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

The Future Of Office Work  As remote working becomes the norm rather than the exception for many office workers around the globe, my guest today proposes a radical new way of thinking about work both now and in the future. Julia Hobsbawm is an entrepreneur, writer, and consultant who addresses the challenges of the hyper-connected […] The post The Future Of Office Work With Julia Hobsbawm – #318 appeared first on James Taylor.

Cirque du Soleil’s Daniel Lamarre on Creative Leadership Without creativity, there is no business. That is an idea that has guided Cirque du Soleil Executive Vice-Chairman Daniel Lamarre as he helped grow and pilot a billion-dollar business through stormy waters. In his new book ‘Balancing Acts‘, Daniel shares what it takes for anyone, regardless of […] The post Cirque du Soleil’s Daniel Lamarre on Creative Leadership – #317 appeared first on James Taylor.

Fredrik Haren Dream-Inspired Creativity Fredrik Haren is The Creativity Explorer. He has spent the last 25 years traveling the world to learn as much as he can about human creativity. He is the author of ten books – including “the idea book” which was included in “the 100 best business books of all time” and […] The post Fredrik Haren on Dream-Inspired Creativity – #316 appeared first on James Taylor.

Daniel Pink: The Power Of Regret Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention. These lines from the Frank Sinatra hit ‘My Way’ can often be heard at funerals across the Western world. And according to one study of the common emotions that people feel each day, the two mentioned most […] The post Daniel Pink The Power Of Regret – #315 appeared first on James Taylor.

Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work   I’m James Taylor and you’re listening to the super creativity podcast a show dedicated to inspiring creative minds like yours. Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work. As President of […] The post The Creativity Leap – #314 appeared first on James Taylor.

Animal Ethics Tony Milligan is an author and academic whose main research area is ethics with a particular focus upon otherness are the humans are the creatures are the places, and how the shift between here and there alters our sense of what matters. In addition to his books on space ethics, including the ethics […] The post Animal Ethics- #312 appeared first on James Taylor.

How To Thrive At Work I’m James Taylor and you’re listening to the SuperCreativity podcast a show dedicated to inspiring creative minds like yours. You probably don’t realise this but every working day you replay and reenact complex dynamics and relationships from your past. Whether it’s confusing an authority figure with a parent, avoiding conflict […] The post How To Thrive At Work – #311 appeared first on James Taylor.

Embracing Digital Disruption Now, we’re all told we need to embrace digital disruption to thrive in the 21st century. But how can legacy companies and new startups blend both digital and traditional business functions to achieve long-term competitive advantage? That’s the question my guest today set out to solve in his new book, The brains […] The post Embracing Digital Disruption – #310 appeared first on 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.