The Accidental Creative

How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice

By: Todd Henry

Narrated by: Todd Henry

It isn't enough to just do your job anymore. In order to thrive in today's marketplace, all of us, regardless of our role, have to be ready to generate brilliant ideas on demand. Business creativity expert Todd Henry explains how to establish effective practices that unleash your creative potential. Born out of his consultancy and his popular podcast, Henry has created a practical method for discovering your personal creative rhythm. He focuses on five key elements:

• Focus: Begin with your end goal in mind.
• Relationships: Build stimulating relationships and ideas will follow.
• Energy: Manage it as your most valuable resource.
• Stimuli: Structure the right "inputs" to maximize creative output.
• Hours: Focus on effectiveness, not efficiency.

This is a guide for staying inspired and experiencing greater creative productivity than you ever imagined possible.

©2011 Todd Henry (P)2011 Gildan Media Corp

Critic reviews

"The gift of creative insight is not to be squandered! Todd Henry has assembled a guide that will enrich your creative pursuits. Don't dream without it." (Scott Belsky, CEO, Behance, and Author of Making Ideas Happen)

Great book for creatives

Todd does a great job explaining how create on demand professionals keep their creative tank healthy.

thorough, insightful and a powerful tool

i've listened to this audio book several times and have found the information very useful.

Good tips

"Common sense are not common actions" An statement said often and so true. It gives good advices to organize things, routines and focus your energy. You might not find it extraordinary, but says how to apply that common sense to everyday creative life.

Exceptional

I enjoyed this book emensly. Full of useful philosophies and systems for the life of creative professional.

Great Ideas!

A great guide on how to unlock your creative potential and do your best work. I'm ready to die empty. :)