Filmed on July 18th, 2012, creativity expert Austin Hill Shaw answers a question pertaining to creativity in groups: When working on a large creative project how do you select your teammates?
Creativity Q & A: How to Maintain Your Creative Edge over Time
In this clip, filmed on July 11, 2012, Creativity Expert, Austin Hill Shaw, speaks on how to maintain your creative edge over time. Good clip to watch, especially for freelancers and entrepreneurs. http://youtu.be/3ufUjPSQO00
Author of The Accidental Creative, Todd Henry, Speaks on Creativity Under Pressure
Prolific, brilliant, and/or healthy. How to balance various aspects of creativity to have a truly creative life? Attention all creators! I really enjoyed this talk by Todd Henry on the nature of creativity in an era of constant demand and high productivity. Todd puts together a powerful argument, saying that on demand brilliance is really […]
Creativity Q & A: How to Spark Creativity when Blocked?
In this clip, creativity expert Austin Hill Shaw addresses an age-old question about creativity. About the Creativity Q & A Video Series: Every one of you is unique. There will never be another you ever! Knowing this, creativity expert Austin Hill Shaw has dedicated himself to empowering you to bring your creative gifts into the […]
Creativity and Leadership: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
I recently had an illuminating conversation with a dear friend of mine, Kathy Hart. Kathy is a change expert who, along with her company ClearVision Consulting, goes into large organizations and helps them execute large, system-wide changes, ultimately with the goal of aligning everyone, as her company name implies, with a clear vision. As a […]
Creativity and Engineering: Last Sunday Marked the 75th Anniversary of the Opening of the Golden Gate Bridge
Last Sunday, the San Francisco Bay Area celebrated the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. Both the Golden Gate and the Bridge that spans it have been very influential in my life. I moved to the Bay Area when I was 18 and seeing that grand opening left me with an […]
Creativity and Coworking: The Benefits of Sharing Space and Experience in a Creative Environment
For those of you who are entrepreneurs, or business owners, or lone artists or designers, or really anyone who either works on their own or is alone by being at the top of your organization, this article is essential. No matter how outgoing you perceive yourself to be, we all know that human beings are […]
“Corporate Alchemist” Linda Naiman Brings Creativity to the Public Sector
Sometimes it takes a bit of crisis to usher in a fresh wave of creativity into a place that is insular and prone to inertia. Here is a story of how the global economic crisis has perhaps brought a fresh, creative air to the managers of Canadian Heritage, a branch of the Canadian government that oversees […]
Creativity Expert, Sir Ken Robinson, says: “We Don’t Grow Into Creativity, We Grow Out of It”
Here is a short but powerful video on the creative mindset of children versus adults. Children are willing to take risks, make mistakes, and fail, which allows them to explore freely and creatively. Adults, however, bound my social norms and how they think they should appear, are uncomfortable making mistakes and failing. The result: creativity […]
Wisdom and Creativity in Business: I’m Enjoying Being the Speaker Liaison at the Wisdom 2.0 Business Conference
Wisdom and Creativity in Business: I’m Enjoying Being the Speaker Liaison at the Wisdom 2.0 Business Conference Today I have the honor of being the Speaker Liaison at the first Wisdom 2.0 Business conference at the historic Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco. The Wisdom 2.0 Tech Conference is well known in the region as […]