Embedding Creative Thinking in Academics. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Joyce Juntune. Many educators think of creativity as open-ended ‘free-time’ activities. But creative thinking strategies are powerful tools to empower learners, build comprehension, increase content comprehension, engage students in the learning process, and increase student ownership for learning. Creative […]
‘Pipe’ Dreams–Race to Transform Toilets (The Creative Life)
Solutions to Global Crises that Stick. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Chelsea Wald. Science journalist Chelsea Wald, based in the Netherlands with her family, has repeatedly plunged into the topic of toilets since 2013, when editors first approached her to write about the latent potential in our stagnating infrastructure. […]
Unity Through Creativity, Not Force (The Creative Life)
Ukraine, Sarajevo: Healing Trauma of War. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Laurie Marshall. Envisioning positive futures together is a key skill to surviving and thriving in the 21st century. Creativity is a birthright. We each need to use our genius to heal our heartbreak. With a clear vision, like […]
‘Use Your Noodle’ with Chef Soma Mutsuko (The Creative Life)
Accessing Your ‘inner Chef’ with Fluency. The hosts for this show are Phyllis Blees and Darlene Boyd. The guest is Soma Mutsuko. Seattle’s Soba Master Chef Soma Mutsuko teaches us the creative art of “fluency.” Fluency , a core skill of creative thinking (per creativity expert Dr. Joyce Juntune). She teaches us her method of […]
Flash Foresight, Disruption to Opportunity (The Creative Life)
Maximize Outcomes Using Creative Foresight. The hosts for this show are Darlene Boyd and Phyllis Blees. The guest is Daniel Burrus. In this insightful interview with serial entrepreneur, author of seven books, and futurist on global trends and disruptive innovation, Daniel Burrus, shares how we can use “the power of foresight and certainty” to maximize […]
The Internet is Not Facebook (The Creative Life)
How we Got Here, Where we Could Go Next. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Corynne McSherry. Our guest invites us into the world of cyberspace where creativity and innovation are thriving and sometimes thwarted. She brings us up to date on current efforts of the Electronic Frontier Foundation—the leading […]
Designing Innovative Organizations (The Creative Life)
The Art of ‘Ambidextrous Innovation’. The hosts for this show are Phyllis Blees and Darlene Boyd. The guest is Neal Gutterson. Organizations that can both keep up with and stay ahead of marketplace demands must cultivate systems designed for both incremental and transformational innovation. Guest Neal Gutterson described a way for organizations to meet both […]
Live Where You Love—Love Where You Live (The Creative Life)
Accessing Your ‘Inner Disrupter’. The hosts for this show are Phyllis Blees and Darlene Boyd. The guest is David Applebaum. David Applebaum did not know what he wanted to be when he grew up. He excelled at art, math, and working with others. David reveals how architecture engaged these creative, technical, and social skills on […]
Go Wild, Go Great: Top Innovator Secrets (The Creative Life)
An Innovator’s Survival Guide. The hosts for this episode are Darlene Boyd and Phyllis Blees. The guest for this episode is Rosemary Rein. Now more than ever, innovation is the key to not only surviving but thriving in business and in life. Not too long ago, the best minds in innovation in Silicon Valley, came […]
Creativity as a Healing Art (The Creative Life)
Creative Works as a Medium for Healing. The hosts for this episode are Darlene Boyd and Phyllis Blees. The guest for this episode is Noelle McAlinden. The guest shares her very personal and challenging story of family tragedy which she was able to transform into healing and flourishing through her creative work. The creative work […]