E39: Are You Cultivating Your Creativity? How to Work Your "Creativity Muscle" for Changemaking Work

Creativity is a skill that builds our influence, recognition, and changemaking capacity, and it’s not just for the reasons you might think. Without creativity, we can’t imagine our way out of the status quo. It’s our ability to dream up a new kind of future that will spark the just transition that we're working towards.If you work on a problem you are deeply passionate about, it’s your creativity along with the recognition you’re building as a thought leader that can spark the ripple effect you're after. In this episode, I talk about how to work out your ‘creativity muscle’ and keep it strong for your changemaking work as a coach, consultant, service provider, or nonprofit leader. To read a full transcript of the episode, visit: LUMOS MARKETINGResources from this episode:Click here to get your first episode of the Thought Leadership Clarity Course, for free. Check out Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity.You can find the YouTube video explaining How an Episode of Succession is written here.I mentioned three LinkedIn posts arising from “an artist date” or just getting inspiration from nature. You can check out this post inspired by my dog Gary, this post inspired by a botanical garden, or this post inspired by a helicopter ride. In this episode:[02:43] Nurturing your inner artist by embracing play[07:38] Fostering creativity by falling in love with failure[11:52] Compelling storytelling in pre-launch content[15:30] Creativity in shared insights and community connections[18:07] How deadlines can inspire creativity and consistencyWant free thought leadership support straight into your inbox? Sign up for the Firestarter Newsletter at https://lumosmarketing.co/firestarter Connect with Tania Bhattacharyya:LinkedIn: Tania BhattacharyyaInstagram: @taniabhatWebsite: lumosmarketing.coProduced by Ideablossoms