Click here for Interview: Austin Hill Shaw, Creativity Instigator In June of this year, I was interviewed by Silicon Valley based professional, speech writer, and National Speakers Association member, Ian Griffin. We talked about the thrust of my speaking as a creativity expert, how I got involved in speaking about creativity, and my participation in […]
Creativity Q & A: What is the Link between Creativity and Nature, Part II?
Filmed in early August 2012 in the High Sierras, in a place named by Creative Expert, Austin Hill Shaw and his friend William James Okin as The Universal Ground of Everything, with Padmasambhava Peak and Ganesh in the background, Austin explores the links between creativity and nature in his annual wilderness retreat space. http://youtu.be/fZrtBE08mjM About the […]
Creativity Q & A: What is the Link between Creativity and Nature, Part I?
In this clip, filmed on August 3rd, 2012, creativity expert Austin Hill Shaw takes a break from prepping for his annual backpacking trip to the Universal Ground of Everything in the High Sierras and contemplates the profound connection between creativity and nature. About the Creativity Q & A Series: Creativity is more important than ever […]
Creativity Q & A: How Can We Teach Our Children to Be More Creative?
In this clip, filmed on August 1st, 2012, creativity expert, Austin Hill Shaw answers an important question from a concerned parent, “How can we teach our children to be more creative?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZxMpKz3S4 About the Creativity Q & A Series: Creativity is more important than ever these days. In these times of rampant automation and outsourcing, our […]
Creativity Q & A: The Links Between Creativity and Intoxication
In this clip, filmed on July 25, 2012, creativity expert Austin Hill Shaw explores the links between creativity and intoxication. Thank you for your courage and willingness to bring your own creative gifts into the world!
Steve Jobs, Creativity, and His Stanford Commencement Address
In 2005, Apple founder Steve Jobs gave this raw and moving commencement address to the Stanford graduating class. Having dropped out of college himself, been fired from the famous company he started, and been diagnosed and treated for cancer, Steve Jobs’ address is extraordinary, and touches on several powerful aspects of creativity and innovation, most […]
Creativity Q & A: How to Select a Creative Team
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 Work with the Unknown
In this clip, filmed on July 4th, 2012, Creativity Expert, Austin Hill Shaw, speaks on the challenges and opportunities of working with the feeling of not knowing during a creative project.
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 […]
Austin Hill Shaw Talks on The Five Essentials of Designing and Building Sacred Space, Part II
In this talk, filmed at the Lightning in a Bottle Festival on the morning of Saturday, May 26, 2012, and Part II of the hour long talk (for Part I click here), I continue building the framework, bringing sacred outlook and a profound sense of connection into the process of designing and building specifically and […]