The Creative Life Podcast: Creativity, Innovation And Inspiring Ideas | James Taylor

Ethical Vegan This week sees the start of COP26 in Glasgow, a summit that brings the world together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. To mark the occasion we decided to record a special series of the SuperCreativity podcast that will focus on […] The post The Ethical Vegan – #309 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Travel Writing Tribe Travel can be one of the greatest things you can do to spark your creativity and curiosity. I spent much of the Pandemic lockdown reading books about countries that I wanted to visit when the world opened up again. That’s how I discovered today’s guest. Tim Hannigan is a writer and […] The post Travel Writing – #308 appeared first on James Taylor.

Innovative Cities I’m James Taylor and you’re listening to the SuperCreativity Podcast, a show dedicated to inspiring creative minds like yours. Professor Dan Breznitz is known worldwide as an expert on rapid-innovation-based industries and their globalization, as well as for his pioneering research on the distributional impact of innovation policies. He is a University Professor […] The post Innovative Cities – #307 appeared first on James Taylor.

Developing A Creative Mindset My guest today believes that it is time to rethink the way we make innovation happen. He argues that innovation doesn’t come from an algorithm; it comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity is not a gift for the chosen few—it is a process that can be learned. Jeff […] The post How To Develop A Creative Mindset – #305 appeared first on James Taylor.

Claiming Your Creative Power Through Entrepreneurship When Marcus Whitney moved to Nashville in 2000, he was a college dropout with a one-year-old and a baby on the way. He waited tables and lived in a week-to-week efficiency hotel. From the outside, Marcus looked like the furthest thing from a budding entrepreneur. But inside, he knew […] The post How To Claim Your Creative Power Through Entrepreneurship – #304 appeared first on James Taylor.

Seeing Around Corners Paradigm shifts in business, known as inflection points, can either create new opportunities or present new threats. Those leaders who can “see around corners” and spot these inflection points before they happen, can position themselves for success. Columbia Business School professor and innovation keynote speaker Rita McGrath’s latest book ‘Seeing Around Corners” […] The post Business Strategy: Seeing Around Corners – #303 appeared first on James Taylor.

Heuristics In Judgment And Decision-Making Numbers don’t lie – but they often mislead us. From health risk to financial decisions, it can be hard to understand statistics because they are often presented to us by ‘experts’ who misinterpret the data. In his book Risk Savvy, Professor Gerd Gigerenzer shows us all how we can make […] The post Heuristic Decision Making – #302 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Difference Between Creativity And Innovation   Instead of shooting for a $10 billion IPO or a Nobel Prize, the most prolific innovators focus instead on Big Little Breakthroughs – small creative acts that unlock massive rewards over time. By building a daily habit of creativity, organizations not only enjoy a high volume of small […] The post Creativity VS Innovation – #301 appeared first on James Taylor.

Creativity And Peak Performance What does it take to accomplish the impossible? What does it take to shatter our limitations, exceed our expectations, and turn our biggest dreams into our most recent achievements? These are the questions that our guest today has sought to answer in his new book The Art of the Impossible: A […] The post The Art of the Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer. – #300 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity When in their lives do artists produce their greatest creative work? By examining the careers of great painters, poets, novelists, and movie directors my guest today offers a profound new understanding of creativity. Using a wide range of evidence, Professor David Galenson shows in his book ‘Old Masters […] The post Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity – #299 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Power of Smart Collaboration – with Heidi K. Gardner  Studies show us that companies earn higher margins, inspire greater client loyalty, attract and retain the best talent, and gain a competitive edge when their people collaborate across functional boundaries. Yet most firms have carved up their highly specialized, professional experts into narrowly defined practice […] The post The Power Of Smart Collaboration – #298 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation In The Age of Artificial Intelligence.  Technology has always allowed us to extend our understanding of being human. But will artificial intelligence actually enable us to create in different ways? And could recent developments in machine learning also mean that it is no longer just human beings who can […] The post The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation In The Age of Artificial Intelligence.  appeared first on James Taylor.

The Power of Lifelong Learning Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning Intellectual Humility Becoming a Takumi Learning new skills   For More of SuperCreativity Podcast By James Taylor For many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. Today we live in an age that looks up […] The post The Power of Lifelong Learning – Tom Vanderbilt #296 appeared first on James Taylor.

Dr. Cyndi Burnett: The Science Of Creativity – #295 In this episode: The Science Of Creativity Julia Cameron’s ‘The Artist’s Way” The Torrance test The latest academic research on creativity.   For More of SuperCreativity Podcast By James Taylor What is the case for developing creative thinking skills? How can we teach creativity in schools? […] The post The Science Of Creativity – #295 appeared first on James Taylor.

Expert: Understanding the Path to MasteryThe Qualities of Being An Expert In this episode: How anyone can become an expert. The future of work. Improvisation skills, thread management, innovation, ZPD theory. Why having expertise and being an expert isn’t necessarily the same thing.   For More of SuperCreativity Podcast By James Taylor What could a […] The post How To Become An Expert – #294 appeared first on James Taylor.

Which Roles Will Be Most Affected By Automation And AI. In this episode:  Automation and AI: How it will affect the future of work. The difference between enabling and augmenting technologies. The impact of cities and alcohol prohibition on innovation.  Which skills we should all be developing in this new age.   For More of […] The post Automation and AI: How it will affect the future of work. – #293 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin   For More of SuperCreativity Podcast By James Taylor My guest today is Seth Godin. Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple […] The post Seth Godin – A Marketing Icon On His Creative Process, Shipping Creative Work and Vodka Making – #292 appeared first on James Taylor.

The NEW SuperCreativity Podcast Show SuperCreativity Podcast The Creative Life Podcast SuperCreativity New Things Coming Up For More of SuperCreativity Podcast By James Taylor The Creative Life Podcast So this show started as the creative life podcast over well, just under 300 episodes, or COVID. So 300 weeks, I’ve been recording a weekly episode on […] The post The NEW SuperCreativity Podcast Show – #291 appeared first on James Taylor.

The Four Bestselling Book Structures Robin Colucci is an entrepreneur, author, and writing coach whose clients have been traditionally published by companies including Random House, Doubleday, John Wiley & Sons and Hay House. Robin has studied some of the best-selling books in the world, the ones that have sold hundreds of thousands and even millions […] The post CL290: The Four Bestselling Book Structures appeared first on James Taylor.

The NEW SuperCreativity Podcast Show SuperCreativity Podcast The Creative Life Podcast SuperCreativity New Things Coming Up For More of SuperCreativity Podcast By James Taylor The Creative Life Podcast So this show started as the creative life podcast over well, just under 300 episodes, or COVID. So 300 weeks, I've been recording a weekly episode on […] The post The NEW SuperCreativity Podcast Show – #291 appeared first on James Taylor.