67: Allen Gannett | You Don't Have to Be a Genius to Be Creative
Allen Gannett (@allen) is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a placeholder on the 30 under 30 lists for both Forbes and Inc., and the author of The Creative Curve: How To Develop The Right Idea, At The Right Time.
What We Discuss with Allen Gannett:
- Creativity isn't innate to a lucky few geniuses; it's a quality that anyone can learn to develop.
- Why many stories about so-called geniuses are embellished to sell an inaccurate idea of what creativity is and where this quality comes from.
- What various fields of study have known -- for years -- about the relationship between intelligence and creativity and how this is at odds with popular belief.
- Steps that show us how we can cultivate the right qualities and environment so that episodes of creative genius are more likely to strike us when we need it.
- The four laws of the creative curve that, if followed, will endow anyone with creative prowess.
- And much more...
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