In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast I talk with Fredrik Haren, a Singapore based author and creativity speaker for global conferences. As an in-demand speaker on all things creativity and innovation he has delivered over 2000 presentations, lectures and workshops in over 60 countries on 6 continents. These talks have inspired hundreds of thousands of business people to become more creative and to look at the world in a new way. He is the author of nine books, including ‘The Idea Book’, which was included in the ‘100 Best Business Books of All Time’. Fredrik is also the founder of Ideas Islands - an island in Sweden where creative people can stay for free to work on their ideas.
"Say what you believe and believe what you say." - Fredrik Haren
Fredrik Haren's 'Creativity Speaker' Show Notes:
Summer in Sweden (2:00)
Creative places (3:15)
Internet marketing (4:45)
Creativity vs Business Creativity (6:20)
Creativity in banking (8:55)
Creativity in Asia (12:52)
Creativity in the developing world (14:50)
Creative confidence (15:30)
World Economic Forum
Being present (19:28)
Seminal moments (36:20)
Being authentic (40:40)
Favorite Tools:
Email
Google Maps
Spotify
Favorite Book:
Idea Book
Favorite Album:
Spotify Playlists
Interview Links:
Interesting.org
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As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30 minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I’m Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Meet James at www.JamesTaylor.me
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The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor.
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