About this episode

In this episode, the hosts share eight creative practices derived from studying over a hundred creativity experts.

Over the last eight years of Moonshots, we've explored the work of hundreds of authors, entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, educators, and innovators. We've studied creativity from every angle imaginable. We've looked at the habits of musicians, the methods of filmmakers, the thinking of scientists, the systems of entrepreneurs, and the practices of some of the most creative people who have ever lived.As we prepare to launch a new creativity series on Moonshots, beginning with Steven Kotler's *The Art of the Impossible*, I wanted to pause and reflect on what we've learned so far.What surprised me most wasn't how different these thinkers are. It was how often they arrived at the same conclusions.A legendary music producer, a bestselling novelist, the founder of Pixar, one of history's greatest physicists, an education visionary, and a pair of Stanford design professors all seem to be pointing toward the same set of principles.Creativity is not a gift possessed by a lucky few.It is a practice.It is a way of approaching problems, ideas, opportunities, and life itself.In this episode, I share eight creative practices that have had the biggest impact on my own work as a founder…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Parsons, Mark Pearson Freeland

Topics covered

• creativity
• habits
• innovation
• entrepreneurship
• art
• problem-solving

Keywords

• creativity
• practices
• innovation
• entrepreneurship
• Rick Rubin
• Steven Kotler
• The Creative Act
• The Art of the Impossible

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pixar

Books & works: The Creative Act, The Art of the Impossible

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