10,000 Creative Ideas Discovered In The Bathroom - My INTERVIEW with Rob Alderson of WeTransfer
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01/08/19 • 46 min
Today's guest, Rob Alderson, is the creative director of WeTranfer, the content sharing site. A UK born, Amsterdam-based arts and design writer, Rob and his team wanted to know how different types of creatives work (65% need quiet, 14% need noise), what gets them unblocked (musicians = um, drugs of course), how they get ideas, and what gets in their way...thought it was confidence? Turns out it's other work pressures that take up their time. So if you want your employees to be creative, stop emailing them! If you want to understand the life of a creative person, this is your jam. Listen in!
Follow Rob: @robalderson (Twitter), @Wepresent (Instagram)
Website: wepresent.wetransfer.com
The WeTransfer Ideas Report 2018 can be found here.
COOL STUFF:
And now's a good time: if you haven't already done the Gag Your Inner Critic worksheet, get it by clicking here!
To get more info on Katie's Women's Retreats, or to bring her to your company or conference for a workshop or Keynote Speech, click on these underlined links or for everything in one place go here: https://katiegoodmanspeaking.com
Today's guest, Rob Alderson, is the creative director of WeTranfer, the content sharing site. A UK born, Amsterdam-based arts and design writer, Rob and his team wanted to know how different types of creatives work (65% need quiet, 14% need noise), what gets them unblocked (musicians = um, drugs of course), how they get ideas, and what gets in their way...thought it was confidence? Turns out it's other work pressures that take up their time. So if you want your employees to be creative, stop emailing them! If you want to understand the life of a creative person, this is your jam. Listen in!
Follow Rob: @robalderson (Twitter), @Wepresent (Instagram)
Website: wepresent.wetransfer.com
The WeTransfer Ideas Report 2018 can be found here.
COOL STUFF:
And now's a good time: if you haven't already done the Gag Your Inner Critic worksheet, get it by clicking here!
To get more info on Katie's Women's Retreats, or to bring her to your company or conference for a workshop or Keynote Speech, click on these underlined links or for everything in one place go here: https://katiegoodmanspeaking.com
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