CL173: Unsafe Thinking, Intuition, Ego and Creativity - Interview with Jonah Sachs

Jonah Sachs is an author, speaker and viral marketing trailblazer whose pioneering approaches to digital media were critical in bringing the ideals of social change—such as equity, empowerment, responsibility, transparency, and advocacy—to the forefront of business and popular culture. Jonah's work and opinions have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, FOX News, Sundance Film Festival, NPR. Sachs also pens a column for Fast Company, which named him one of today's 50 most influential social innovators. He is the founder and a partner of Free Range Studios, a brand and innovation company that transforms companies through unsafe thinking and his latest book is called Unsafe Thinking: How to Be Nimble and Bold When You Need it Most. More info and Free Book: http://jamestaylor.me/ In this episode, you'll learn: 2:16 – Storytelling 3:55 – The problem with becoming an expert 6:25 – Threat perceptions 7:19 – The role of anxiety in creativity 10:48 – Lessons from Burning Man 11:22 – Political correctness and creativity 14:11 – When to trust your intuition 17:27 – Trust but verify 19:40 – The role of ego in creativity Please subscribe to my channel if you are into what I do! Your support is greatly appreciated and helps me continue to keep it free for everyone: * Please Subscribe To This Channel https://goo.gl/8EWszQ See my website for hundreds more free training videos, interviews, and free courses on creativity, innovation, creative process, creativity exercises, theory and loads more at http://www.jamestaylor.me Hope you enjoy it - if you do please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and come find me on my socials below. Thank You! * YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesTaylorMe/ * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme * LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor * Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesTaylor_me