#410: You face plenty of problems.
But you have a scarcity of good solutions.
Stanford Professor Jeremy Utley can help.
He says that solving complex problems requires creativity. And creativity comes from deliberate practice.
It’s not an innate talent. It’s a skill. And it’s useful in any occupation, from accounting to zookeeping.
Jeremy speaks and writes on ... Show More
Jun 5
First Friday: Fed Rate Hike Coming? Jobs & Housing News
#721: The US economy showed robust job growth in May, adding 172,000 new jobs, exceeding expectations. This suggests a broadening of economic recovery beyond essential services. Treasury yields have climbed significantly, reflecting investor concerns about inflation. Inflation re ... Show More
35m 48s
May 29
Your Office Is Making You Sick, with Dr. John La Puma
#719: Most of us spend 93 percent of our time indoors, and it's making us sicker, more tired, and less productive than we realize. Dr. John La Puma is a physician and researcher who studies what happens to the human body when it's indoors too much. He joins us to explain the scie ... Show More
1h 24m
Dec 2021
46. Stay Creative: How to Keep Your Ideas Fresh and Practical
<p>“To be creative, ideas must be both novel and useful. That’s the definition that we use in creativity research,” says <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/justin-berg/">Justin Berg</a>, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Bu ... Show More
23m 19s
Oct 2020
John Cleese: How creativity can be applied to business
As an entrepreneur, creativity is the name of your game. And who better to hear from than the king of creativity himself, Mr John Cleese. Yes, that’s right. John. Cleese. You’re welcome. Where do we begin? John’s (Mr Cleese?) talents are boundless - actor, comedian, screenwriter, ... Show More
49m 40s
Jun 2020
Episode 89: How to Be More Creative and Have Big Ideas with Craig Case
<p>Would you like to be more creative? Would you like more insights & aha moments? This is a fascinating rebroadcast conversation about the brain, creativity & inspiration with Craig Case, author of Big Ideas. Now more than ever, creativity and reinvention are extremely important ... Show More
43m 55s
Oct 2022
70. Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best
<p>What’s the secret to coming up with good ideas? For <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/jeremy-utley/">Jeremy Utley</a>, it’s about generating as many as possible. </p><p>The director of executive education at the Stanford d.school, Utley says, “very few problems we f ... Show More
25m 19s
Sep 2021
Episode 324: An In-Depth Look at the Creative Process with Tom Meredith, Tier 11’s VP of Strategy and Innovation
You can’t rush the creative process, but in the advertising business, you can’t get around deadlines either. So how do you find the balance? In today’s episode, host Ralph Burns sits down with Tom Meredith, VP of Strategy and Innovation at Tier 11. Tom’s past creative experience ... Show More
1h 3m