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#410: You face plenty of problems.\nBut you have a scarcity of good solutions.\nStanford Professor Jeremy Utley can help.\nHe says that solving complex problems requires creativity. And creativity comes from deliberate practice.\nIt\u2019s not an innate talent. It\u2019s a skill. And it\u2019s useful in any occupation, from accounting to zookeeping.\nJeremy speaks and writes on the history of invention, discovery, creativity, and innovation. He also leads Stanford d.school's work with professionals.\nToday he talks to us about how some of the greatest innovators produce new ideas. He tells us about their creative process.\nHe describes how researchers and authors improve their skills.\nAnd he shares pointers to help you understand how to do the same.\n\nTiming of discussion points as per November 2022:\n3:00: How to focus while staying open to creativity\n6:23: Definition of creativity\n14:02: Different cognitive biases faced\n17:35: The idea quota\n19:28: Where ideas come from: the Lego analogy\xa0\n21:32: How Ben Franklin honed his creativity\n28:36: Capturing inspiration\n46:04: The importance of reviewing the problems in your life\n50:24: The roles of creative collaboration and distributed reasoning\n54:49: The argument for quantity over quality\xa0\n56:07: The value of bad ideas\n\nFor more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode410\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices