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Essays and a podcast on cultivating creativity and original ideas. For builders of innovative products and brands.

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The ultimate book list on creativity and innovation for builders of products and brands

As builders, makers, and creators, we must innovate. Innovation requires us to generate original ideas that are both surprising and valuable. These ideas will emerge from the unique insights we gain, ultimately leading to our next creation. As I wrote in my Startup as artist essay, "The startup of

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Cultivating Creativity Through Rest: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on the Hidden Benefits of Downtime

Lessons from Nobel Laureates, Rock Stars, and Neuroscience on Maximizing Your Creative Potential In this episode, I talked to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang about his book "⁠Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less" Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed Introduction and Background: * Alex lives in

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Startup as artist

The Future of Business: Infusing Artistry into Startups In 2018, musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams gave a presentation to the Berklee College of Music community for a course. [1]  The course description says, “In this course, artists are developing business-related skills that will be fundamental in their career.” Artists developing

Startup as artist