Given the current situation, we are left with no choice but to keep our creative lights on for ways to hold everything together. We look for even more means to get our creative blood pumping to help us make ends meet, keep our boat afloat, and rise above the storm. We may see this prolonged break as a lag behind or an unwelcomed rut, but getting stuck in this spiral of uncertainties should not clog our creative juices from flowing. Come one, come all; we all need creative thinking to find a solution, dig deeper, and get around our work.
You may think of anything that feels right and fit for you and your bubbling ideas, but a friendly pat and kick-in-the-pants talks from these brilliant people are what you need to fan your creative flames. Pull up and dive right into these 5 TED Talks to keep your innovation muscles working:
Your Elusive Creative Genius | Elizabeth Gilbert
The author of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’, Elizabeth Gilbert has thought long and hard about huge topics such as genius and creativity, and she put the spotlight on these two on her personal and moving TED talk. She amplifies a radical idea that, instead of a rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. Gilbert also walks us with the truth that to be creative, we have to welcome fear—fear of rejection, of failure, and even of success—right on when you feel a little off track right now.
The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers | Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies “originals”: thinkers who generate new ideas and take action to put them into the world. To keep driving down the road of creativity, Grant talks about three unexpected habits of originals. He also sorts out our perspective on getting things done to make unexpected leaps.
Be an Artist, Right Now! | Young-Ha Kim
Celebrated Korean novelist Young-Ha Kim urges us to keep our inner child alive—the one who keeps wondering, discovering, and creating. There is power in playing or doing things that make us feel alive and Kim needs us to free the artist pent up inside us and to ‘just do it.’
How to Build Your Creative Confidence | David Kelley
For when we lost our creative confidence along the way, this TED talk is for us. David Kelly encourages us to not divide the world into creatives and the non-creatives, and to have everyone realize that they’re naturally creative. He also presses how we should support people to let their ideas take off the ground and to do what they are set out to do with the certain kind of creative confidence.
Embrace the Near Win | Sarah Lewis
Art historian and critic Sarah Lewis gives the center stage to mastery, the art of constant pursuit. She points out that ‘success motivates us, but a near win can propel us in an ongoing quest.’ Lewis gives us the push we need to keep going and reaching, because as she puts it, ‘we thrive not when we’ve done it all, but when we still have more to do.’
Keep your creative pipeline in good working condition by fueling your imagination. Know more TED talks that get your ideas popping? Share them to us!
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