Podcast appearances and mentions of Natalie W Nixon

It is a known fact that families need wealth to be economically secure and create opportunities for the next generation. A close examination of wealth in the U.S. finds evidence of staggering racial disparities between black and white households. Recently, the Institute for Policy Studies and Prosperity Now reported that if all things remain the same, the median African-American household wealth will be zero by 2053. Sadly, this has only been made worse with the pandemic and the many challenges of the past year. Living Cities, a non-profit dedicated to providing “economic security for all,” recently commissioned Figure 8 Thinking to conduct their study – Radical Collaboration for Black Wealth Creation - examining philanthropy's role in addressing this disparity. Join us for an insightful discussion with Natalie Nixon and Peri Higgins about the report and the power of partnership and creativity. Natalie W. Nixon, PhD, is a creativity strategist, global speaker and president of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC. She emboldens companies to apply creativity and foresight for transformative business results. She is the author of The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work and Strategic Design Thinking: Innovation in Products, Services Experiences and Beyond. Peri Higgins' experience spans the investment banking, private equity, real estate and consulting industries. She is currently the President of Evolve Advisors, a management consulting firm that advises corporate and non-profit clients. Prior to her work in consulting, Peri raised $10 million to establish two real estate funds and managed the private equity portfolio of a privately held company. Listen now to our discussion with these fabulous WOCStars!

Natalie W. Nixon is a PHD, strategist, and a regular contributor to INC online magazine. Her latest book The Creativity Leap, provides a fresh look into how to cultivate creativity in the workplace. In this episode, Keenan Corrigan chats with Natalie about her wide-ranging background in cultural anthropology, fashion, and service design. You’ll learn the difference between wonder and rigor, and how the secret to creativity is balancing those two things. And, you’ll hear Natalie’s advice on how you can be as creative as possible in taking your business to the next level.

Natalie W. Nixon, PhD , Author, global speaker, consultant, and creativity strategist.  She defines creativity as the ability to toggle between wonder and rigor then shows us how to integrate these into our life and work. She believes by searching for the transformative qualities in life, we will become a more dynamic version of ourselves.  Our talk will help you discover why the“ Value of the Pause”,  is essential to our growth, especially as we experience this global pandemic. “Pause” gives us the opportunity to Restore, Reboot, Reimagine, and Redefine. Natalie shares tips on how we can design who we want to be going forward. These days are ripe with the need for inquiry, improvisation and intuition.  She believes that women have a healthy dose of intuition, so she challenges us to use it, to lead with it and explore new personal forms of expression.  She introduces “The Vagus Nerve” and how it connects the mind, the heart and the “gut”.  This could be one "real" reason to trust our intuition when taking that personal leap or next step in our life. For more with Natalie Nixon visit her website: www.Figure8thinking.com AND for a free sample chapter from her latest book The Creativity Leap  

Natalie W. Nixon, PhD is a design strategist and a hybrid thinker. At Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she helps organizations accelerate innovation and growth by developing meaningful strategy through design thinking and ethnographic research.  She applies her diverse background in service design, anthropology and fashion, to help clients with culture transformation, leadership development, ideation sessions and envisioning labs.