The Focus Bee Show (219) Wonder and Rigor with The Creativity Whisperer, Natalie Nixon
(219) Wonder and Rigor with The Creativity Whisperer, Natalie Nixon
Natalie Nixon, the creativity whisperer, shares the magic of creativity with us!
Some of the gold we covered:
- Why this duality of wonder & rigor
- How to have more wonder in our life
- How to cultivate our creativity
- The 3 Is of Creativity
And so much more!
ABOUT Natalie Nixon
Natalie Nixon, PhD is "the creativity whisperer for the
C-Suite". She is a creativity strategist who advises
leaders on achieving transformative business results
by applying wonder & rigor. She is a highly sought after
global keynote speaker, valued for her accessible
expertise on creativity, the future of work and
innovation.
Natalie was selected for Real Leaders' "Top 50
Keynote Speakers in the World for 2022" list; and has
been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and INC. She
is the author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap
- an honoree in the creativity category of Fast
Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. Her
firm, Figure 8 Thinking, was named among the top 20
women-led innovation firms in 2021 by Core 77. Clients
have included Microsoft, Salesforce, Comcast, Citrix,
Morrison & Foerster, Living Cities, VaynerMedia and
Bloomberg.
A hybrid thinker, Natalie consistently applies her
background in cultural anthropology, fashion, design
thinking and dance. She is an early-stage investor at
two social impact ventures, valued for her ability to
work at the intersection of commercial value and
stakeholder equity.
Natalie is a trustee of the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt
Design Museum; Vassar College; and
Leadership+Design. She has lived in Germany, Brazil,
Portugal, Israel, and Sri Lanka and is proficient in
Portuguese and Spanish. She is certified as a
Foresight Practitioner by the Institute for the Future.
She received her BA (honors) from Vassar College,
and her PhD from the University of Westminster in
London.
When she's not dancing up a storm in hip-hop class,
Natalie is fine-tuning her salsa, foxtrot and tango on
the ballroom floor. She lives in her hometown of
Philadelphia with her husband, John Nixon, and is the
proud stepmother of Sydney
CONNECT Natalie Nixon
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd
Website: https://www.figure8thinking.com
VIDEO of this episode:
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/w_7G8ZP0YJo
ABOUT Katie Stoddart:
Katie Stoddart is an award-winning, international, leadership & performance coach. Katie started her career as a hydrographic engineer working at sea and she now supports business owners to thrive in their life & business.
As a keynote speaker, Katie frequently speaks at summits, conferences & podcasts. For her weekly podcast ‘The Focus Bee Show’, Katie interviews thought leaders, speakers and authors.
Katie works primarily with entrepreneurs & executives through 1-1 coaching & corporate workshops on Focus, Leadership & Performance.
CONNECT with Katie Stoddart, aka 'the focus bee':
PODCAST: https://thefocusbeeshow.buzzsprout.com/
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestoddart
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