In this episode, Perry talks about the value of storytelling and provides 7 tips for anyone who faces the fear associated with staring at a blank screen, wondering how they can begin to create fresh content. This is adapted from a presentation Perry recently gave at the 2022 SANS Security Awareness Summit.

Books & Resources:

• Overview of "The Iron Triangle"
• Visual Summary of Perry's SANS Security Awareness Summit presentation
• YouTube Video: You are not a storyteller - Stefan Sagmeister @ FITC
• Security is Alive: 8th Layer Insights, Season 2, episode 6
• Creativity for Non Creatives: 8th Layer Insights, Season 2, episode 10
• Igniting and Sustaining Creativity: 8th Layer Insights, Season 2, episode 1
• Unleashing Trojan Horses for the Mind: 8th Layer Insights, Season 1, episode 1
• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, by Austin Kleon
• Show Your Work: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered,, by Austin Kleon
• MasterClass -- Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing
• "Everything is Alive" Podcast
• Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter
• The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer by Perry Carpenter & Kai Roer

Production Credits:

Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot Sessions, Envato Elements, & Storyblocks.

Artwork by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/ and Mia Rune @ https://www.MiaRune.com.

8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/

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