You don't have to be Beyonce to be Creative

About this episode

In this episode, Christina Blacken discusses the importance of redefining creativity and finding fulfillment in creative work, regardless of fame or talent.

Welcome to Tell it Proud, stories of courage too good to erase or ignore. I'm your host Christina Blacken. I'm a public speaker, performer, writer, and founder of The New Quo which helps every day people practice authentic leadership through daily acts of courage that improves trust and wellbeing in how we live and work together. Today's episode is an essay I wrote for The New Quo Learning Community about why you don't have to be a super talented famous person like Beyonce or Picasso to find fulfillment and deep meaning in creative thinking and creative work. We need to expand what we define and think of as creative because we are facing a world with a large dissatisfaction with work, and complex, towering social problems that won't disappear overnight. We need creativity for survival, like we need air. If you'd like to further support this podcast and connect with other like minded people join The New Quo Learning Community .

People in this episode

Host: Christina Blacken

Topics covered

• creativity
• self-fulfillment
• authentic leadership
• social problems
• work satisfaction

Keywords

• creativity
• Beyonce
• Picasso
• authentic leadership
• social issues
• work satisfaction
• The New Quo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Quo, The New Quo Learning Community

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