Podcast S6E147: Natalie Nixon - Embrace the chaordic nature of improvisational organisations

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In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Natalie Nixon, founder of Figure 8 Thinking and author of the The Creativity Leap.

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We speak about what jazz has to do with business, improvisational organisations and what it takes for teams to thrive in a chaortic world.

Topics covered in this episode:

00:02:30 - Natalie's history with jazz, and learning how improvisation exists in organisations
00:08:00 - The structure behind teams improvising together
00:11:00 - Creativity is no longer a luxury in companies, it is now a necessity
00:13:15 - Creativity requires toggling between wonder and rigor to solve problems
00:15:45 - In order to innovate and be creative, you need to be willing to cede control
00:17:00 - The "Three I" framework: Inquiry, Improvisation, Intuition
00:21:00 - Intuition is about pattern recognition

Links mentioned in this episode:

Figure 8 Thinking: https://www.figure8thinking.com/
Book: Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work: https://amzn.to/3rC4pMh
Natalie on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd
Natalie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natwnixon

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