Listen "18. Move, Think, Rest: Dr. Natalie Nixon on Redefining Productivity"
Episode Synopsis
Hustle isn’t the problem, how we define productivity is. Creativity strategist Dr. Natalie Nixon shares a human OS for work: Move, Think, Rest—and how a cultivation mindset transforms networking.Dr. Natalie Nixon is “the creativity whisperer to the C-Suite,” Top 50 global keynote speaker, LinkedIn Learning instructor, and author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap. Through her firm Figure 8 Thinking, she helps leaders reframe the future with foresight, wonder, and rigor. Featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc; named a top woman keynote speaker by BigSpeak. In this episode we cover:Wonder + rigor: a practical definition of creativity that drives resultsWhy Move, Think, Rest beats speed-only productivityMovement hygiene, micro daydreams, and better thinkingPlay’s “PR problem” at work—and how to fix itNetworking as cultivation (plant seeds, not quotas)Redesigning meetings to reflect culture and focusRest as strategy: from 90-second breaks to sabbaticals Connect with Dr. Natalie Nixon:Website: https://www.figure8thinking.com/about/Course: Build Your Creative Capacity as a Leader (LinkedIn Learning) https://www.linkedin.com/learning/build-your-creative-capacity-as-a-leaderConnect with Zoe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-weisberg-coady-57aab37/
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