In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Dr. Natalie Nixon, creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and author of the award-winning book The Creativity Leap, shares why it is essential to unleash creativity for ourselves and in leading our teams and organizations.
Some highlights:
-Dr. Natalie Nixon’s childhood and how her family inspired her to explore her creativity
-Dr. Natalie Nixon on pursuing what you love
-The role observation plays in creativity
-The case of curiosity: why it is essential and how it is being drummed out by the school system
-How to create a more creative work environment
-Dr. Natalie Nixon breaks down the 2 elements of creativity: Wonder and Rigor
-Why intuition is essential for decision-making
-Why Dr. Natalie Nixon believes Jazz is the future of work
Mentioned in this episode:
-Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question and The Book of Beautiful Questions
-Michael Forman, Chairman & CEO of FS Investments
-Biplab Sarkar, CEO of Vectorworks
-Frank Barrett, professor and jazz musician
-Miles Davis, influential figure in the history of Jazz
-Art Blakey, Jazz drummer
-Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism
-Twyla Tharp, author of The Creative Habit
-Kursat Ozenc, author of Rituals for Work
-Erica Keswin, author of Rituals Roadmap
-The Decision Book by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler
Connect with Dr. Natalie Nixon:
Download Chapter 1 of The Creativity Leap (https://www.figure8thinking.com/the-creativity-leap-free-download/)
The Creativity Leap on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Leap-Curiosity-Improvisation-Intuition/dp/B07Y4JNH26)
Download The WonderRigor™️ Tip Sheet (http://bit.ly/wrtipsheet)
Figure 8 Thinking Website (https://www.figure8thinking.com/)
Dr. Natalie Nixon on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd/)
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
MahanTavakoli.com (https://mahantavakoli.com/)
More information and resources available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website:
PartneringLeadership.com (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
Mahan Tavakoli Website (https://mahantavakoli.com/)
Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/)
Partnering Leadership Website (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)
