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May 16, 2020
Taking a creative break
For over a year I have posted weekly videos in my series The Creativity Explorer where I have been going around the world interviewing creative people about creativity.
(I got to 66 episodes.)
I have met some amazing people and shared some great insights.
However, due to the Coronavirus putting a stop on travel I am now officially out of episodes to post.
Here’s my video about coming to (a temporary) end for the Creativity Explorer videos from around the world.
I will, however, come back soon with videos in a different format.
I still want to create videos around the topic of creativity, but I will have to do it in a different way.
So while I think about HOW I do it, I would like to know what you think. I would love your feedback.
What you have found most useful about the videos I’ve shared? What did you like? What can I improve on?
What would you like to see next? What would you like to learn from me? How would you like to learn it? What’s the best format for you – audio, video, text emails?
Please share your thoughts me me by hitting “reply” to this email.
Stay safe and stay creative,
Fredrik
p.s. What can one of the one of the leading producers of high-quality coffee machines in the world teach you about innovation?
In Episode 13 of The Creativity Suite, I interviewed Patrick Koller, who is the Chief Marketing & Chief Digital Innovation Officer at Franke Coffee System.
He had some very fascinating insights that you might enjoy.
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May 7, 2020
Creativity vs crisis
I’ve got 3 interesting things to share with you this month:
1. Virtual keynote speeches
It is clear that companies are starting to realise that with physical conferences gone, and people working more from home, the need for virtual inspiration is at an all time high.
A virtual keynote speech is the perfect solution.
So, I asked my 3 children to dress up and help me create a video on: “Virtual Speech Participation Instructions” for how to manage virtual speeches.
As a biased father, I think you will really enjoy the 1-minute video.
It’s created to give brighten up the mood of people attending a virtual speech – while getting out all the “housekeeping” matters out of the way in an entertaining manner.
This week I am giving 3 virtual keynote speeches (on two continents).
And if it’s right for you, I would love to work with your organisation to deliver a virtual keynote speech to boost the creative spirits.
Please drop me a line if you are interested in learning more…
2. Creativity vs Crisis – A Story
A lot of people ask me, “What is the most creative solution that has been created around Covid-19?”
There are SO many examples of course, and this one is perhaps not the best one – but it is funny:
A city in Sweden wanted to make sure that people did not mingle too much in a park. Generally, people would meet at this park to celebrate “Valborg” (a big party to celebrate the arrival of spring).
So, in an effort to discourage this, the city put a fence around the park…
But realised that Swedes would probably jump over the fence and party in the park anyway!
So, how do you stop people from going to the park?
In a creative turn of events, the city decided to dump tons of chicken poop (!), using the “excuse” that they would use this time with the park being fenced off to give the grass some fertiliser.
I did not see if it actually worked, but I give an “A” for creative thinking – sometime the “crappy” ideas are the best ones 
April 27, 2020
The most important creative project for a creative person
Welcome to (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 66). In this episode I share an interview I did in Myanmar a few weeks ago with Aung Ko Latt. He is CEO of Aung Ko Latt Motion Pictures…
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April 17, 2020
From 0 to 1 Billion views on Youtube. Learn from Alex Badan
In this episode, I sit down with Alexandru Badan from Romania who shares the mindset that made him and his wife grow Loo Loo kids to a YouTube channel with over 1 Billion (!) views.…
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April 5, 2020
The scariest moment for a creative: The Frankenstein Moment.
The Creativity Explorer meet with Mihai Alexandru Hash, YouTuber from Romania with 10% of the Romanian population as followers. We talk about the “Frankenstein Moment”: The scariest moment for a creative. When an idea takes…
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March 29, 2020
The most beautiful moment of the creative process (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 63.)
The most beautiful moment of the creative process is that moment when the first OTHER person realizes how great your idea is. That is when you for the first time get validation on that your…
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March 22, 2020
What can an astronaut teach you about creativity? (The Creativity Explorer meets Sergey Ryazanskiy.)
Sergey Ryazanskiy has been in space, twice. He has spent almost a year in space, performing different science projects and was the first Scientist – Spacecraft Commander. In this week’s episode, we will learn how…
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March 16, 2020
Why learning to think in patterns will make you more creative – The Creativity Explorer & Ray Mak.
Discover your creative potential by learning about how thinking in patterns can boost your creative capacity from this interview with Ray Mak, a YouTuber from Malaysia with more than 100 million views on his…
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March 1, 2020
Do not have good ideas, or great ideas. Have GRAND ideas. (The World of Creativity. Episode 59)
I recently visited the Taj Mahal and in this video, I reflect on the power of having grand ideas. Ideas that people will come and visit in awe 400 years after you had them. Aim…
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February 29, 2020
Creativity and the balance between focus and curious mode. (The World of Creativity. Episode 58)
The key to being creative is to be able to go between the two different modes of a creative soul. The “curious research mode” and the “focused execution mode” In this interview with photographer Jacob…
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