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Playlist: Kickstart your creativity (6 talks)

Out of fresh ideas? These inspiring talks offer the kick-in-the-pants you need to unleash your creative spirit.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/kickstart_your_creativity

Playlist: Simple ways to spark your creativity (7 talks)

Easy, straightforward techniques to jumpstart innovative thinking and surface new, brilliant ideas.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/simple_ways_to_spark_your_creativity

Muthoni Drummer Queen: Creativity builds nations

In a hopeful talk followed by an empowering performance, musician and TED Fellow Muthoni Drummer Queen shares how industries like music, film and fashion provide a platform for Africans to broadcast their rich and diverse talents -- and explains how the shared experience of creativity can replace attitudes of exclusionism and othering with accep...
https://www.ted.com/talks/muthoni_drummer_queen_creativity_builds_nations

Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion and creativity

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi spins through a dizzying array of inspirations -- from '50s pinups to a fleeting glimpse of a woman on the street who makes him shout "Stop the cab!" Inside this rambling talk are real clues to living a happy, creative life.
https://www.ted.com/talks/isaac_mizrahi_fashion_and_creativity

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity

Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?

Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_tan_where_does_creativity_hide

Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity

Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.
https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_burstein_4_lessons_in_creativity

Lawrence Lessig: Laws that choke creativity

Lawrence Lessig, the Net’s most celebrated lawyer, cites John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel" in his argument for reviving our creative culture.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_laws_that_choke_creativity

Alan Iny: Reigniting creativity in business

Creativity has never been more essential to competitiveness in the business world, but the critical approach to practical originality in organizations is often lacking. Alan Iny offers a key to think outside the box: apply doubt to the very models and philosophies that make up the box itself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_iny_reigniting_creativity_in_business

Playlist: Wacky, weird art made by AI (4 talks)

Welcome to the new frontier in art and creativity -- and it's not human.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/wacky_weird_art_made_by_ai

Playlist: Why it's (sometimes) good to be bored (4 talks)

How being bored can lead to new possibilities, better ideas and even an extra shot of creativity.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/why_it_s_sometimes_good_to_be_bored

Malcolm McLaren: Authentic creativity vs. karaoke culture

How does one find authentic creativity? In his last talk before passing away, Malcolm McLaren tells remarkable stories from his own life, from failing school to managing the Sex Pistols. He argues that we're living in a karaoke culture, with false promises of instant success, and that messiness and failure are the key to true learning.
https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_mclaren_authentic_creativity_vs_karaoke_culture

Gil Weinberg: Can robots be creative?

People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity -- alongside the question of artificial intelligence -- for over 170 years. For instance, could we program machines to create high quality original music? And if we do, is it the machine or the programmer that exhibits creativity? Gil Weinberg investigates this creative conund...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gil_weinberg_can_robots_be_creative

Tim Brown: Tales of creativity and play

At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't).
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_tales_of_creativity_and_play

Playlist: Why you should take time to play (9 talks)

Play invites creativity and collaboration, and can inspire you to think out of the box! Take a recess and learn about the benefits of connecting with your inner-child.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_importance_of_play

The TED Interview: Sir Ken Robinson (still) wants an education revolution

Do schools kill creativity? Back in 2006, Sir Ken Robinson posed this question to the TED audience -- and boy, did it touch a nerve. More than fifty million views and a decade later, head of TED Chris Anderson sits down with Sir Ken to dig into the changes and progress that have been made, and to see if the answer now is any different. How are e...
https://www.ted.com/talks/the_ted_interview_sir_ken_robinson_still_wants_an_education_revolution

WorkLife with Adam Grant: The Daily Show's secret to creativity

Group brainstorming is usually where creativity goes to die. But at The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, they have it down to a science. Adam grant takes us behind the scenes in the writers' room to show how creative collaboration really works, and reveals what inspires people to share their best -- and worst -- ideas. This episode is brought to you...
https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_daily_show_s_secret_to_creativity

Linda Hill: How to manage for collective creativity

What's the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance? Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of "Collective Genius," has studied some of the world's most creative companies to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing -- from everyone in the company, not just...
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_hill_how_to_manage_for_collective_creativity

Taika Waititi: Why humor is key to creativity

In this hilarious talk, comedian and director Taika Waititi considers the factors that drive an artist to make work, arguing that creative work needs to be fueled (to some degree) by fun -- and why a little humor can go a long way.
https://www.ted.com/talks/taika_waititi_why_humor_is_key_to_creativity

Cecilia Aragon: The creativity and community behind fanfiction

The wildly diverse, thoughtful and hilarious world of fanfiction -- where writers reimagine favorite stories like "Harry Potter," "Pokémon," "My Little Pony" and more -- is ever-growing and becoming a vital social and learning tool. Author, professor and fanfiction writer Cecilia Aragon has observed how this incredible outlet for creativity enco...
https://www.ted.com/talks/cecilia_aragon_the_creativity_and_community_behind_fanfiction

Neil Gershenfeld: Unleash your creativity in a Fab Lab

MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.
https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_gershenfeld_unleash_your_creativity_in_a_fab_lab

Elizabeth Waters: The left brain vs. right brain myth

The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left side controls logic and the right side controls creativity. And yet, this is a myth, unsupported by scientific evidence. So how did this idea come about, and what does it get wrong? Elizabeth Wat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_waters_the_left_brain_vs_right_brain_myth

Playlist: The creative spark (7 talks)

What makes us create and innovate? Here, wildly creative thinkers share ideas and insights into what kindles genius.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_creative_spark

Maya Penn | TED Speaker

Maya Penn makes eco-friendly clothes and accessories, which she sells on a site she built -- and gives away a percent of the profits.
Entrepreneur, animator, philanthropist ...
https://www.ted.com/speakers/maya_penn_1

Jose Miguel Sokoloff | TED Speaker

Ad exec Jose Miguel Sokoloff has led a multi-year marketing campaign that's helped Colombian guerrillas realize that they are wanted back home.
Anti-guerrilla creative
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jose_miguel_sokoloff

Playlist: TED Talks to inspire you to make art (9 talks)

Ignite your inner creative with these mesmerizing, colorful and sometimes-curious talks about the world of art (and the artists who make it).
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_talks_to_inspire_you_to_make_art

Rahaf Harfoush: How burnout makes us less creative

Our obsession with productivity -- to-do lists, life hacks, morning routines -- is making us less productive, says digital anthropologist Rahaf Harfoush. She explains why we need to redesign our workday around creativity -- not just efficiency.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rahaf_harfoush_how_burnout_makes_us_less_creative

Playlist: How to be a better you (14 talks)

Ready for a change? These well-researched (and heartfelt) talks offer ideas and inspiration for all aspects of your life, from creativity to vulnerability, from competitive sports to collaborative games.
Curated by TED · 14 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/a_better_you

Playlist: The most popular talks of all time (25 talks)

Are schools killing creativity? What makes a great leader? How can I find happiness? These 25 talks are the ones that you and your fellow TED fans just can't stop sharing.
Curated by TED · 25 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_most_popular_talks_of_all

Tim Harford: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity

What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Crichton found their inspiration and productivity t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_a_powerful_way_to_unleash_your_natural_creativity
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