The World of Creativity: Blog

Never stop exploring! (Episode 283)

Let’s start with a short update: In the last few months, I have been invited to speak around the world, including: Belgium, South Korea, Sweden, Singapore, Norway, the UK, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, India and Australia. And the next couple of months will take me to: Finland, Switzerland, Croatia, Serbia, the UK, India, Vietnam, Romania, […]

03

Aug

Stay Curious. Stay Creative. (Episode 282)

“It is impossible to have an ego if you are curious” ​ That was one of the messages I delivered to the Global Innovation Network on a virtual talk recently. ​ That is one of the many powerful effects of curiosity. It kills the ego and when the ego is dead, then true creativity and […]

23

Jun

NewWinnings – The Norwegian word for innovation. (Episode 281)

One of the things I love about exploring human creativity across the globe is how slight differences in how different languages describe the creative process can gift you with new insights into how creativity works.   A few days ago I was in Norway and learnt about the Norwegian word “Nyvinning”.   It is the […]

28

May

HISTB? (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 280)

A few days ago I had the pleasure of having designer/animator/illustrator/and-just-creative-person Leopold Baranowska on my island.   We talked about everything from pitching movie ideas to how AI will change the creative process.   One thing that stuck with me from the conversation was how Leopold would check pitches for creative projects against one sentence: HISTB?   […]

22

Apr

Challenging the Impossible. (Episode 279)

How much can you really innovate a fire wood stove?   Well you would be surprised. ​ Contura AB has developed a wood burning stove called “Contura Zero” that – almost magically! – has virtually zero emissions (1mg particles per cubic meter of smoke, compared to 50-150mg for other stoves) ​ To create a “stove […]

27

Mar

Next level professional speaking commuting. (Episode 278)

So last Thursday, at 11pm my flight left from Singapore. 16 hours later, I landed in Stockholm and went straight to a boat shop in central Stockholm and picked up our new rowing boat.   And then rowed it (!) (with my luggage and everything) to the island… it took 2 hours 45 minutes in […]

25

Mar

“Grupplevelse” – A collective experience (Episode 277)

The Swedish word for “experiencing something” is “upplevelse”. The core meaning can be translated as “upp-lev-else”, “to fully – live through – something.”   I think the Swedish word gives an added meaning to what an experience is.   As, if you go to an event and it is “an upplevelse”, then it is an […]

16

Mar

Dreams are ideas from ourselves to ourselves (Episode 276)

Is your job a nightmare? And If so, what does it teach you? This morning I woke up from a terrible nightmare. It is one of two recurring nightmares that I have. In this one – I call them ‘Fredrik, you are up!’ – nightmares! – I was told that I was up for a […]

06

Mar

It’s never too late to create! (Episode 275)

A few days ago, I took my family to visit Peter Sandberg who did this oil painting for my wife’s 50th birthday.     Ten years ago, Peter once stayed on my “Ideas Island” for a week. When he turned 50, he had decided to see if he could learn how to paint. At the […]

25

Feb

Who encourages your creativity? (Episode 274)

Who encourages your creativity, and whose creativity do you need to encourage?   Yesterday, I had the privilege of having a lunch meeting with Leif Pagrotsky.   Leif is the former Minister of Trade of Sweden, and one of the most interesting and “real” politicians I have ever had the honour of meeting.   One […]

20

Feb

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