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June 15, 2022 55 mins

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working” - Natalie Nixon

Our guest today is Creativity Strategist Natalie Nixon who is known as the creativity whisperer for the C-suite. Natalie is CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, and in addition to being a creativity strategist she is a global keynote speaker, and author of the award winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work. Natalie advises Fortune 500 leaders on transformation by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. Natalie has won a slew of awards, and is also an accomplished dancer. You can learn more about Natalie, and check out her moves by following the links below. 

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Resources Mentioned 

The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work by Natalie Nixon

Figure Eight Thinking 

Natalie Nixon on LinkedIn 

Natalie Nixon on Instagram 

The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul 

A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger

The Wonder Rigor Lab 

Your “invisible work” is key to your most productive self article by Natalie Nixon

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

Find Your Unicorn Space by Eve Rodsky

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