and valuable throughout their existence.Here’s what the lifecycle of a digital file typically looks like — and how to manage each stage effectively....

The Surprising Power of Your Nature Photos

Scott Loarie has a challenge for you: go outside and take a picture of a living thing. He introduces the global community of people building a living atlas of the natural world by sharing their nature photos with scientists — and shows how you can join in on the fun. (Recorded at TED2025 on April 10, 2025)...

I’ll Probably Lose My Job to AI.

Artificial intelligence could cost many of us our careers — but that doesn’t mean we should stop its development, says journalist Megan J. McArdle. As she watches AI encroach on her own craft, she shares a fresh take on the 19th-century Luddites, who tried to destroy machines that would upend their trade. Looking back, McArdle reframes today’s fears with a poignant question: If we halt progress to protect the present, what might we be stealing from the future? (Recorded at TED2025 on April...

Future-Proofing Your Records: Digital Archiving Best Practices

Every business generates records — contracts, invoices, HR files, design assets, and more. Some of these are legally required to be kept for years; others hold long-term value for strategy, branding, or history. But paper records are fragile, and poorly managed digital files can be just as risky.That’s where digital archiving comes in. Done right, it ensures your records remain secure, accessible, and usable for decades to come....

How Visual Consistency Builds Brand Trust

Think about the last time you recognised a brand instantly from its colours, fonts, or logo — before even reading a word. That’s the power of visual consistency. When your audience sees a unified look and feel across platforms, it builds credibility, familiarity, and trust.Inconsistency, on the other hand, confuses people and makes your brand feel unreliable....

How AI Models Steal Creative Work — and What to Do About It

Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed creative work as training data without permission or payment — a practice that pits AI against the very creators it relies on. AI expert Ed Newton-Rex has a solution: licensing. He unpacks the dark side of today's AI models and outlines a plan to ensure that both AI companies and creators can thrive together. (Recorded at TEDAI San Francisco on Oct...

The Hidden Cybersecurity Risks of Old Hardware

Many businesses hang onto old computers, servers, and networking equipment to save money. But outdated hardware doesn’t just impact speed — it can open dangerous security gaps that leave your business exposed....

The Art of Marketing — for Good

Can marketing transcend traditional business goals and actually be a force for good? Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar shares how purpose-driven initiatives — like “touch cards” for the visually impaired and debit cards that let people choose how their names appear — align profit with purpose and position businesses to create meaningful, positive change. (This conversation was hosted by TED's Whitney Pennington Rodgers.) (Recorded at TED@BCG on September 12, 2024)...

Why You Think You Look Bad in Photos

Do you hate having your photo taken? Portrait photographer Teri Hofford is here to change your mind. She unpacks why you may think you look bad in photos — and how to boost your confidence for those moments captured on camera. (Recorded at TEDxWinnipeg on June 6, 2024 )...

Poverty isn't a lack of character; it's a lack of cash

"Ideas can and do change the world," says historian Rutger Bregman, sharing his case for a provocative one: guaranteed basic income. Learn more about the idea's 500-year history and a forgotten modern experiment where it actually worked -- and imagine how much energy and talent we would unleash if we got rid of poverty once and for all. ...

Compelling Storytelling for Not For Profits

One of the main challenges not-for-profit organisations face is raising awareness and support for their causes and missions. They often have limited resources and time to reach out to potential donors, volunteers, partners and beneficiaries. How can they tell their stories in a way that engages and inspires people to take action?There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, but some general principles and best practices can help not-for-profit organisations craft and share their stories...

The Power Of The Smartphone

Smartphone cameras have revolutionised how people can share their stories with the world. They are affordable, accessible, and easy to use, allowing anyone to capture and edit high-quality photos and videos with their mobile devices. For the impoverished, poor, isolated, imprisoned or marginalised, smartphone cameras offer a powerful tool to document their realities, express their emotions, and raise awareness about their struggles. They can also use smartphone cameras to learn from others, conn...

Finalist - Community Good Award

We were honoured to have been nominated and selected as a finalist at the 2021 Rocketspark Community Good Awards. You can read about our journey to the awards via the article on the awards website.A big thanks to Rocketspark and to all those people and businesses who nominated us.While we didn't win, we were humbled by the fact that you thought we we worthy of been nominated....

storytelling 2.0

Stories constantly vie for our attention. We put ourselves in their path every time we sit down at a computer or pick up our phones. These stories appeal to absolutely everyone—the ones who like to read, the ones who surf YouTube like it’s a sport, the ones who listen to podcasts on their commute. Is it any wonder that there’s a premium on developing concepts and producing and packaging content? It’s incredible to think how quickly we got here. As recently as the 1990s, no one could ...

unleash your assets

Have you ever tried to find something important—a receipt, or a business card, or a note scribbled on a scrap of paper—in amongst a stack of other stuff? When was the last time you discovered something important in the depths of a catch-all drawer, and wish you could get back the hour you once spent searching for it? One of the advantages of the digital world is that we have all the tools we need to find everything we need instantly. Finite spaces and physical clutter are no longer e...