Accidental Creative

AC #135: John Winsor

In this interview, John Winsor of Crispin, Porter + Bogusky shares his insight on career and creating. John is the author of Spark and Beyond The Brand.

 

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AC #132: Seth Godin on ‘Tribes’

AC Podcast #132 features an interview with Seth Godin on his new book Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us. In the interview Seth explains why everyone is now a leader and challenges us to stop defending the status-quo and to start doing something remarkable.

A few of my favorite quotes from the interview include:
“The system wants you to be mediocre.”
“The enemy is not piracy, the enemy is obscurity.” (quoting Tim O’Reilly)
“You are rooting for yourself.”

Learn more about Tribes at squidoo.com/tribesbook

So…have you read the book? What do you think? How do you plan to apply it?

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AC #127 - New Season

In the latest AC podcast we’re gearing up for the new season in AC world by discussing three principles: (1) your creative health is your responsibility, (2) mediocrity is the tax paid for succumbing to fear and comfort, and (3) creativity requires intentionality and effort.

 

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AC #122 - Lisa Johnson (# 2)

By popular demand, AC #122 features the return of AC favorite Lisa Johnson. Lisa is working on an exciting new project called FreeAgent Formula for those who want to learn how to “break away” and start their own business. Whether it’s a design shop, a free-lance practice or whatever, Lisa has some great advice for how to make it work.

 

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AC #117: (reset) Expectations

Sometimes our [sub-conscious, unseen] expectations can impose artificial limits on our creative process. In this podcast we’re looking at how we need to occasionally reset our expectations of ourselves and our understanding of others’ expectations of us in order to be freed up to create.

 

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June 2008, PACE

As those required to “create-on-demand” it can be difficult to maintain anything resembling a healthy “pace” in our lives. Sometimes it can feel like we’re hitting the same note over-and-over again and our RPM’s are constantly revved to the max.

In this series we’re taking look at the four components of healthy pace - PAUSE, RUN, WORK and PLAY - and offering some highly practical tips and practices that you and your teams can build into your schedules to help facilitate long-term brilliance, health and viability. (Note: the “play” podcast will be released during the second week of June.)
Resources referenced in this series:
The Mind Map Book The Breakout Principle

The entire PACE series:

 

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 Run: (AC Premium)
 Work: (AC Premium)
 The Creative Retreat: (AC Premium)
 Hurdles While Running: (AC Premium)
 Intervals and Chunking: (AC Premium)
 The Project Board: (AC Premium)
 Planning for Rest: (AC Premium)
 Daily Creative Record: (AC Premium)
 Play: (AC Premium)

May 2008 podcast series, Improv

In our MAY 2008 podcast series we’re taking a look at how we can engage our lives more creatively by incorporating lessons from the art of improvisation. Improv is truly “the art of art” and is fundamental to our ability to experience “creative accidents.”

Improv: the art of art contains four audio podcasts, four Whiteboard Sessions videos, three PDF’s with additional exercises and ideas, and additional tools to help you stay focused throughout the month.

The entire Improv Series:

 

 Improv #1 - Intro to Improv: Play Now | Play in Popup
 Improv #2 - Gregg Fraley interview: (AC Premium)
 Improv #3 - Gregg Fraley interview (for leaders): (AC Premium)
 Improv #4 - Building your improvisational playground: (AC Premium)
 WB1 - The Artist's Inner World: (AC Premium)
 WB2 - Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation: (AC Premium)
 WB3 - Setting the Rails: (AC Premium)
 WB4 - Todd's Notation System: (AC Premium)
 Worksheet One: (AC Premium)
 Worksheet Two: (AC Premium)
 Worksheet Three: (AC Premium)

April 2008 podcast series, THE BASICS

In our April 2008 series we’re getting back to THE BASICS and discussing some of the core fundamentals of healthy creating. You’ll discover the five elements of creative rhythm, how to eliminate unhealthy creative boundaries, how to cultivate your curiosity, the principles of effective collaboration and the four phases of creative growth. THE BASICS series contains five audio podcasts, three Whiteboard Sessions videos, five PDF’s with additional exercises and ideas, and additional tools including computer desktops to help you stay focused throughout the month.

 

 Intro to The Basics: Play Now | Play in Popup
 Dealing With Creative Boundaries: (AC Premium)
 Curiosity and Creating: (AC Premium)
 Principles of Creative Collaboration: (AC Premium)
 Phases of Creative Growth: Innovation: (AC Premium)
 Industrial vs. Rhythmic Productivity: (AC Premium)
 Latent Inhibitions: (AC Premium)
 Sigmoid Curve/Phases of Creative Growth: (AC Premium)
 Creative Rhythm analysis:
 ID Your Boundaries: (AC Premium)
 ID Your Curiosity: (AC Premium)
 Principles of Creative Collaboration: (AC Premium)
 Unlock Your Creative Growth: (AC Premium)

AC Podcast: #99, Peter Block

Peter Block is a man who wears many hats. He is an internationally coveted speaker, a consultant to the biggest corporations in the world, and a best-selling author. Lately he’s also been making a name for himself as a citizen by facilitating conversations within communities. In this interview, Peter discusses uncovering and acting on what matters.

Peter’s latest books:
The Answer To How Is Yes
Community: The Structure of Belonging

AC Podcast: #96, Stimulus

We must be intentional about the stimulus we absorb.

 

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