Creativity and Imagination: Tools to Change the Way You Think with Duncan Wardle

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the creative tools to change the way you think. And if you've never heard Duncan speak, you're in for a treat. Although if you have heard him speak, you are more aware of how amazing Duncan is when he speaks. And as you guessed it, we're talking about creativity and imagination in this episode, why adults don't believe they're creative. and how to reclaim that curiosity and imagination we had when we were a kid. How to identify and escape rivers of thinking that limit our problem solving abilities and how to come up with fresh ideas, plus peppered in lessons from his time at Disney. This is an energy packed episode. So enjoy this conversation with Duncan Wardle. Well, I am excited to bring to the show Duncan Wardle. Duncan, welcome to Beyond the To Do list.

Thanks for having me. So I just told you pre-recording that I've seen you a couple of times, but the one time I really spent the most time was at our mutual friend Lou Mangello's momentum event that he does every fall down in Florida. And

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