Did you know that 98% of all humans are born creative geniuses? Carl Nordgren, a serial entrepreneur who taught creativity and entrepreneurship at Duke University for 14 years teaches you how to reignite your creative birthright.
Did you know that 98% of all humans are born creative geniuses? Carl Nordgren, a serial entrepreneur who taught creativity and entrepreneurship at Duke University for 14 years teaches you how to reignite your creative birthright.
Join me at one of my events for an intensive on unlocking your creativity. Whether it’s in-depth courses, or free public seminars, I look forward to helping you reach your entrepreneurial goals with your full Creative Toolbox.
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On December 4th I will lead two 90 minute workshops at the Mindspring Consulting facility in Asheville. We’ll have a lunch session at 12, and then do it again at 6 for your scheduling convenience....
I've shared the first before because it is so very easy to apply to boost your creative performance: Researchers out of the University of Munich found that staring at the color green for 30 seconds dramatically...
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The folks at Innovate Carolina have been putting on great conferences on innovation for a few years now, and they have another coming up in RTP in April. http://www.innovatecarolina.org/2017-conference-1/ The theme for this one is “Accelerating...
It was the loving parents of Millennial babies who suction cupped ‘Baby on Board’ caution to car windows and manifested that same love when later they decided that all team members in youth sports deserved...
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source you...
Right? And so what do we do about that? I found that being generous was generative in my entrepreneurial gigs--perhaps not 100% of the time, but much more often than not, so I tried to lean into...
Was there any point in the political discussion when you were excited about the stories of our future that your political party was telling you? Did the parties near simultaneous implosions prove they were hollow...
Our country is in trouble; the problems we face are so large we can’t even be honest with ourselves about just how big so many of them are. The only way—the only way—we can take on...
Research from the University of Rochester and the University of Munich shows that staring at the color green for just 30 seconds can improve your creativity – just browsing this site is potentially making you more creative!
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DownloadCarl Nordgren was born in Greenville, Mississippi where his great grandmother’s house was across the street from the boyhood home of author Walker Percy. Carl has worked as a fishing guide on the English River in Northwestern Ontario and on the White River in the Arkansas Ozarks, as a bartender, a foundry man, and an entrepreneur. He lived with his family in Ireland for a year where he researched the IRA, and for 14 years he taught courses in Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Duke University. He graduated from Knox College and lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife Marie where they have raised three daughters.