Creativity: Natalie Nixon PhD

<p>We consider creativity as a territory that belongs to the people in music and art, but creativity is a skill we all have and can cultivate.</p> <p> </p> <p>My guest today helps people build what she calls creative confidence. Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist with a background in cultural anthropology, fashion, and service design, who now focuses on helping companies  innovate.</p> <p>She is also the author of the book <a href= "https://www.figure8thinking.com/books/"><em>The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Innovation and Intuition at Work</em> </a>where she discusses how to apply creativity tools and techniques with real-world stories of innovative people and businesses. </p> <p>In this episode we talked about specific techniques for creativity, the importance of rigor, and wonder.</p> <p>You can find more information about Natalie via <a href= "https://www.figure8thinking.com/about/">https://www.figure8thinking.com/about/</a></p> <p>Download the Wonder Rigor Tip Sheet via: <a href= "https://creativityleap.figure8thinking.com/wonder-rigor-tips">https://creativityleap.figure8thinking.com/wonder-rigor-tips</a></p> <p> </p> <p>For bonus materials of this and other episodes, subscribe via the website <a href= "https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/">https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/</a></p> <p>You can see her TEDx Talk here: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTS95OchFOE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTS95OchFOE</a></p> <p>Connect with me via LinkedIn at <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/</a>  or email me at <a href= "mailto:yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com">yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com</a> </p> <p> </p>