Living The Process with host Shannon TL Kearns

Creating Organizations that Change People's Lives with Adam Rao


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Takeaways

Creating organizations that make a positive impact on people's lives requires insight, inspiration, and innovation.

Understanding what people want and need is crucial in creating meaningful solutions.

There is a need for creativity and innovation in both the artist and entrepreneur worlds.

Businesses should focus on meeting deep human needs and creating positive experiences for customers.

Nonprofit and for-profit organizations both have their challenges and opportunities, and it's important to find a business model that aligns with your goals.

Talking to people and understanding their problems and desires is a key part of the idea generation process. Triple 20 focuses on creating trade show exhibits that prioritize empathy and solve problems.

They believe in testing ideas, even big ones, with small components that can be tested right away.

They emphasize the importance of talking to people and getting feedback to create work that connects with others.

They believe in being a creative leader by constantly generating new ideas and solving problems.

They believe in business as a force for good, creating positive social and environmental impact while generating profit.

They value patience and long-term thinking, focusing on what they want to create over a 10-year period.

They find inspiration in classical music and talk about being conflicted over the work of Pablo Picasso.

They recommend books like 'A Whole New Mind' by Daniel Pink and 'The Power of Moments' by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

They practice morning pages, quarterly reflection and planning, and the habit of listening to music to stay connected to their creativity.

 

For more about Adam go here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrao

For more about Triple20 go here: https://triple20.co/

To get creative support and support the podcast go to www.patreon.com/shannontlkearns

For more about the books recommended in this episode, go here: https://bookshop.org/shop/shannontlkearns

 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Patreon Support

08:36 Understanding What People Want and Need

28:16 Creating Trade Show Exhibits with Empathy and Problem-Solving

34:54 Patience and Long-Term Thinking

46:38 Recommended Books for Creativity and Business

53:09 Practicing Morning Pages and Reflection

 

 

 

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