Episodes
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy - Random thoughts on being creative
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Barbara and Tracy reflect upon processes for opening up to creativity. In particular, randomness of ideas and techniques that can help with getting to randomness.
The podcast refers to Dr Jesvir Kaur Mahil who is hosting the Creativity & Culture Conference, scheduled to take place online on Saturday 18 September 2021. This will be the 5th annual Creativity & Culture Conference hosted by University for Life and the theme this year is “The Creative Power of Stories”.
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com, and Tracy at tjstanley.com.
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy discussing 'Asking Questions'
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Barbara and Tracy discuss asking open questions, and how and where to use them sharing their experiences with coaching and creativity facilitation..
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com, and Tracy at tjstanley.com.
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy discussing Mindsets
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Barbara and Tracy discuss: what are mindsets, how do they develop, how to change them and why they are important in creativity.
They reference Carol S. Dweck and The New Psychology of Success.
Edward de Bono who has recently died was discussed as one of the original thinkers in the world of lateral thinking.
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com and Tracy at tjstanley.com
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Barbara and Tracy discuss procrastination, incubation and creativity in this episode of creativity snippets.
They refer to several sources and the links are shown here:
BBC article on Procrastination
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com and Tracy at tjstanley.com
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy discussing Habits
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
In this episode Barbara and Tracy discuss habits, what they are, and how we can change them
They reference the ideas on changing habits, of both Charles Duhigg
and James Clear
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com and Tracy at tjstanley.com
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Barbara and Tracy discuss the importance of nurturing creativity using a greenhouse metaphor. They consider the importance of leadership, collaborative teams and taking risks in organisations.
Reference is made to Goran Ekvall. and his work on innovative climates.
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com and Tracy at tjstanley.com
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Barbara and Tracy discuss the 4b P Framework of individual conditions for creativity. These are Positivity, Passion, Playfulness and Persistence.
They reference:
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his work on Flow.
Tracy shares her discovery of the bullet journal method.
Carroll, R. (2018). The bullet journal method: Track the past, order the present, design the future. Penguin.
You can find more about Barbara at barbara-wilson.com and Tracy at tjstanley.com
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy : Adaptors v. Innovators
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Barbara and Tracy share an idea - how adaptors and innovators address creativity differently, and sources of inspiration for creativity.
Here are some of the references mentioned:
Amand Gormans poem, The Hill We Climb
Meditation offered by the Smithsonian Museum of Asian art
You can find Barbara at barbara-wilson.com, and Tracy at tjstanley.com
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy #12_ Reflections on the past year 2020
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Tracy and Barbara reflect upon the events of 2020 that have impacted on their creativity and share some insights into how to manage creativity moving into 2021.
They reference Brené Brown 'Unlocking Us' and Elizabeth Day ''How to Fail' podcasts as well as Growing Gills, a book by Jessica Abel.
Barbara can be found on barbara-wilson.com and Tracy on tjstanley.com
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Creativity snippets from Barbara and Tracy #11 Why change is Difficult.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
In this episode, Tracy and Barbara discuss why change is difficult and what actions leaders can take to help overcome these difficulties.
You can find more about Tracy on tjstanley.com and Barbara on barbara-wilson.com.