#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
Apr 14
Q&A: The Case for NOT Paying Off Your Student Loans
#706: When the numbers look straightforward—but the rules, timing, and future are uncertain—how do you decide what to do next? KJ has $90,000 in student loans, a recent inheritance, and a lot of uncertainty around changing repayment policies, and is trying to decide whether to pa ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 10
What to Fix First When Everything Feels Stuck, with former Lyft COO and Tesla President Jon McNeill
#705: Jon McNeill, former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft, starts with a simple problem: his teenage son is about to start driving, and he’s worried about texting behind the wheel. Instead of setting rules, he builds a solution. That idea becomes TruMotion, a company that uses ... Show More
1h 27m
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 33s
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
51m 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 32s
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