EPISODE · Jan 31, 2022 · 1H 19M
What Art & Music Can Teach us about Innovation | Feat. Michael Hendrix
from Utopia is Now · host Xavier Logan-Sievers
Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur. He is also the Partner and the Global Design Director of IDEO, a leading design consulting firm, where he practices brand strategy, creative direction, and graphic design. Michael also teaches entrepreneurship at the Berklee College of Music, where is also a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative, a program of the Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro/Context 3:15 - Starting as an Artist 10:20 - Listening to find Artistic Inspiration 18:05 - Communication 26:16 - Collaboration 38:15 - Playing Together: Childlike vs Adult 44:02 - Beatles, Business & Leadership 51:00 - Creating Spaces for Creativity 59:25 - Making WFH (Zoom) more Creative 1:08:14 - Michael’s Utopia Mentioned: Desmond Child - American Songwriter Björk - Icelandic Singer-Songwriter Ramones - Band You Give Love a Bad Name - Song by Bon Jovi - American Rock Band Hide & Seek - Song by Imogen Heat - British Singer Rick Rubin - American Record Producer Justin Timberlake - American singer-songwriter
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Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur. He is also the Partner and the Global Design Director of IDEO, a leading design consulting firm, where he practices brand strategy, creative direction, and graphic design. Michael also teaches entrepreneurship at the Berklee College of Music, where is also a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative, a program of the Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro/Context 3:15 - Starting as an Artist 10:20 - Listening to find Artistic Inspiration 18:05 - Communication 26:16 - Collaboration 38:15 - Playing Together: Childlike vs Adult 44:02 - Beatles, Business & Leadership 51:00 - Creating Spaces for Creativity 59:25 - Making WFH (Zoom) more Creative 1:08:14 - Michael’s Utopia Mentioned: Desmond Child - American Songwriter Björk - Icelandic Singer-Songwriter Ramones - Band You Give Love a Bad Name - Song by Bon Jovi - American Rock Band Hide & Seek - Song by Imogen Heat - British Singer Rick Rubin - American Record Producer Justin Timberlake - American singer-songwriter
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