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Feb. 3, 2026
Ecosystems Of Brilliance
On this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the myth of the lone genius and make the case for why sustainable creative brilliance happens when we grow and nurture real relationships. We’re joined by Daniel Coyle, bestsellin...
Jan. 27, 2026
The Compounding Advantage: Leveraging AI for Smarter Creative Work
In this episode, we dive deep into the evolving relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence. Inspired by Ada Lovelace's early vision of creative machines, we explore how the boundaries between expertise ...
Jan. 20, 2026
Stop Renting Your Creative Process
In this episode, we dive into the nuanced meaning of ownership in creative work and leadership. As the landscape is rapidly transformed by AI and powerful new tools, we explore the temptation to offload not just labor but als...
Jan. 13, 2026
The Drive To Create
In this episode, we dive deep into the human urge to create—what fuels it, why it feels so essential, and how we can harness it more intelligently in our work. We are joined by psychologist George Newman (author of How Great ...
Jan. 6, 2026
Seeing The Invisible: How Beats By Dre Became Iconic, and How Pioneers Build Businesses That Last
In today’s episode, we explore what it means to create work that lasts not just for the next trend cycle, but for generations. We dive deep into the interplay of intuition, identity, and intentionality that underpins creative...
Dec. 23, 2025
Dog Catches Car: What Happens After You Achieve Your Life's Goal?
What happens when the chase is over and the dream is finally caught? In this episode, we sit down with Lionel Cartwright—whose career soared to the top of the country music charts—to explore the rarely discussed crossroads of...
Dec. 16, 2025
20 Years In 20 Minutes
This week, we celebrate a major milestone... 20 years of the podcast! The first episode of The Accidental Creative launched in December 2005. While this is episode 88 of the re-branded version, Daily Creative , this is someth...
Dec. 9, 2025
Daily Creative
In December 2025, we celebrate something special—twenty years of this podcast, which first launched as Accidental Creative in December 2005. We reflect on how starting, even with imperfect beginnings, is an essential part of ...
Dec. 2, 2025
What Are Your Escape Hatches?
In this episode of Daily Creative, Todd Henry explores the subtle ways in which we avoid true commitment to our creative and professional ambitions. Todd discusses the concept of "escape hatches"—the backup plans, excuses, an...
Nov. 18, 2025
5 Questions Every Creative Pro Should Be Asking
In this episode, we take a step back from our typical interview format to reflect on something many creative leaders are feeling right now: a subtle but persistent sense of drift amidst uncertainty. Drawing from recent conver...
Nov. 11, 2025
Dirtbag Billionaire: Why Calling Isn't "Found", It's Uncovered
In this episode, we explore the unconventional story of Yvon Chouinard, the “dirtbag” climber who became the founder of Patagonia and ultimately gave away his billion-dollar company to protect its mission. In conversation wit...
Nov. 4, 2025
Super Chickens vs. Super Coops: The Power of Team Intelligence
For decades, we've been told that high performance is about gathering the brightest stars—the so-called “super chickens”—onto one team and watching the magic happen. But what if this approach is exactly what’s holding us back...
Oct. 28, 2025
Slow Down To Go Fast (Why Optimizing Isn't the Answer)
In this episode, we dive deep into what it truly means to sustain high performance—without losing ourselves along the way. We explore why the relentless pursuit of optimization can leave us exhausted, disconnected, and ultima...
Oct. 21, 2025
Safe Danger: Why Play Is Serious Business
In this episode, we dive deep into the paradoxical space where creativity thrives: the intersection of safety and danger. Drawing inspiration from IDEO’s iconic reinvention of the shopping cart, we explore how play, risk, and...
Oct. 14, 2025
How To Be Lucky (By Design)
Episode 80: Lucky By Design – Show Notes Is luck really just random, or can we engineer it? In this episode, we explore how “luck” is often the result of preparation, pattern recognition, and a deep understanding of hidden sy...
Oct. 7, 2025
Your Compass & Creative Fuel
How do we keep our creative edge—and ourselves—intact while navigating constant demands, distractions, and emotional turbulence? In this episode, we explore two distinct yet overlapping paths to real impact and creative resil...
Sept. 30, 2025
Supercommunicators
How often do our teams, family members, or collaborators end up misunderstanding each other even when we think we’re being perfectly clear? In this episode, we dive into the high cost of miscommunication and what it takes to ...
Sept. 23, 2025
Thriving In Times of Epic Disruption
In this episode, we explore the exhilarating—and sometimes terrifying—landscape of disruption with innovation expert Scott Anthony, author of Epic Disruptions . Together, we examine the rapid shifts happening across every ind...
Sept. 16, 2025
The Creative Shift
Why does so much around us feel "vaguely familiar"? In this episode, we dive deep into the creative malaise of our overstimulated world—where endless scrolling, constant content, and a deluge of data make everything seem slig...
Sept. 9, 2025
Why Hustle Culture Fails—and What to Do Instead
In this episode, we explore what it takes to sustain creative leadership—not just for the next launch, but through the marathon of a meaningful career. We sit down with serial entrepreneur and author Chris Ducker to dig deep ...
Sept. 2, 2025
How to Turn Doubt Into Your Creative Superpower
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive deep into the concept of doubt as a catalyst for creativity, innovation, and effective leadership. We explore a real-world story where doubt reshaped a project and led to a superior ...
Aug. 26, 2025
Are You A Moment, or a Mountain?
In this solo episode, we explore a profound question: Are we building our professional lives around fleeting moments, or are we becoming mountains—steady, enduring, and impactful over the long term? We reflect on the contrast...
Aug. 19, 2025
Time Anxiety
Why does time feel so slippery, especially for creative pros? In this episode, we explore the phenomenon of “time anxiety”—that restless sense that we’re running out of time or not spending our hours on what really matters. W...
Aug. 12, 2025
Lessons From Future You: How To Use Distancing To Unlock Brilliant Ideas
In this episode, we dive into one of creativity and leadership’s most overlooked superpowers: the ability to distance ourselves from our own immediate experience. We explore why our best work rarely happens by accident—it’s a...