The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, author, educator, and executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures program, Tina Seelig talks about why most rules are just recommendations, the power of writing a resume of your failures, reframing problems to give us an expanded set of solutions and much more. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

• What happens when we do the right things for the wrong reasons
• Why passion follows engagement and experience
• The problem with being completely rigid about your life and career plans
• Why most rules are just recommendations 
• Simple ways to get outside your comfort zone and grow
• Learning to use little experiments as the path to innovation 
• The power of writing a resume of your failures 
• How to reframe the problems in our life to expand the set of solutions
• Dealing with the personal, professional and academic challenges of our lives 
• The importance of knowing your limit when it comes to persistence 
• A look beyond the romantic illusions of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship

Tina’s Books

What I wish I Knew When I was 20

Ingenius: A Crash Course on Creativity

Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World

Dr. Tina Seelig is Professor of the Practice in the Dept of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University. She is also the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. She teaches courses on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the dept of MS&E and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford.. You can follow her on twitter @tseelig

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In this episode of the podcast, author, educator, and executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures program, Tina Seelig talks about why most rules are just recommendations, the power of writing a resume of your failures, reframing problems to give us an expanded set of solutions and much more. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

What I wish I Knew When I was 20

Ingenius: A Crash Course on Creativity

Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World

Dr. Tina Seelig is Professor of the Practice in the Dept of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University. She is also the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. She teaches courses on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the dept of MS&E and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford.. You can follow her on twitter @tseelig

In this episode of the podcast, creator of Think Clearly, Mathias Jakobsen talks about how to use pen and paper develop a practice for hatching your visions and making them come true. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

• How computer programming resulted an infinite supply of building blocks
• Learning to letting go of perfectionism
• Reconnecting with our sense of boundless imagination
• The power of exploring multiples forms of creativity in the chapters of your life
• Asking yourself what you want and imagining an unrestricted world
• The surprising insights of what you might do with a billion dollars
• Why we can’t be afraid to ask for help when we need it
• Using your hands to shape you thinking
• Conducting self inquiry through pen and paper

Mathias Jakobsen is the creator of Think Clearly. Born in Denmark, he founded his first company at age 15, building digital solutions for companies. You can follow him on twitter @thnkclrly

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In this episode of the podcast, creator of Think Clearly, Mathias Jakobsen talks about how to use pen and paper develop a practice for hatching your visions and making them come true. 

Mathias Jakobsen is the creator of Think Clearly. Born in Denmark, he founded his first company at age 15, building digital solutions for companies. You can follow him on twitter @thnkclrly

In this episode of the podcast, author Patti Digh talks about honoring the intentions of our legacy, writing in our truest voice, and not getting caught up in the stories we tell ourselves. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Why we never know where we are in the journey of life
• Writing in your true voice 
• The points that become moments of significance in our lives
• The power of putting yourself in a position of not knowing 
• Why we can’t judge and learn at the same time 
• Living in the space between the things we think are incredibly significant 
• Not getting caught up in the stories we tell ourselves
• Three keys to dealing with our losses 
• Why pain can be incredibly powerful 
• How telling the darker parts of stories can liberate us
• The 4 Levels of Story and How They Impact Our Work 
• Why the obstacles are necessary for a great story

Quotes

It’s often said that the shortest distance between two people is a story. 

The choice that we always have in a hotspot or place of discomfort is to learn.

We have the capacity to shift our stories anytime we want to. 

Patti’s award-winning blog, 37days.com, emerged from the lessons she learned by asking that question and soon the essays were crafted into the bestselling book LIFE IS A VERB: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally. Patti has since written FOUR-WORD SELF-HELP: Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives, CREATIVE IS A VERB: If You’re Alive, You’re Creative, and WHAT I WISH FOR YOU: Simple Wisdom for a Happy Life. 

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In this episode of the podcast, author Patti Digh talks about honoring the intentions of our legacy, writing in our truest voice, and not getting caught up in the stories we tell ourselves. 

It’s often said that the shortest distance between two people is a story.  

The choice that we always have in a hotspot or place of discomfort is to learn.

We have the capacity to shift our stories anytime we want to. 

Patti’s award-winning blog, 37days.com, emerged from the lessons she learned by asking that question and soon the essays were crafted into the bestselling book LIFE IS A VERB: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally. Patti has since written FOUR-WORD SELF-HELP: Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives, CREATIVE IS A VERB: If You’re Alive, You’re Creative, and WHAT I WISH FOR YOU: Simple Wisdom for a Happy Life. 

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, documentary filmmaker Max Lugevere shares his story about how a mother experiencing cognitive decline led him down the path of making a documentary film called BREAD HEAD

HIGHLIGHTS: 

•  Uncovering your personal path to happiness 
•  The importance of listening to your fear, but not letting it dictate your actions
• Recognizing when our growth and learning plateaus 
• Leveraging tension and release to create emotional resonance 
• The creative process of documentary film making
• The importance of understanding rules so you can break them
• Why the motivation behind your passion matters 
• Optimizing cognitive capability through changes in diet 

QUOTES

I think that’s what art is ultimately about, taking calamity and turning it into poetry. 

Max Lugavere is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker and media personality. He is the director, writer, and narrator of BREAD HEAD, an upcoming documentary exploring the impact of diet and lifestyle on brain health. His recent Kickstarter campaign raised double its goal (including off-site contributions), and receieved millions of impressions online with major national coverage and social media shares from influencers including Maria Shriver, Jared Leto, Sir Ken Robinson, and Morgan Spurlock.

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In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, documentary filmmaker Max Lugevere shares his story about how a mother experiencing cognitive decline led him down the path of making a documentary film called BREAD HEAD

I think that’s what art is ultimately about, taking calamity and turning it into poetry. 

Max Lugavere is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker and media personality. He is the director, writer, and narrator of BREAD HEAD, an upcoming documentary exploring the impact of diet and lifestyle on brain health. His recent Kickstarter campaign raised double its goal (including off-site contributions), and receieved millions of impressions online with major national coverage and social media shares from influencers including Maria Shriver, Jared Leto, Sir Ken Robinson, and Morgan Spurlock.

In this episode of The Unmistakable, creative Itay Talgam shares leadership lessons from the conductors podium and his new book, The Ignorant Maestro

HIGHLIGHTS

• Observing of ourselves through the mirror of an orchestra conductor
• Early signs of veering off the beaten path 
• Why we must believe in the possibility of something better 
• How deep discomfort enables us to discover gaps in our lives
• Lessons in leaderships from time serving in the Israeli Army
• Why it’s important to be able to look outside of yourself 
• The 3 Key Elements of Leadership from the conductor’s podium
• The importance of seeing the humanity of those we lead
• Learning to disassociate ourselves from knowledge

Itay Talgam is an orchestral conductor turned into ‘conductor of people’ – be it in in government, academia, business, education, therapy – anywhere the creation of human harmony through cooperation is desired. He teaches leadership to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and universities, and at conferences around the world, including TED, Google’s Zeitgeist, and the World Economic Forum at Davos.

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In this episode of The Unmistakable, creative Itay Talgam shares leadership lessons from the conductors podium and his new book, The Ignorant Maestro

Itay Talgam is an orchestral conductor turned into ‘conductor of people’ – be it in in government, academia, business, education, therapy –  anywhere the creation of human harmony through cooperation is desired. He teaches leadership to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and universities, and at conferences around the world, including TED, Google’s Zeitgeist, and the World Economic Forum at Davos.