Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
By Mykel Dixon, Wiley, $29.95.
It is time to upend your personal status quo and reclaim your natural creativity in every single action you take.
In Everyday Creative, culture and creative leadership expert Mykel Dixon reveals what’s holding us back from our full creative potential and explains how we can reclaim our original, vibrant selves.
He elaborates: “Through all the wild activations and immersive experiences that I design and deliver, the answer to so many of the challenges that people speak about is the same. Creativity.”
“When I reflect on my own life, the one characteristic that has served me most, hands down, is creativity. It’s been the source of my security, satisfaction and sense of self. The essence of my competitive and advantage and the instrument that led to any and all of my career success.”
Dixon is an award-winning speaker, learning designer, event curator and author. A musician by trade, gypsy by nature, fierce non-conformist and prolific anti-perfectionist, he leads a new wave of entrepreneurial savants showing forward-thinking companies how to stay relevant and radical in a 21st century Renaissance.
Everyone claims to value creativity, and businesses are clamouring for disruptive thinking and innovation. Yet we often feel creatively stifled at work, because business processes seem to leave no room for real originality. In this climate, it takes a heroic effort to reclaim our status as independent thinkers, to bring meaning and joy to our work lives and to make lasting changes that will bring value to everyone around us.
Everyday Creative is an inspiring read that will help you cut through the barriers that prevent you from displaying creativity at work while giving you the clarity and confidence to set free your uncontrolled self-expression into your professional and personal life.
