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Diana Varma
Jun 1, 20223 min read
111: Listening x Creativity: Dr. Christine Wozniak, Chiropractor
Good morning! As this series about what’s at the intersection of listening and creativity comes to an end, I’m sharing the soundtrack...
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Diana Varma
May 21, 20224 min read
110: Listening x Creativity: Douglas Davis, Creative Strategist
In reading author Celeste Headlee’s book We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter, I marked up, underlined, highlighted and...
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Diana Varma
May 21, 20223 min read
109: Listening x Creativity: Jenna Beaton, Lawyer
One of the resources that encouraged my deep dive into listening is called You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters...
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Diana Varma
May 17, 20224 min read
108: Listening x Creativity: Jenna Kingston, Dog Trainer
In January 2018, our family was looking to adopt a dog. Our previous family dog (a Shetland Sheepdog named Molly) left the world the...
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Diana Varma
May 16, 20224 min read
107: Listening x Creativity: Drew Marshall, 3-Month Vow of Silence
Today’s guest has a very interesting life story. Here’s the abridged version: Drew Marshall was adopted, grew up in a funeral home,...
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Diana Varma
May 10, 20225 min read
106: Listening x Creativity: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Clinical Psychologist
The ways we show we’re actively listening can differ from person-to-person, group-to-group, culture-to-culture. A few months ago I came...
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Diana Varma
May 9, 20225 min read
105: Listening x Creativity: Kalya Ramu, Jazz Vocalist
Can listening to music make us more creative? Some sources point to ‘yes’, others to point to ‘no’. In a fascinating 2019 article by TIME...
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Diana Varma
Apr 26, 20223 min read
104: Listening x Creativity: Oliver Martin, Mediator
Saturday Night Live might have been a total flop. After all, in looking back at the writers in the very first year of SNL, the big...
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Diana Varma
Apr 25, 20225 min read
103: Listening x Creativity: Tim Miller, Improv Extraordinaire
Growing up, improv scared the pants off me. I dreaded the moments where I had to think ‘off the cuff’ or make up a scene in front of the...
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Diana Varma
Apr 15, 20224 min read
102: Listening x Creativity: Kati Mason, TV Producer
Why is it important to dive into this world of listening as it relates to creativity? I believe there are lots of reasons! Listening...
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Diana Varma
Apr 12, 20225 min read
101: Listening x Creativity: Emad Saedi, Composer
I’m going to come right out and ask it: Do you consider yourself a good listener? Or perhaps a better place to start is by asking: Do you...
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