(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

BLOG: https://thefocusbee.com/blog/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheFocusBee

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