Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist and president of Figure 8 Thinking. She advises and emboldens leaders to transform their businesses through creativity and foresight. She is a regular contributor to Inc. and the editor of Strategic Design Thinking. She is a global speaker whose roster includes TEDxPhiladelphia, Cusp conference, the Business Innovation Factory, SEB Group, 360 Possibles, CreativeMornings, the Copenhagen Institute of Interactive Design, the European Innovation Academy, and the Mayo Clinic's Transform conference. Nixon holds a PhD in design management, an MS in global textile marketing, and a BA (cum laude) in anthropology and Africana studies.
Creativity is often looked upon as some kiss from the muse, some lighting strike in the brain that's random. Michelangelo wasn't random, nor was Steve Jobs. Nor is Natalie Nixon in this fascinating and insightful new work on the topic. - Alan Weiss, PhD, President of Summit Consulting Group; Author of Fearless Leadership and over 60 other books This book is practical, probing and essential. - Beth Comstock, Author, Imagine it Forward and former Vice Chair, GE Take a leap and buy this book in order to not only generate more creativity but to turn it into a competency. - B. Joseph Pine II, co-author, The Experience Economy Natalie Nixon offers a fresh way of thinking about creativity--as an essential skill that is absolutely critical to success in today's world. - Warren Berger, Best-selling Author of A More Beautiful Question Natalie's remarkable book provides a simple blueprint for creatively living in this time of overwhelming change. - Dan Roam, International Bestselling Author of The Back of The Napkin