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The Crazy One helps you find new insights and breakthroughs in your career, creativity, and leadership. In every episode, Stephen Gates give you honest and actionable insights taken from his experience leading global in-house and agency creative teams, building multiple Fortune 100 brands, and working as InVisions Chief Design Evangelist coaching and working with some the world's most innovative companies.
Episodios
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Ep 34 Methodologies: Design Thinking P2 - Ideation phase
31/03/2017 Duración: 44minThe second in a 3-part crash course in Design Thinking. In this episode, I will teach you how to take the insights you found through your research in the inspiration phase and start to brainstorm ideas by learning how to craft ‘How might we’ statements and the 7 rules for running a better brainstorm.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-34-design-thinking-part-2-ideation-phase/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 33 Methodologies: Design Thinking P1 - Overview and Inspiration phase
19/03/2017 Duración: 49minThe first in a 3 part series on Design Thinking that will teach you all the important parts of this methodology that I learned while becoming an IDEO-certified Design Thinking trainer. In this episode, I will give you an overview of all of the parts of Design Thinking and then explore the first inspiration phase, which consists of research and synthesis.SHOW NOTES:http://www.thecrazy1.com FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdgatesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdgates/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrazyOnePodcast
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Ep 32 Creativity: How to see opportunities and insights before anyone else
26/02/2017 Duración: 37minThe world is always changing around us and we need to be able to see these changes because they give us the opportunity to create disruptive ideas. In this episode, we will teach you lessons in non-traditional disruption from different industries and how you can learn to overcome cognitive bias to spot these opportunities before everyone else.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-32-disruption-create-game-changing-ideas-by-seeing-opportunities-before-anyone-else/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 31 Listener questions: Setting your salary and showing the value of an in-house team
12/02/2017 Duración: 33minAnswering listener questions about how to figure out what salary you should ask for, and how to show your company the value of an in-house creative team.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-31-listener-questions-setting-your-salary-and-showing-the-value-of-an-in-house-team/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 30 In-house design: How to fix broken and dysfunctional in-house creative teams
29/01/2017 Duración: 50minCompanies want creativity like never before but very few of their internal creative teams have been empowered or supported to be able to take advantage of this demand. In this episode, I share everything I've learned from my career about how to successfully position, empower, and fix in-house teams.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-30-client-side-creativity-how-to-fix-broken-client-side-creative-teams/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 29 Speaking: How to become a great public speaker
21/01/2017 Duración: 49minPresenting to your team is one thing but speaking in front of a crowd of strangers is a whole different challenge. In this episode, I share everything I've learned about crafting presentations and some of the tips and tricks I've learned that will help you become a better public speaker.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-29-public-speaking-how-to-become-a-great-public-speaker/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 28 Career advice: The 6 most important lessons I've learned in my career
15/01/2017 Duración: 52minI’ve had a lot of successes and challenges over the course of my career but they all taught me some important lessons. The goal of this show has always been to try and share all of this in the hopes that it can help you not repeat those mistakes. In this episode, I share the most important lessons I’ve learned in 6 different areas to help you have a more successful and creative career.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-28-career-advice-everything-important-ive-learned-in-my-career-so-far/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 27 Emotional intelligence: The relationship between happiness and creativity
08/01/2017 Duración: 42minI ask people "Do you know what you need to be happy?" and very few of them can answer that question. That is important because there a correlation between self-awareness, happiness, and creativity. In this episode, we look at why happiness is an important part of creativity, understanding how being happy is a part of your process, and understanding decision fatigue.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-27-creativity-the-importance-of-happiness-in-creativity/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 26 Creativity: Have better ideas with better insights and a creative palette
18/12/2016 Duración: 48minA continuation of Episode 1 ‘Lightbulbs are bullsh*t’ that helped you understand your creative process, we now look at how to better develop your creative palette to evaluate your work, find new areas of insights and opportunities, and judge the quality of those insights.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-26-creativity-creativity-is-a-blue-collar-profession/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 25 Design: What are Atomic Design Systems and why are they the future?
12/12/2016 Duración: 50minAtomic design is not a linear process, but rather a mental model to help us think of our user interfaces as both a cohesive whole and a collection of parts at the same time. In this episode, we will walk you through the basics of building all the pieces of an Atomic Design Language, how to roll it out to your team or company, and scale it in your organization.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-25-digital-design-what-are-atomic-design-systems-and-why-are-they-the-future/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 24 Methodologies: How to make agile methodologies work with your design process
04/12/2016 Duración: 41minGetting design to work with agile methodologies can be a real challenge because agile is a software methodology that works well at iteration and struggles with creation. In this episode, we will walk you through the basics of agile methodologies, the most common problems for creative teams, and share some tips for how you can make agile work with your design process.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-24-process-making-design-work-with-agile-methodologies/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 23 Conference talk: My talk with Scott Morrison at the 2016 Fifteen Seconds Festival
13/11/2016 Duración: 19minA replay of my conversation with Scott Morrison, formerly head of marketing at Levi’s, Activision and Diesel, at the Fifteen Seconds Festival about leadership, creativity and how we approach our work and careers.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-23-leadership-my-talk-with-scott-morrison-at-the-2016-fifteen-seconds-festival/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 22 Teamwork: 5 Ways to build rapport with your clients
13/11/2016 Duración: 32minYou have to be able to build rapport with your clients because they need to trust and believe in you and your team so your ideas actually see the light of day. In this episode, we explore the 5 things you can do to build stronger leadership, partnership, and rapport with your clients and team.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-22-business-5-ways-to-build-rapport-with-your-clients/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 21 Conference talk: 'Success is a choice' from Adobe MAX 2016
06/11/2016 Duración: 01h07minA replay of my sold-out session from Adobe MAX 2016 'Success is a choice' that walks you through how to foster a culture that creates strong leadership, grows creativity and understand the most common leadership blind spots and what you can do to overcome them.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-21-leadership-success-is-a-choice-from-adobe-max-2016/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 20 Creativity: Insights from chef Thomas Keller on creativity and culture
30/10/2016 Duración: 41minI had the incredibly rare opportunity to have dinner with luxury retail developer for properties like Hudson Yards and the World Trade Center, Ken Himmel, and three Michelin Star chef Thomas Keller at his restaurant Per Se in New York City. We discussed their approach to creativity, leadership, building culture, hiring, and more.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-20-creativity-insights-from-my-dinner-with-chef-thomas-keller-on-creativity-and-culture/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 19 Design: The 4 trends that will define the future of UI / UX design
23/10/2016 Duración: 35minDigital technologies are constantly changing so how do you create experiences that stand out from the crowd? In this episode, we look at the 4 emerging trends you can use to create better digital experiences for web sites, mobile apps, social media, wearables, and emerging technologies.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-19-digital-design-4-trends-that-will-define-the-future-of-uiux-design/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 18 Creativity: 7 rules for running a better brainstorm
14/10/2016 Duración: 25minEvery team wants to be more creative but why are so many brainstorms a waste of time and how do we make them better? In this episode, we will show you how to frame the problem you are trying to solve using ‘how might we’ statements and then walk you through the 7 rules you need to run a better brainstorming session.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-18-brainstorming-the-7-rules-to-running-a-better-brainstorming/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 17 Hiring: How do you find and hire better creatives?!?
10/10/2016 Duración: 42minEvery team wants to find and hire the best talent for their teams but what do you look for, how do you get better at it and what should you avoid? In this episode, we will walk you through some of the questions I’ve learned to ask, some of the things I look for, and some tests I’ve developed to find the best talent.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-17-hiring-what-do-you-need-to-look-for-to-hire-better-creatives/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 16 In-house design: The secrets to becoming a successful in-house designer
03/10/2016 Duración: 37minWorking or an in-house design team can be challenging for a lot of different reasons from politics to budgets to just getting basic respect. In this episode, we explore some of the critical insights you need to be successful that I’ve learned from 10+ years of building and leading award-winning client-side creative teams.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-16-client-side-creativity-the-secrets-of-how-to-be-a-successful-client-side-creative/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Ep 15 Creativity: Insights from my conversation with Ferran Adria, the world’s greatest chef
26/09/2016 Duración: 39minFerran Adria has been named the world's greatest chef because of his restaurant ElBulli which was named the #1 restaurant in the world more than any other in history. In this episode, we will share the insights on his unique approach to creativity, inspiration, and more that I got as one of the few outsiders ever allowed to visit Ferran at his private workshop in Barcelona.SHOW NOTES:http://thecrazy1.com/episode-15-creativity-my-conversation-with-ferran-adria-the-worlds-greatest-chef/ FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook