Comparison is a tricky one. It can be an aspirational force or a source of anxiety, resentment, and fear. Social media has increased the...

Failure has a lot to teach us. We can learn far more from a failed experience – whether large or small, big F “Fail” or little f “fail” – than a perfectly smooth, frictionless experience will ever make possible. I stumbled upon a post on social media recently (by someone named @brightwanderer) about their perspective on “success” and “failure”. It was a breath of fresh, “muddy middle” air in a sea of right and wrong. Here's what they said: “I think a lot about how we as a cul

Failure: friend or foe? One of my very favourite exercises I use to help others summon their creative confidence is a sensory exercise around failure and it’s the first step in decoupling our identity with the idea of failure.  My thinking is that if we can sense failure’s presence when we’re experiencing it, we can begin to recognize its pattern; that it’s a feeling that comes and goes, but ultimately doesn’t have to be entangled with our identity and that by the very nature

To celebrate the launch of my first book, Brave Creative Human: Embrace Failure, Reframe Imposter Syndrome, and Be Unapologetically You...

Happy Friday and welcome to a thought-provoking and potentially paradigm-shifting conversation with James McCrae , author, poet, and...

I’ve been fascinated by the concept of biomimicry for years and years. Biomimicry helps uncover natural answers to human problems because...

Talk Paper Scissors meets...Talk Paper Scissors?! Today’s guest is internet artist, Nolen Royalty . He's interested in getting strangers...

Could you collaborate to make an award-winning professional short film with a team from start to finish in just 48 hours? Our guest today...

From actionable leadership strategies to creative direction to AI, this episode is for all of the creative change makers!  Our guest is...

Have you ever dressed up as a life-sized paper doll, used a typewriter in a public bathroom or traveled to multiple continents to learn...

Yes, I do love printing and design, typography and branding, books and publishing. I feel grateful that I get to chat with so many...

Wow, wow, wow I have an exciting conversation for you today! A few months back, I found out that one of my high school drama pals was in...

Have you ever found yourself straddling the world of art and the world of design, not sure if you should commit fully to one or the...

Today is a great day! You’ll meet one of my best friends, Eden Kim (or you might already know her… I’m convinced that she’s the most...

Welcome to the next stop on our international tour with guests from across the pond. This time, we’re headed to the UK to speak with...

The next (and final 3 episodes of the year) are all recorded with guests from across the pond: France, the UK and Austria, respectively. ...

“Collective effervescence is the feeling of energy and harmony when people are engaged in a shared purpose. It is a joie de vivre that...

Welcome to a fun deep dive into typography, play, passion projects and butts, with self-proclaimed Type Dork, Sophie Elinor Brown! Sophie...

Welcome September!  I’m thrilled to be starting off this season of creativity, collaboration and making by speaking with fellow...

Here we are, dear listeners, at episode 200, entitled ’The End II’. I felt it really important to extend past episode 199 in this series...