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What if the Creativity Whisperer could cup her hand to your ear and whisper just what you need to supercharge your creativity?  Would you be all ears?  I hope so because that's who I have joining Reframe to Create for this episode.  Natalie Nixon is a Creativity strategist who helps members of the C-suite and other professionals to expand their creative competence for the advancement of innovation and work in their industries.  I came across her great insights while reading her book “The Creativity Leap”.  What stood out to me was her WonderRigor™ paradigm that will give you a reframe on to supercharge your creativity.   In this episode you'll learn about: The WonderRigor™ Paradigm and what it shows about the true nature of creativity Examples of the WonderRigor™Paradigm in real life among real people like you How a daily practice of the 3is (Inquiry, Improvisation and Intuition) can help you toggle between wonder and rigor to solve problems Natalie's broader body of work highlights the increased role and importance creativity will play in the future of work in all industries.  I hope this conversation serves as your invitation to invest more deeply in your creativity competency as you innovate and grow.   About my guest: Natalie Nixon is a Creativity strategist known as “the creativity whisperer for the C-Suite”. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, valued for her accessible expertise on creativity, the future of work, and innovation.  Natalie advises leaders on transformation to amplify growth and business value. She's also written articles on how creativity is a core competency for the future of work in many industries including finance, tech, media, and healthcare.     Follow Natalie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd/   Website: https://www.figure8thinking.com/   About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations.  Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy.  This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future.  It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.   Follow Joy on LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer    

In the first episode of this month's series on time, Laura Vanderkam taught us how to make every minute of each day count. Last week Cal Newport redefined productivity over the course of weeks. But how do you string those days and weeks together into a fulfilling career? Our guest today is helping us to examine the cadence of our years and decades. Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist, entrepreneur, and thought leader. She's the author of The Creativity Leap and is working on a second book introducing her “Move, Think, Rest” framework for unlocking your fullest potential. She sits down with Jessi to discuss how movement and rest fuel deep thought, how we can cultivate work differently, and how to fall in love with the process rather than obsess over the outcome.  Follow Natalie Nixon on LinkedIn and check out her recent book, The Creativity Leap Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now in paperback.  Join the Hello Monday community and continue the conversation with us: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter Join us this week and every week for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET on the LinkedIn News page  Join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners

Natalie Nixon, Ph.D., is a creativity strategist, keynote speaker, and author. She is the CEO of Figure 8 Thinking and known as the Creativity Whisperer for the C-Suite.She has been recognized as one of the "Top 50 Keynote Speakers for 2022" by Real Leaders and her book, "The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work," received an award at Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards in 2021.In this episode we discuss various aspects of creativity, including building curiosity and empathy, productivity solutions, work-life integration, creativity in executive roles, and intuition in business.About the Guest:A creativity strategist, keynote speaker, and author, Natalie Nixon, Ph.D., CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, is the Creativity Whisperer for the C-Suite. Through wonder and rigor, she helps leaders amplify growth and business value through transformation.Real Leaders named Natalie one of the "Top 50 Keynote Speakers for 2022". In 2021, Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards honored her book The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work.In 2021, Core 77 named Figure 8 Thinking one of the Top 20 Women-Led Innovation Firms. Natalie is a trustee of the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, Vassar College, and Leadership+Design. She holds a BA (Honors) from Vassar College and a Ph.D. from the University of Westminster in London. She is a Foresight Practitioner certified by the Institute for the Future.Quote of the episode“As my mom used to tell us as we were growing up, all learning is interconnected. Everything that we do, whether it's waiting tables or leading a team, is relevant, and we can interweave it into our current work and outlook."Connect with Natalie Nixon:Website: https://www.figure8thinking.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/natwnixonLinkedIn Learning Course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/lead-with-inquiry-improvisation-and-intuition/the-power-of-inquiry-improvisation-and-intuition?autoplay=trueFast Company Articles: https://www.fastcompany.com/90721653/your-invisible-work-is-key-to-your-most-productive-selfTimestamps(00:13) - Icebreaker: Natalie's current obsession that helps build curiosity and empathy.(02:32) - Icebreaker: The best yet counterintuitive approach to productivity and solution to burnout.(05:02) - Icebreaker: How to turn work-life balance into work-life integration with daydream breaks, timed walks, and dancing.(09:04) - Being The Creativity Whisperer in the C-Suite and creativity's role at the executive level.(12:05) - Natalie's diverse and loopy background in cultural anthropology and fashion.(13:37) - Common misconceptions about fashion, what it's really about, and how her career in fashion taught her everything about business.(15:30) - Building a business using intuition and prototyping.(16:32) - How to gain confidence in your intuition by toggling between wonder and rigor.(19:30) - Coming up with the name Figure 8 Thinking for her business and the types of projects they work on.(24:34) - Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work through The Creativity Leap book.(26:15) - How her podcast guesting for The Creativity Leap book promotion on...

DETAILS | You know you have more creativity inside of you! In fact, creativity is one of the most important human skills we possess to create the Future of Work–especially in the Age of AI. From problem-solving to innovation to personal reinvention, creativity is key to unlocking fresh perspectives and generating new ideas. Despite academia, corporations, and boardrooms neglecting creativity, there is a reservoir of creativity in all of us, and we can tap into this powerful skill to do our best work. In this insightful episode, Natalie talks about reinventing herself, the importance of duality, the WonderRigor framework, why humans still possess a far superior imagination over technology,  the Creative Quotient (CQ) and the power of being sentient beings, why we need to “chill and flow” about Generative AI, and a glimpse into her next book focused on Invisible Work. Get ready to tap into your boundless well of creativity. The future awaits your extraordinary contributions! GUEST | Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon is "the creativity whisperer to the C-Suite." She's been selected as one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World and is valued for her expertise in creativity, the future of work, and innovation. As the President of Figure 8 Thinking and author of The Creativity Leap, Natalie advises leaders on transformation by applying her WonderRigor framework to amplify growth and business value. She brings an innovative and unique perspective to every keynote, strategic advisory engagement, and leadership coaching session. Her experience living in 5 countries, combined with her background in anthropology, fashion, academia, and dance, distinguish her as a one-of-a-kind creativity expert. OVERVIEW | Are you ready to adapt and reinvent yourself for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the top voices in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive! We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the journey! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com

We may be tempted to give credit and accolades to successful entrepreneurs like Richard Branson or Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, for their drive, innovation, and remarkable success. However, the credit would be misdirected, at least partially. In fact, some of today's most successful businesspeople were influenced by their business-owning parents.How does our upbringing influence our entrepreneurial spirit? In this special Father's Day episode, co-hosts Nola Boea and Lori Vajda discuss the role fatherhood plays in the lives of entrepreneurs. Whether you're a business owning parent or an aspiring entrepreneur, hear from successful CEOs and founders as they share the parental role models who inspired them. Thanks for listening! Let's stay connected!If you enjoyed this show, subscribe to the podcast. That way, you'll never miss an inspiring, motivating episode. Want more helpful tools, tips, and inspiration delivered to your inbox? Sign up  for “News You Can Use” at Sticky Brand LabWe love hearing your feedback! Leave or speak your message hereIf you haven't already, please connect with us on Facebook! Would you like to be a featured guest or have your question, comment, or review mentioned? Ask Muse!Business success strategies are in the works. Come have a listen!In This Episode You'll Learn Nature and nurture both play a role in developing future entrepreneursHow CEO fathers of daughters are leading women's advancements in both the corporate and entrepreneurial worldsThe influence parents have on children's business interestsSimple ideas parents can use to mentor and help steer their children down a path to business ownershipKey points Lori and Nola are sharing in this episode:(01:40:23) According to a study, male judges who were the fathers of daughters were 16% more likely to decide in favor of women's rights.(03:41:71) The ways in which fathers influence their daughters, and how having a daughter influences fathers to be better leaders(04:09:81) Journalist, entrepreneur, and founder of the5starz company, Noa Gadot, shares what she learned from interviews with successful entrepreneurs(05:27:37) When we asked guest Carly Reiley, founder of Overpriced JPEGs,  about her parents' influence, she had this to say about her father.  (07:42:50) Natalie Nixon, author of the Creativity Leap and Founder of Figure Eight Thinking, shared the best career advice she received Resources Sign up for “News You Can Use” at Sticky Brand LabYou can subscribe to Lori and Nola's show (we love you and want to make it easy) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.ConvertKit: Our #1 Favorite Email Marketing Platform   (This is an affiliate link)Podcast Transcript

This episode features, Natalie Nixon, a creativity strategist and global thought leader on creativity, innovation and the future of work and author of the award-winning book - The Creativity Leap. (Ep 117) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hapihoodthepodcast/support

Welcome to episode #879 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #879. Meet Natalie Nixon, also knowns as the "creativity whisperer for the C-Suite." Natalie advises leaders on how to achieve transformative business outcomes by embracing both wonder and rigor. Her area of focus is on creativity, the future of work, and innovation. Recognized as one of Real Leaders' "Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World for 2022," Natalie's influence extends far and wide. She has graced the pages of Fast Company, and, more recently, published a new book, The Creativity Leap. As the founder of Figure 8 Thinking, Natalie leads a firm that has earned its place among the top 20 women-led innovation firms by Core 77. Her impressive roster of clients includes industry giants like Microsoft, Salesforce, Comcast, and Citrix, among others. With each engagement, Natalie seamlessly combines her background in cultural anthropology, fashion, design thinking, and dance, infusing her work with a unique hybrid perspective. Natalie also serves as a trustee of the esteemed Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, Vassar College, and Leadership+Design. Her international experiences living in Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Israel, and Sri Lanka have endowed her with a global perspective, complemented by her proficiency in Portuguese and Spanish. When she's not enlightening minds or shaping the future of creativity, Natalie finds joy in dance. From hip-hop to salsa, foxtrot to tango, she is a force on the ballroom floor. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 55:56. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. Check out ThinkersOne. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Natalie Nixon. The Creativity Leap. Figure 8 Thinking. Follow Natalie on Instagram. Follow Natalie on LinkedIn. Follow Natalie on Twitter.  This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Creativity Strategist and award-winning author of The Creativity Leap, Natalie Nixon shares how to ask better questions for innovation breakthroughs, how to handle the future of work as a leader, and more on this week's Beyond Speaking Podcast. Learn more about bringing Natalie in to speak: https://premierespeakers.com/natalie_nixon

Jazz, improv, curiosity and intellectual humility - what might these topics have to do with business? Kelly talks with Dr. Natalie Nixon a creativity strategist, author and public speaker about how taking cues from the world of design and other creative mediums can help us work more effectively. Natalie has an incredibly varied background which informs her work: she's lived in 5 countries and has a background in anthropology, fashion, academia and dance. She is the author of Strategic Design Thinking and The Creativity Leap. Funding for this episode was provided by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center as part of its "Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility" initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

This episode, Dr. Natalie Nixon and I dig into not just what it means to be creative, but also how leaders can create space for creativity and inspire it in their teams by letting in a little chaos. Dr. Nixon is the author of The Creativity Leap, a creativity strategist, and a highly sought-after keynote speaker. In this conversation, we dive into the ideas behind her book, what makes someone "a creative" (hint: it involves being deeply human), and how important humanity and creativity are to the future of work - Natalie and I agree that we should let our AI overlords do what they do best…and we humans should focus on what we do best - be creative and empathetic! Natalie and I have three unexpected things in common: Ballroom dancing, an enthusiasm for Chaordic Thinking, and a deep sense that these two things are deeply intertwined! Dancing looks to regularly resolve the dynamic tension between chaos and order, and find a state of flow between the two. Chaordic Systems Thinking, if you're new to it, was first coined by Dee Hock, the founder and former CEO of VISA. He felt an ideal organization would balance order and control with disorder and openness, moving between them as it grew. Chaordic is just a made-up word combining chaos and order. I made a basic diagram of Chaordic systems Thinking for my book, Good Talk. Total Order (O, on the right) is oppressive and stultifying. It also doesn't deal well with surprise or adapt to unpredictability. Total chaos (C, on the left) can mean a total collapse of a given system - as Natalie says, without any boundaries, what is it even!?!  A chaordic system moves between the poles of chaos and order, spiraling outward, growing and expanding as it does. A conversation can be chaordic, too, by the way. For example, in a workshop, I sometimes feel the noise of collaboration and conversation rise, and I wonder, “Is this the moment to rein things in and move the conversation forward?” After all, sometimes that golden “aha” moment is just around the corner, just past my capacity to enjoy the chaos. In the chaos and randomness, new patterns are sometimes found. Like in jazz, those new patterns are then played with, firmed up, made more orderly…until they get too controlled, boring or repetitive. Then the chaordic cycle swings back towards chaos.  This is why, as Natalie points out, good leaders are also good followers: they are open to changing environments, and take the best of what's emerging, reading their team and adapting to new situations. Natalie and I also unpack the misunderstandings many folks, leaders included, have around the idea of being creative - one of most damaging being that the word doesn't (or can't) apply to them. Natalie's ideas on creativity and flow are critical for the future of work, and something that every leader, whether you lead a team of artists or a team of accountants, needs to hear. Enjoy the conversation! Head over to theconversationfactory.com/listen for full episode transcripts, links, show notes  and more key quotes and ideas. You can also head over there and become a monthly supporter of the show for as little as $8 a month. You'll get complimentary access to exclusive workshops and resources that I only share with this circle of facilitators and leaders. Links figure8thinking.com The Creativity Leap by Natalie Nixon Your "invisible work" is key to your most productive self by Natalie Nixon The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul There is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, interview with Tyson Yunkaporta

TODAY'S GUEST   Dr. 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 Figure 8 Thinking, she advises leaders on transformation by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Natalie's been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, LinkedIn's "Hello Monday" podcast, and Seth Godin's "Akimbo" podcast.   She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, John, and is a lifelong student of dance—hip-hop and social ballroom of late.   EPISODE SUMMARY   In this conversation we talk about: Learning patience and flexibility through her COVID experience. Growing up as a sensitive kid in Philly, and moving to a rough public school there and how that affected her.  How her father's love of jazz and her mother's love of opera and classical music brought her closer to a world of art and creativity. Studying anthropology and Africana studies, and how she ending up getting a PhD in design management in London. The difference between being artistic vs being creative. Why strategy is creative, and why creativity is strategic. How we all have a creative capacity. The role of chaos in creativity. Her book, The Creativity Leap. How dance and design thinking are related, and what she learned about design and creativity from ballroom dancing and hip-hop. Embracing difference as a part of the creative process. And how we need people around that will ask different questions than we would.   This is one of a dozen or so weekly conversations we already have lined up for you with thinkers, designers, makers, authors, entrepreneurs, and investors, who are working to change our world for the better. So follow this podcast on your favorite podcast app or head over to remakepod.org to subscribe.   And now let's jump right in with Dr. Natalie Nixon.   TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS   [4:17] Life During COVID [9:09] Early Childhood Driving Forces [16:31] An Academic Background [21:51] Strategy is Creative [27:06] Toggling Between Wonder and Rigor [32:25] Chaordic Systems [36:17] Gifts of Dance [41:49] Becoming the Movement [44:18] Creative Abrasion [47:10] A Short Sermon   EPISODE LINKS Natalie's Links 8️⃣ Figure 8 Thinking

Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon PhD is know as the creativity whisperer for the C-Suite. In this episode Natalie discusses The Creativity Leap and shares her thoughts on the future of work and innovation.DesignedByUs.org WE DARE TO DESIGN INCLUSIVE FUTURES,TODAY. WE DON'T RUN FROM EARTH'S PROBLEMS, WE RUN TOWARDS THEM.

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Natalie Nixon, founder of Figure 8 Thinking and author of the The Creativity Leap. See the full epsiode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1Ii #creativity #podcast #improvisation We speak about what jazz has to do with business, improvisational organisations and what it takes for teams to thrive in a chaortic world. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 - Natalie's history with jazz, and learning how improvisation exists in organisations 00:08:00 - The structure behind teams improvising together 00:11:00 - Creativity is no longer a luxury in companies, it is now a necessity 00:13:15 - Creativity requires toggling between wonder and rigor to solve problems 00:15:45 - In order to innovate and be creative, you need to be willing to cede control 00:17:00 - The "Three I" framework: Inquiry, Improvisation, Intuition 00:21:00 - Intuition is about pattern recognition Links mentioned in this episode: Figure 8 Thinking: https://www.figure8thinking.com/ Book: Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work: https://amzn.to/3rC4pMh Natalie on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd Natalie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natwnixon Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/all-access-pass-insider-secrets/ * Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 * Subscribe on Spotify to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4x1kANUSv7UJoCJ8GavUrN  * Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr * Subscribe on Google Podcasts to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9pZGVhdG92YWx1ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw  Want to rapidly validate new ideas and innovative products and GROW your online business? These are the tools I actually use to run my online businesses (and you can too): * The best email management and campaigns system: ActiveCampaign (Free Trial) http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Best value web hosting: BlueHost WordPress http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Landing pages, Sales Pages and Lead collection: LeadPages (Free Trial) http://leadpages.pxf.io/c/1385771/390538/5673  * Sharing & List building: Sumo (Free) https://sumo.com/?src=partner_ideatovalue  * Payments, Shopping Cart, affiliate management and Upsell generator: ThriveCart https://improvides--checkout.thrivecart.com/thrivecart-standard-account/  * Video Webinars for sales: WebinarJam and Everwebinar ($1 Trial) https://nickskillicorn.krtra.com/t/lwIBaKzMP1oQ  * Membership for protecting content: Membermouse (Free Trial) http://affiliates.membermouse.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=735  * eLearning System for students: WP Courseware https://flyplugins.com/?fly=293  * Video Editing: Techsmith Camtasia http://techsmith.z6rjha.net/vvGPv  I have used all of the above products myself to build IdeatoValue and Improvides, which is why I can confidently recommend them. I may also receive affiliate payments for any business I bring to them using the links above. Copyright https://www.ideatovalue.com

Natalie Nixon, PhD, was given a gift at a pivotal point in her life: the gift of encouragement to choose what lit her up rather than what would lead to a 'good job'. Even with that support, though, Natalie felt frustrated at times by the common message she would hear that one should just pick a lane and stay in it. Luckily, Natalie didn't listen to that advice and it has led her to become a global keynote speaker, author and to start her company Figure 8 Thinking. She wrote the book The Creativity Leap after consulting companies on building a culture of innovation. She noticed that everybody wanted to innovate and she realized innovation is an invention converted into scalable value. The conversion factor is creativity.  The book offers up simple and accessible ways for people and organizations to see their creativity and use it to innovate.  You can download the first chapter of the book here.You can download the Wonder Rigor tip sheet here and you can register for the Wonder Rigor Self-Paced Course here.Connect with Natalie on LinkedIn and Instagram.Listeners of the Her Path to Purpose Podcast get $10 off their order from Shop 7 Degrees when they use the coupon code 'herpath'You can see the video Rosanna created to show the difference between a regular hoodie and a Shop 7 Degree hoodie hereLet's get social! Follow Her Path to Purpose and Rosanna on social media at the links below:Instagram: @herpathtopurposepod and @rosanna.e.gillFacebook: Her Path to Purpose private Facebook group and Rosanna

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.

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.

Episode 2 - Occupation Stress in The Tactical Community In these times of increasing uncertainty, the tactical community, especially, faces ever greater levels of unpredictability. Alongside this, resource and funding restrictions place significant limitations on a group of people who pride themselves in always being ready to ‘‘answer the call''. Unsurprisingly, this leads to levels of work related stress being exponentially amplified. In today's episode George and Matt discuss what effects high levels of occupational stress have on teams within the tactical community, as well as the individuals that make up those teams. The guys get into how we might be able to learn from innovations in efficiency in the corporate world, through increased transparency and flexibility, as a way to work smarter rather than harder. Everything we do here at SOFLETE is based on adding value to our community, so if you have any ideas, requests or questions, please feel free to reach out to us- either through SOFLETE social media or contact George and Matt directly via George@soflete.com or Matt@soflete.com. Please see below for a few resources, linked to today's episode, that you might find useful: The Creativity Leap by Natalie Nixon (https://www.figure8thinking.com/books/) The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler (https://www.theartofimpossible.com)

Nina Collins in conversation with Natalie Nixon about her new book, The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work. About Natalie: Natalie Nixon, PhD changes lives through ideas so that people build their creative confidence for years to come, make an impact and get paid their worth. She is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker and author of the award winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work, which has been recognized as a game-changing innovation book by Fast Company, Porchlight and Soundview. As president of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Clients have included Comcast, Citrix, Living Cities, VaynerMedia and Bloomberg. About the Book: Too many people associate creativity solely with the arts, even though to be an incredible scientist, engineer, or entrepreneur requires immense creativity. And it's the key to developing breakthrough products and services. Natalie Nixon, a creativity strategist with a background in cultural anthropology, fashion, and service design, says that in the fourth industrial revolution a creativity leap is needed to bridge the gap that exists between the churn of work and the highly sought-after prize called innovation. Nixon says that since humans are hardwired to be creative, it is a competency anyone can develop. She shows that it balances wonder (awe, audacity, and curiosity) with rigor (discipline, skill-building, and attention to detail), and that inquiry, improvisation, and intuition are the key practices that increase those capacities. Drawing on interviews with fifty-six people from diverse backgrounds--farming, law, plumbing, architecture, perfumery, medicine, education, technology, and more--she offers illuminating examples of how creativity manifests in every kind of work. More About Revel:  www.hellorevel.com

Today's book is a provocation. Its goal is to help you to increase your CQ and your organization's CQ. It encourages you to integrate both wonder and rigour into your daily life in order to produce new and novel products, services, and experiences that deliver greater value to your community and your organization. To this end, you'll gain three major tools from this book: Catalyzing inquiry Integrating improvisation, and elevating intuition. When you build these three practices into your work on a daily basis, you will discover true creativity— and its output, innovation— beginning to take place. We welcome the author of "The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work", Natalie Nixon More about Natalie https://www.figure8thinking.com

NALIE NIXON, PhDis a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker and the president of Figure 8 Thinking. She helps leaders apply creativity and foresight to achieve transformative business results and amplify value.Natalie is the author of The Creativity Leap:Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work,a regular contributor to INC.and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.Learn more at figure8thinking.com and follow her @natwnixon.  Resources:Social Media: @natwnixon on IG and TWT; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd/https://www.estherperel.com/podcasthttps://jamesclear.com/https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Desire-Know-Future-Depends/dp/0465097626https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMg1QLaHBzmww35QK-mHEQhttp://www.natesmithmusic.com/shop

“Now it's ever more important to me, to feel comfortable, to feel relaxed with who I am and to stop judging myself so harshly.” I don't know about you but that quote definitely resonates with me! And it's part of a larger conversation you're about to hear between Nadine Kelly, M.D, Yoga instructor and Akimbo coach for Seth Godin workshops and me, Tracy Bedford, host of The Invisible You podcast. Keep listening in our very first interview as we discuss connection and relationships in midlife and how it's changed as we've aged, pivoting in a career during this second phase of life and how to unleash your confidence and gain the self awareness to choose yourself first regardless of the expectations that are placed on you by others and your surrounding environment.Links and Show Notes:Follow Nadine on Instagram and LinkedIn.Subscribe to Nadine's YouTube channel.Check out Nadine's podcast.Check out Nadine's website, yogimd.net. Natalie Nixon, "The Creativity Leap." Julia Cameron, "The Artist's Way."Sign up for the "Invisible You" newsletter here.If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share. As always, thanks for listening!

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 workMentioned 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 TschappelerConnect with Dr. Natalie Nixon:Download Chapter 1 of The Creativity LeapThe Creativity Leap on AmazonDownload The WonderRigor™️ Tip SheetFigure 8 Thinking WebsiteDr. Natalie Nixon on LinkedInConnect with Mahan Tavakoli:MahanTavakoli.comMore information and resources available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website: PartneringLeadership.com

We're back with another episode, listening in on a conversation from the SOFLETE Human Performance Team's virtual office. Talk this time is based around another book on George's reading list, 'The Creativity Leap' by Natalie Nixon. In the book, Natalie illustrates the concept of balancing work and play through the construct of 'wonder versus rigor.' She describes how finding time to be creative and reflective ultimately leads to greater quality work being produced. George and Matt discuss how this concept can be applied across a wide variety of environments, from teaching your child to play softball or preparing for an ultra-endurance event. This episode is a reminder that whatever it is you're doing, take some time to find a way to enjoy it and introduce a little play (or wonder!); you'll undoubtedly reap the reward of increased productivity. As ever, the guys invite you to join in the conversation- either through SOFLETE's social media or by contacting them directly (George@soflete.com Matt@soflete.com). The Creativity Leap by Natalie Nixon (https://www.figure8thinking.com/books/)

“Why not”? These two words have been the genesis for many of this week's guest's achievements. Long time SOFLETE Athlete Tony Nash first started asking himself, “why not?” when he accepted a place at Westpoint. Since then, the momentum has continued to grow exponentially for this Buffalo, NY native. Tony has now served as an Active Duty Field Artillery Officer for 11 years, whilst simultaneously authoring The Night Before Journal, hosting the Got Your Six podcast, graduating with a master's degree at Cornell, and most recently becoming the first person to complete an Ultra Ergathlon! In true SOFLETE Athlete fashion, Tony isn't just content to smash life himself; he's also all about helping others get a leg up. From assisting his junior officers in getting academic work published to celebrate the community's everyday successes through his Stacking The Win section on his podcast, Tony shows that a rising tide really does lift all ships. If you're interested in learning how to achieve more with less time (no, this isn't The Shopping Channel!), you definitely need to check out this episode. Please see below for links to the resources that the gents mention during the podcast. -To find out more about becoming a Field Artillery Officer (https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/career-match/ground-forces/explosives-artillery/13a-field-artillery-officer.html) -Tony's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thetonynash/?hl=en) -Got Your Six podcast (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/got-your-six-with-tony-nash-tony-nash-fxG5RXbN6di/) -The Night Before Journal (https://thetonynash.gumroad.com/l/NightBeforeJournal) -Tony's Stacking The Win form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScG6Wb2h8LEPWY-Sqct9pPS2gd4WzMiACChO6Uq78YBl3PSkg/viewform) -Tony's Ultra Ergathlon (https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a36849626/ultra-ergathlon-ski-bike-row-run-workout-marathon-fitness-challenge/) -The Libby App (https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/1307.html) -F*CK Your Feelings by Ryan Munsey (https://www.amazon.com/Your-Feelings-Accomplish-Anything-Significant/dp/1983468878/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=1983468878&psc=1) -The Creativity Leap by Natalie Nixon (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634022/the-creativity-leap-by-natalie-nixon/) -The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler (https://www.theartofimpossible.com)

In this episode, Drs. Cyndi Burnett and Matthew Worwood interview Creativity Strategist Dr. Natlie Nixon about the 3i Creativity Model, which is a framework that promotes inquiry, improvisation, and intuition.  Natalie is the founder of Figure 8 Thinking and the author of The Creativity Leap. You can learn more about Natalie's work via the links below.   WonderRigor™ Tip Sheet download: bit.ly/wrtipsheet Free sample chapter of The Creativity Leap Upcoming WonderRigor™ Lab online course

Welcome to this week's The New P&L TO THE POINT. The New P&L TO THE POINT is a weekly podcast series where, in around 10 minutes each Friday, we break down the key elements of our weekly The New P&L conversations with industry leaders and entrepreneurs. We offer an opinion on the key points from the conversations and how our listeners may practically apply them in their businesses. In today's The New P&L to the point we break down and analyse this week's conversation with Dr Natalie Nixon, creativity strategist, President of Figure8 Thinking and author of the brilliant business book – The Creativity Leap. We discuss: - The fact that we don't always have the same definition of innovation - Why the innovation process needs to start with the creativity process - The direct line from personal curiosity to professional creativity that encourages cultures of innovation - Why a culture of innovation relies on having a CEOs and management team understand the relationship between curiosity, creativity and innovation - The importance of both ‘Wonder and Rigor' - Why there is scepticism of creativity in business - Embracing creativity starts with changing perceptions of it - Exercising the creative muscle Join The New P&L community: www.principlesandleadership.com Insta@: principlesandleadership --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/principlesandleadership/message

In today's The New P&L Monthly Business Book Review Club, sponsored by The Carroll Consultancy Group we break down and analyse this week's conversation with Dr Natalie Nixon. Natalie is a creativity strategist; global keynote speaker; author of the award winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work; and has been featured in Forbes and in Fast Company. As president of creative and strategic consultancy, Figure 8 Thinking, Natalie advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. We discuss with Natalie: - An overview of The Creativity Leap - Creativity as a business-critical competency - Figure & Thinking's 3i creative model - The ‘Tyranny of no' when it comes to risk management - How innovation labs balance creative freedom and alignment with the corporate vision - Why brands need to open up creative opportunities and release creative control - How Natalie applied a jazz heuristic to assess and measure the Ritz Carlton's customer experience - Why ‘wisdom begins in wonder' - The ‘wonder rigor' paradigm - The importance of building a ‘culture of inquiry' - What jazz bands can teach corporate brands We are very grateful for the support of our sponsor, The Carroll Consultancy, please take a moment to visit their website To learn more about what Natalie and her team do, go to: https://www.figure8thinking.com/ To download Natalie's WonderRigor™ Tip Sheet go to: bit.ly/wrtipsheet To download a free sample chapter of Natalie's brilliant book: The Creativity Leap To preregister for Figure8 Thinking's upcoming online course: WonderRigor™ Lab online course To join The New P&L movement go to: www.principlesandleadership.com and subscribe. Join our Instagram community: @principlesandleadership --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/principlesandleadership/message

Creativity is just connecting things - Steve Jobs. When you look back throughout history you will find that some of the best innovators in time have used their creativity to produce new technologies and business practices that have changed the course of our world. While these feats seem near impossible, these top dogs all had one thing in common, and it's the one essential ability that everyone has to be successful.   They leaned into their creativity. Yep, your next business solution is within YOU. Welcome back to Inside The Greenroom! Today's guest is creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and author of the award-winning "The Creative Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work," Natalie Nixon Ph.D. Natalie is the president of Figure 8 Thinking, a company that advises leaders on transformation by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Natalie talks about her journey and how she began connecting the internal business systems with the creativity she strengthened in studying fashion and design.  Listen in as Natalie talks about how she went from academic teaching to speaking professionally, her method of trying out ideas in front of audiences, and even how she connects with her audience now to help her continue to grow. You'll learn why it is vital for businesses to foster creativity, how that changes the culture within the workplace, and why being creative is not just for artists. You will also hear Natalie give some incredible tips on how you can start looking at projects differently and some possible upcoming business trends you won't want to miss!  This episode is jam-packed with great information and insight that will help you not only grow your business but thrive no matter what your situation is.  For more resources or to connect with Natalie, check out the links below! More Of What's Inside: How Natalie began professionally speaking  Using speaking to prototype your ideas How your audience's questions can help you grow Why creativity is needed for strategy in business Finding genuine feedback from your audience What facilitating can do for you speaking The importance of leaders modeling curiosity  Breaking through the stereotype of creativity to be more innovative Understanding the rigor that comes with creativity The moment Natalie had to pivot and innovate her book launch Tips to help you start thinking in a different way  Business trends to look out for   And much more!   LINKS: Connect with Natalie: Website: https://www.figure8thinking.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcSmGPTe7w Connect with Blair: blair@advanceyourreach.com    Connect with us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/advanceyourreach Website: advanceyourreach.com stageagency@advanceyourreach.com Email​: info@insidethegreenroompodcast.com   Book Speakers for your next event! We are the only agency where you can book free and paid speakers, with no bureau commissions!  Learn More https://elitespeakersagency.com   Episode Minute By Minute: 0:28 Welcome Inside The Greenroom! 1:12 How Natalie and Blair met 1:57 Natalie's professional background and how she got here 10:04 How Natalie brings art and design into her speaking 16:16 Mindset shifts around design and creativity 26:38 What the next generation wants in the workplace 30:50 The process that led to Natalie's book 39:45 Launching a book in the midst of a pandemic  49:03 Closing thoughts and encouragement   More About Natalie: Natalie Nixon, Ph.D. is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and author of the award-winning “The Creative Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work.” As president of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she advises leaders on transformation by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Download your free sample chapter of The Creativity Leap here: bit.ly/tclfree

On this episode of Design Together, Natalie Nixon, PhD, author of the award-winning book “The Creativity Leap“ and Founder and Creativity Strategist at Figure 8 Thinking joins us to share her insights on creativity and what bridges creativity and collaboration. Natalie helps demystify creativity through wonder and rigor as we confront the barriers preventing many from taking their own creative leap. 

Even God rested on the seventh day. Oh look, she’s already calling me God. That’s an old joke, but lately I have been working 24 x 7 x 365. Looks like I need some divine intervention and that will be coming today from author of, “The Creativity Leap,” Natalie Nixon. We’ll be talking about the value of pausing, rest, wonder, boundary spanning and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many aspiring side business entrepreneurs are too fearful to pursue their innovative ideas and just as many consultants and coaches get anxious with the thought of talking about their business in a uniquely creative way. Yet, we are hardwired to be creative and in a competitive marketplace, creativity and imagination are needed and necessary in order for your product or service to stand out from the crowd. So, how can you position your business, course or idea in a unique way, one that captures attention and converts potential buyers? To find out, Lori Vajda and Nola Boea asked Dr. Natalie Nixon, creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and the president of Figure8Thinking. Her approach to using creativity, curiosity and rigor in business and in life, are the subject of today's episode.Thanks for Listening!In This Episode You'll LearnWhy having multiple interests doesn't need to limit your career pursuits nor your business path.How being good at something, doesn't mean it's the career path you have to follow forever. What happens to your mind and body creatively, when you truly are doing what you love.The one thing many, if not most, entrepreneurs get wrong about being in business for yourself.How prototyping (the ugly first draft of an idea) can give you insights and information to improve your side business, professional talks or a book you're writing.When creativity is regulated to the arts and artistic people, individuals, entrepreneurs, or even a successful plumber, minimize or ignore the process they go through to come up with a solution to a particular problem. As Nola and Lori found out, creativity is available to everyone and needed in both life and career. Tapping into creativity comes from applying both rigor (task and focus) and wonder (making time to ask big ‘what if' questions). Implementing these successful strategies takes work, but the result is found in your ability to think differently, dare we say, entrepreneurial. (5:21.39) What does it mean to be a ‘hybrid' thinker and how do you apply hybrid thinking in your life and career. (9:33.41) When you follow your heart in your career or business pursuits, you'll need to be prepared to do the one thing most entrepreneurs ignore. (11:33:69) 5 underrated, yet valuable, lessons from having a side business/hustle that may help boost your income and career.(15:33.52) How you know your innovative idea or approach is truly an innovation, is by being able to answer these two and necessary questions.(21:25:11) Unleashing our curiosity, improvisation and intuition in our work, business, and life, starts when we are willing to interrupt these behaviors.(29:28:32) Entrepreneurs fall in love with finding solutions to people's problems. However, it's these three ‘I's' that link creativity with entrepreneurship.ResourcesWant to get to know us more? Find out more about us and our services at Sticky Brand LabFigure8Thinking - https://www.figure8thinking.com/ The Creativity Leap - Book on Amazon Get a Free Chapter of The Creativity Leap - Download First ChapterWonder Rigor Tip Sheet,16 tips on how to exercise more wonder and more rigor in your life and work - https://www.figure8thinking.com/resources/ This episode was supported by: Be-YOU-nique

Time for a leap? How about a creative leap? Natalie Nixon, author and global speaker, joins me on Counter Service to discuss her book, The Creativity Leap. We will discuss the fear, lack of access, ambiguity, and urgency behind the concept of creativity. And, she challenges us to manage the tension between wonder and rigor as well as breakdown inquiry, improvisation, and intuition.

My guest in this episode is Dr. Natalie Nixon. Dr. Nixon and I discuss the value of creativity and how to unlock the creative potential in our teams. We discuss her book, The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work as the backbone for our discussion. Dr. Nixon was kind enough y'all this free WonderRigor Tip Sheet that you can receive by signing up for it here. To find out more about Dr. Nixon, her book, and her services, check out her website at: www.figure8thinking.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tboc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tboc/support

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Welcome to Creative On Purpose Live, conversations about cultivating greater fulfillment and equanimity in endeavors that make a difference. I'm your host, Scott Perry, author of Onward, head coach at Akimbo Workshops, and Chief Difference-Maker at Creative on Purpose. Visit CreativeOnPurpose.com to learn more and grab your copy of the burnout solution. This episode's guest is Natalie Nixon, author of The Creativity Leap. Learn more about Natalie and her work here. Here are some takeaways from our chat: - How dance and music reflect creativity basics. - Sacrifice - Creativity and solving social problems - Creativity Vs. Art - The power of acknowledgment