In this episode Barbara interviews Tracy about her writing practice which extends to the publication of 15 books. During the podcast Tracy reflects upon how the development of her life as a writer illustrates key creativity concepts.

Concepts covered include the importance of mindset, habits, incubation and the 4 P's of Passion, positivity, persistence and play.

Barbara and Tracy discuss blocks to creativity including Imposter syndrome, and consider ways to overcome this. 

They conclude with the building blocks to creativity of Positivity, Playfulness, Passion and Persistance to which was added Trust. You can read more around these topics in their book - Creativity Cycling - help your team solve complex problems

You can find out more about Tracy at tjstanley.com, and Barbara at barbara-wilson.com.

Barbara Wilson and Tracy Stanley discuss the links between boredom and creativity.

They reference articles from Psychology Today, and Forbes September 2022 article by Naz Behishti, offering Takeaways for the workplace.

They conclude, as Naz does in the article, that boredom in the context of creativity should be renamed downtime.

As part of their own creativity projects, they discuss an App that Barbara has recently started working with, Milanote. This has really helped her plan for her future photography exhibition.

You can find out more about Tracy at tjstanley.com, and Barbara at barbara-wilson.com.

Barbara Wilson and Tracy Stanley discuss the final set of principles from the book 'Steal Like An Artist' by Austin Kleon. They consider the  practical application of these principles to creativity. 

This includes the importance of being curious, sharing your work, and travel to get inspiration. 

You can find out more about Tracy at tjstanley.com, and Barbara at barbara-wilson.com.

In this episode Tracy and Barbara discuss and share their main takeaways from the first part of the book Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (2012). 

There are many ideas here for sparking creativity and developing habits around creativity.

The second part will cover the second half of the book and will be published at the end of March.

You can find out more about Tracy at tjstanley.com, and Barbara at barbara-wilson.com.

Dr Tracy Stanley and Barbara Wilson discuss concepts around Space in creativity. This covers the design of personal space to enhance creativity and emotional space as a condition for creativity.

They reference the book: My Creative Space: how to design your home to stimulate ideas and spark innovation by Donald M. Rattner. 

Barbara and Tracy take a look at Design thinking , wicked problems and the Creative problem solving process. They look at the similarites and differences between CPS and Design thinking.

You can find out more about Tracy at tjstanley.com, and Barbara at barbara-wilson.com.

This is a conversation about the importance of being in flow for the creative process, and the benefits of both mindfulness and mind wandering. We stress the value of incubation and that the process of creativity may be more satisfying than the end result!

You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com, and Tracy at tjstanley.com.

Barbara and Tracy discuss assumptions, facts and creative problem solving. 

They underline the importance of exposing and challenging assumptions in order to understand wicked, or complex  problems.

Reference is made to the ladder of inference proposed by Chris Argyris, and you can read more about this here.

Peter Senge proposed the left hand column exercise in his Fifth Disciplinary fieldbook.

You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com, and Tracy at tjstanley.com.

Barbara and Tracy reflect upon their highlights from 2021.

In particular they remember the writings of both Mihalyi  Csikszentmihalyi, known for his work on flow and the systems approach to Creativity,  and Edward de Bono, best known for his concept of six thinking hats. Sadly, both of these creativity experts died in 2021.

You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com, and Tracy at tjstanley.com.