Stanford Professor Tina Seelig on Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 11 May 2017

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Tina Seelig is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Management Science and Engineering, and a Faculty Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program at Stanford University School of Engineering. At Stanford, she teaches courses and leads three fellowship programs focused on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Seelig earned her PhD in Neuroscience at Stanford Medical School, and has authored 17 books, including Insight Out (2016), inGenius (2012), and What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 (2009). She is the recipient of the Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering, the Olympus Innovation Award, and the Silicon Valley Visionary Award. Tina is on it -- In this conversation we talk about: -the difference between innovation and creativity -how she defines an entrepreneur -having the proper mindset and skills to succeed -the different ways to frame a problem -the power of asking the right questions -why diversity and teamwork are key to successful ventures -how you find out what your passions are, how to unlock creativity -the model she created : the innovation engine This was so much fun -- really hope Tina's path and insights help generate ways of thinking and doing, to help you become the very best you.

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0:00.0	Before something you know nothing about.
0:06.7	That you can't assume that I'm just going to sit quietly by myself
0:11.0	and my passions will reveal themselves.
0:13.6	That's not the way it works.
0:14.8	I mean, people have this fantasy
0:16.1	that, you know, I'm going to go sit on a Desert Island
0:18.0	and my passions will reveal themselves.
0:20.7	No, you need to be engaged in the world. You need to try lots of things and see what resonates.
0:27.2	And your passions reveal themselves through experiences. All right, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast.
0:43.7	I'm Michael Jervay.
0:45.1	And the idea behind these conversations is to learn from people who are on the path of
0:48.7	mastery, to better understand what they're searching for to understand their unique path to
0:54.4	understand their psychological framework which is how they understand how the
0:57.4	world works how they understand how people work their craft works how
1:00.9	they understand how they work and we also want to work to understand the unique
1:05.3	mental skills that they've used to build and refine their craft.
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