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How To Create A Culture Of Innovation & Creativity with Creative Insights
With Mike Rynart
Do you ever wonder why your best ideas come to you in the shower, on a run or just before waking up? On this episode of Creative Insights, we talk about how you can be more creative and generate innovative ideas faster with a genius on creativity: Duncan Wardle.
The Theory of Creativity
Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation and creativity at Disney, believes that we are all born with imagination and curiosity, but throughout life these skills become diluted. His mission is to reconnect people to these core skill sets and teach us how to use these skills to innovate in our businesses.
V.O. You are creative, whether you know it or not. Duncan Wardle, exdirector of creativity at Disney
Duncan Wardle worked for thirty years for one of the most creative companies in the world: Disney. In this video, he explains that all people are born being creative. But at some point, someone told us we were not. And we believed them. Wardle insists on the importance of connecting again with the child we were and recovering creativity in all areas of our life.
Sprint to Success with Design Thinking Podcast
Are the skills we need to thrive in a rapidly changing world ones that we have had all along? Is it that we need to learn new skills or do we need to unlearn old ones? In this episode with Duncan Wardle, former VP of Creativity and Innovation at Disney and international speaker on design thinking, shares the four skills he believes you already have that a machine cannot replace – creativity, intuition, curiosity and imagination. We discuss what design thinking is and how it can help you enhance and strengthen these four key skills that you’ll need to thrive in this upcoming decade and beyond.
Curiosity and Creativity to Ignite Innovation with Duncan Wardle of Disney
Why do stories matter to the innovation process? What values can be instilled in innovators who share stories? How do innovation leaders inspire creators to tell and share their success and failure stories? Our conversation with innovation consultant and keynote speaker, Duncan Wardle—the former V.P. of innovation and creativity at the Walt Disney Company—unpacked the importance of harnessing childlike curiosity and collaborating with customers and naive experts to break your rhythm of thinking. He details how to create an impactful pitch: invite people to build on your ideas and engage kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners.
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“Massive companies, ones we’ve grown up with and always thought couldn’t possibly fold, will be out of business in the next 10 years.” So predicts former Disney stalwart Duncan Wardle, who is on a mission to prevent this from happening to as many companies as possible.”
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It’s Time to Think Different
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“Children will bring innovation to school, if teachers allow it”
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Duncan’s Musings
4 Tips to Prevent Great Ideas from Dying on the Vine
As published in Fast Company by Duncan Wardle “Please place your phone in ‘cell phone jail’ before you take your seat!” This was something my teams heard [...]
Business Growing Fast? Avoid These 10 Common Scaling Mistakes
As published in Fast Company by Duncan Wardle & Fellow Fast Company Executive Board Members Scaling up is an exciting period for business leaders. It’s easy to [...]
3 Ways to Get Your Zoom-Fatigued Employees to Embrace the Virtual-First Future of Work
As published in Entrepreneur by Duncan Wardle Even with workers eager to get back to the office, virtual-first collaboration will dominate in the future. The future of work [...]
Why We Shouldn’t Fear Elon Musk’s Cyber Pig
As published in ReadWrite by Duncan Wardle In August of 2020, a curious hashtag started trending that was strange, even by Twitter’s standards: #CyberPig.This was a sobriquet for Gertrude, a [...]
So, You Think You’re Not Creative?
As published in Harvard Business Review by Duncan Wardle Pre-pandemic, I spoke at a conference where fellow speaker Nicholas Thompson, former editor in chief of Wired, discussed [...]
Let There Be Light: Overcoming Innovation Barriers
When I ask people, “What are the barriers to being more innovative and creative at work?” I often hear the same three things… [...]
Four Pillars to Set Your Next Brainstorm Up for Success
As published in FastCompany by Duncan Wardle No need to panic at that “brainstorm” calendar invitation. Your next group meeting can rise above an uncontrolled idea exchange [...]
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