AKQA creative director Ian Wharton, author of Spark for the Fire joins us this week to discuss the importance of retaining your youthful creativity, the incredible power of working with the right team, and the elusive characteristics of defining one’s taste.

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Ian’s Website: http://ianwharton.com/

Ian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ianwharton

Spark for the Fire: http://www.sparkforthefire.com/

AKQA: http://www.akqa.com/

Solar: http://www.ianwharton.com/work/solar/

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SHOW NOTES:

The Mill: http://www.themill.com/

Six Principles of Youthful Thinking: http://sparkforthefire.com/#contents

Gary Vaynerchuk: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/

Tribal Leadership: http://amzn.to/1QKK4KT

“It’s so damn easy to get complacent; it’s so easy to get cynical about things. Neither of things are conducive to creativity.”

-Ian Wharton

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