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EXTRAORDINARY v/ Jonathan LøwDUNCAN WARDLE: Guldkorn fra Disney's direktør for innovation og kreativitetDuncan Wardle er Disney's tidligere Head of Innovation & Creativity. Han spillede en central rolle i nogle af Disney's største succeser og har arbejdet tæt sammen med både Steve Jobs og Pixar.I denne første episode i sæson 2 af EXTRAORDINARY taler vært Jonathan Løw med Duncan Wardle om kreativitet, innovation og AI. Duncan deler sin unikke tilgang til innovation og introducerer begrebet “Tankefloden” - en metafor for, hvordan vi alle sidder fast i vanetænkning og ofte gentager gamle løsninger i stedet for at skabe nye idéer.Duncan War...2025-06-1143 min
TruthWorksThe Toolkit for Innovation With Duncan Wardle On the show this week is former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan Wardle. Join him and Jess as they dive into the importance of embedding a culture of innovation within organizations, the barriers that stifle creativity, and the tools he developed to make innovation accessible to everyone. Find out more about Duncan, and his toolkit, here.Do you have an ongoing work issue you need guidance solving? Or maybe you want to know how Patty and Jess would have dealt with a past problem. Share your stories and questions with our producers here.2025-06-0334 min
You Turn Podcast w/ Ashley Stahl[LEADERSHIP] Ep. 456 How to Unlock Radical Creativity & Innovation with Duncan WardleWhat if your next big idea wasn’t hiding in logic- but in play, curiosity, and a little absurdity? This week, Ash is joined by Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney, for a wildly inspiring conversation on tapping into your imagination, thinking differently, and leading with curiosity in your work and life. From serving cappuccinos in London to leading game-changing projects at Disney, Duncan shares the moment Princess Diana, Roger Rabbit, and a creative crisis collided- and forever changed how he approached innovation. Together, Ash and Duncan explore what it takes to le...2025-05-2838 min
Digital Disruption with Geoff NielsonDisney Chief: How AI Will Change Creativity ForeverCreativity is the key to staying competitive, so why do so many organizations struggle to innovate?Today on Digital Disruption, we’re joined by Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney.Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences. Now a global keynote speaker and innovation advisor, he shares his unique Design Thinking approach to help organizations spark creativity, unlock fresh thinking, and embed innovation into their culture. A TED speaker and contributor to Fa...2025-05-1241 min
How I Built My Small BusinessDuncan Wardle - Set Your Creativity Free Inside the IMAGINATION EMPORIUMThis interview was so entertaining to host because I felt like I was back in college for an hour and had the most interesting guest teacher who made me laugh, play games, and have fun - all while learning.Duncan Wardle, the former head of innovation and creativity at Disney, is on a mission to teach people how to access their natural creative abilities, to be innovative, explore curiosity, connect through empathy and tap into one’s intuition.As soon as I saw Duncan in the online recording room, he just jumped straight into teaching an...2025-04-0150 min
Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & CreativityThe Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLEHow can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education?Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, the NBA, Coca-Cola, and Spotify to innovate. The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation is a toolkit with easy-to-use recipes to make innovation and creativity accessible and fun.Episode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/pod...2025-03-1728 minEducation, The Creative Process: Educators, Writers, Artists, Activists Talk Teachers, Schools & CreativityThe Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLEHow can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education?Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, the NBA, Coca-Cola, and Spotify to innovate. The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation is a toolkit with easy-to-use recipes to make innovation and creativity accessible and fun.Episode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/pod...2025-03-1728 minTech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process: Technology, AI, Software, Future, Economy, Science, Engineering & Robotics InterviewsThe Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLEHow can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education?Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, the NBA, Coca-Cola, and Spotify to innovate. The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation is a toolkit with easy-to-use recipes to make innovation and creativity accessible and fun.Episode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/pod...2025-03-1728 minAI & The Future of Humanity: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, VR, Algorithm, Automation, ChatBPT, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, IoT, Social Media, CGI, Generative-AI, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Science, Quantum Computing: The Creative Process InterviewsThe Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLEHow can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education?Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, the NBA, Coca-Cola, and Spotify to innovate. The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation is a toolkit with easy-to-use recipes to make innovation and creativity accessible and fun.Episode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/pod...2025-03-1728 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityThe Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLEHow can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education?Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, the NBA, Coca-Cola, and Spotify to innovate. The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation is a toolkit with easy-to-use recipes to make innovation and creativity accessible and fun.Episode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/pod...2025-03-1728 min
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable PeopleDuncan Wardle: Disney's Creative GeniusWhat if the secret to innovation isn't having a dedicated innovation department, but rather unleashing the creative potential in every employee? In my latest Remarkable People episode, I sat down with Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, who transformed how one of the world's most creative companies approaches innovation. Through captivating stories - like "borrowing" presidential turkeys for Disneyland - Duncan reveals practical tools that anyone can use to unlock their creative potential. His new book Imagination Emporium embodies his innovative approach, breaking traditional business book rules with AI integration and personalized learning paths. The...2025-03-1257 min
Creating Disney MagicInnovation in Leadership"I define creativity as the ability to have an idea. Everyone has a thousand ideas a day. I define innovation as the ability to get the idea done." Notable Moments 01:02 Career Built on Audacious Ideas 04:57 NASA Sends Buzz Lightyear to Space 06:46 Toolkit for Post-Pandemic Innovation 09:41 Future-Proof Skills Include Creativity & Empathy 19:35 Empathy Insights from Frontline Workers 23:03 Transformative Workshop Experiences Creativity is not bound by job titles. It thrives where it is allowed to breathe. Duncan Wardle spent over 25 years at Disney, including as former...2025-02-2622 min
Business LeaderHow Disney is creativeEver feel like you're stuck in a loop, doing the same things but hoping for different results? In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, Josh Dornbrack sits down with Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation and creativity at Disney, to explore how breaking the mould can transform a business.From his humble beginnings as a Disney coffee boy to orchestrating some of the company’s most iconic creative campaigns, Wardle shares his toolkit for fostering innovation. Learn how exercises like “yes and” and “what if” can unlock your team’s creativity, build collaboration, and propel your busines...2025-02-2022 min
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and LifeImagination and Creativity at Work with Duncan WardleI’m excited to welcome Duncan Wardle to the show to discuss his new book, The Imagination Emporium: The Creative Tools to Change the Way You Think. Duncan is a former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, a global speaker, and an expert in unlocking human imagination. His book presents practical tools for breaking free from conventional thinking and fostering creativity in work and life.In this conversation, we cover:
Reawakening Creativity: Duncan explains why many adults believe they aren’t creative and how to reclaim the curiosity and imagination we had as children.
The Power...2025-02-2049 min
ISF PodcastDuncan Wardle - Embedding a Culture of Innovation into Everyone's DNAToday, Steve sits down with Duncan Wardle, the former head of innovation and creativity at Disney. Duncan talks to Steve about his current work teaching leaders to embrace creativity and inspire innovation in their teams. He suggests practical ways that leaders can create a more collaborative and fun work culture that will lead to more successful outcomes and enhance their teams’ job fulfillment.
Key Takeaways:
We’re all born with creativity, and a great leader can unlock it within people who may have lost it along the way.
Creativity is the ability to have an idea; innovation is the a...2025-02-1126 min
What is Innovation?Innovation is the ability to get creative ideas done :: Duncan WardleInnovation isn't just about having ideas—it's about getting them done. As Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, says: "I define creativity as the ability to have an idea. We can all do that. But I genuinely believe everybody is creative, and I define innovation as the ability to get it done."In his new book, "The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation," Duncan distills his experience into a practical guide to getting things done--and having fun doing it.How can your organization foster a culture of innovation that turns ideas in...2025-02-0634 min
The Unmistakable Creative PodcastDuncan Wardle | How to Think Like a Child and Build Like a VisionaryJoin Duncan Wardle as he shares riveting stories from his journey—from a challenging boarding school in Scotland to leading innovation at Disney. This episode dives into Duncan's unconventional approaches to creativity and problem-solving that transformed entertainment experiences globally. Discover how his early education and relentless pursuit of imaginative solutions paved the way for a remarkable career in bringing magical experiences to life. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
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The Duct Tape Marketing PodcastStop Killing Ideas! Use "Yes, And" Instead of "No, Because"John talks with Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney. Duncan, who played a transformative role at Disney Imagineering, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, shares how he fostered a culture of innovation that reshaped the guest experience, resulting in breakthroughs like the Magic Band. As the author of The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation, Duncan unveils powerful tools for unlocking creativity, tackling challenges, and building "yes, and" cultures in organizations.Today we discussed:
[00:00] Opening
[00:09] Introduction to Duncan Wardle
[01:00] Defining Innovation and Embedding a Culture of Creativity
[03:12] Embracing Innate Creativity
[04:48] The Future of Employability
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Radio Future Skills AcademyThe Story of Duncan Wardle - Disney, Playfulness and not being afraid of FailureWith Duncan Wardle, the former head of innovation and creativity at Disney, we delve into the essence of creative leadership. Duncan shares insights on unlocking creativity in everyone, emphasizing the importance of playfulness and personal narratives. We explore interactive exercises that highlight the relationship between lived experiences and creativity, while discussing his newly published book that offers practical tools for nurturing creative potential. Duncan challenges traditional education paradigms and advocates for a mindset that embraces empathy, curiosity, and intuition. This engaging discussion promises inspiration for anyone eager to enhance their creative abilities and rethink leadership...2025-01-081h 02
The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving511: Disney’s Former Head of Innovation on Sparking Creativity and Making Innovation HappenWelcome to Strategy Skills episode 511, an interview with the author of The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation, Duncan Wardle. In this episode, Duncan discusses how to promote creativity in business and explains how the subconscious mind generates better ideas when we’re not at work. He introduces tools like "What If," "Where Else," and "How Else" to help teams think differently. The discussion also covers how businesses can adapt to AI advancements while maintaining human touch and creativity. His book, The Imagination Emporium, presents these concepts through characters that represent different aspects of innovation. 2024-12-2337 min
Windowsill ChatsThe Imagination Emporium: Recipes for Creativity, Innovation, and Unlocking Your Imaginative Potential with Duncan WardleMargo is joined by Duncan Wardle, the former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and author of The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation. With 30 years of experience working with Disney's Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and more, Duncan brings a wealth of knowledge on fostering groundbreaking ideas and creating magical experiences. In this episode, he shares practical tools and insights to reignite creativity, embed innovation into everyday life, and solve problems in revolutionary ways. From sending Buzz Lightyear into space to teaching innovation at Yale and Harvard, Duncan's expertise in Design Thinking has helped organizations like Apple, the...2024-12-181h 15
Creative PrinciplesEp600 - Duncan Wardle, Author ‘The Imagination Emporium’As Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences.
He now brings his extensive Disney expertise to audiences around the world using a unique approach to Design Thinking, helping people capture unlikely connections, leading to fresh thinking and disruptive ideas.
In this interview, we talk about the nature of creativity and innovation, common barriers to creativity and strategies to overcome them, the importance of playfulness and humor in stimulating creative thinking, practical tips for boosting creativity, and more.
Want more? Steal...2024-12-1425 min
Faster, Please! — The Podcast🎨 My chat (+transcript) with innovation expert Duncan Wardle on practical tips for corporate creativityThe future will be built on the big ideas we dare to conjure up today. We know that the most groundbreaking ideas often seemed ludicrous or simply impossible when first dreamed up, from the telephone, to human flight, to artificial intelligence. The key was a willingness to be creative and test the limits.While many of us might not consider ourselves creative people, Duncan Wardle assures us that we can take our ideas and brainstorms to the next level, no matter who we are or what we do. Today on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, Wardle and I ex...2024-12-1326 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job1017: How to Reclaim Your Creativity and Unlock Innovation with Duncan WardleDisney legend Duncan Wardle shares keys for tapping into your creative side. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) What blocks our creativity 2) How to hone your ideas with a “naive expert” 3) The trick to surfacing your best ideas Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1017 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT DUNCAN — As Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences.He now brings his extensive Disney expertise to audiences around the world using a unique approach to Design Thinking, helping people captur...2024-12-0938 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job1017: How to Reclaim Your Creativity and Unlock Innovation with Duncan WardleDisney legend Duncan Wardle shares keys for tapping into your creative side. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) What blocks our creativity 2) How to hone your ideas with a “naive expert” 3) The trick to surfacing your best ideas Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1017 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT DUNCAN — As Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences.2024-12-0936 min
The Creative Condition podcastEp 253: Disney's ex Head of Innovation and Creativity Duncan WardleFor over 25 years, Duncan Wardle drove creativity and innovation at Disney. He sent Buzz Lightyear into space with NASA, almost had Roger Rabbit eliminated by agents after Princess Diana was put in danger, and oversaw a U.S. President-sanctioned parade for a special turkey at Disneyland. But more importantly, he's sharing the inner workings of his creative thinking in a superb new cookbook-style recipe format book, The Imagination Emporium.He joins me to cut through a monstrous amount of topics around AI, imagination, how to break through the misperception that only some people are creative...2024-12-041h 07
Inside Outside InnovationDuncan Wardle, Disney's Head of Innovation and Creativity & Author of The Imagination EmporiumOn this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation, we sit down with Duncan Wardle, former head of Innovation and creativity at Disney, and author of the new book The Imagination Emporium. Duncan and I talk about his recipes for innovation and common tactics you can use to make your life and work more creative and inventive. Let's get started. Inside Outside Innovation is a podcast to help new innovators navigate what's next. Each week we'll give you a front row seat into what it takes to learn, grow, and thrive in today's world of accelerating change and u...2024-12-0322 min
Wildly Creative Life with Brooke SchultzThe Former Head of Innovation + Creativity at Disney on Reviving Your Sense of Play in Work + Living Ep 277Sending Buzz Lightyear into space with NASA, building an Olympic length swimming pool down Main Street in Disneyland for Michael Phelps, and working with companies like Google, Apple, the NBA, Coca-Cola, and many more to help them tap into the deep well of creativity within their companies through his workshops and speaking–it’s Duncan Wardle, the former head of innovation + creativity at Disney. In this episode Duncan shares how to believe in yourself again after many failures, how to tap into creativity when you have nothing special on your schedule, how to choose an idea when you have oh s...2024-11-2826 min
Designing SchoolsEP#89 | The AI Revolution: How Four Human Traits Can Help You Thrive in a Tech-Driven WorldIn a world where AI is advancing rapidly, it's easy to feel like our jobs and skills are at risk of becoming obsolete. But according to Duncan Wardle, former head of creativity and innovation at Disney, there are four human traits that will give us a competitive edge over machines. In this episode, we explore these four traits - curiosity, creativity, imagination, and intuition - and learn how they can help us succeed in a tech-driven world. Duncan shares insights on why these traits are so valuable and how they will become increasingly important in the years...2023-03-1522 min
Beyond SpeakingHow To Be Creative with Duncan WardleFormer VP of Innovation & Creativity at The Walt Disney Company Duncan Wardle shares how everyone can be creative, how Disney works to innovate and the time Roger Rabbit met Princess Diana.
Learn more about bringing Duncan in to speak: https://premierespeakers.com/duncan_wardle2023-01-1734 min
ASCE Plot Points PodcastEpisode 130: Duncan Wardle, on innovation on demandDuncan Wardle, former head of innovation and creativity at Walt Disney Company, will serve as the closing speaker at the ASCE 2022 Convention, Oct. 26 in Anaheim, California.
In episode 130 of ASCE Plot Points, Wardle talks about innovation and how to do it.
2022-10-1112 min
Brand & NewEngineering Innovation (with Duncan Wardle, Innovation Consultant, Founder of ID8 & Innov8, initially posted in May 2021)Companies need to be innovative to get their brands noticed – among customers, partners, employees – and ultimately to thrive from a business perspective. And this concern for innovation shows, at least on paper. In 2012, a report by The Wall Street Journal that remains relevant and cited today reported interesting infographics: over 250 books published in the last 90 days had the word “innovation” in the title, 43% of the companies surveyed had a Chief Innovation Officer, and the term “innovation” was one of the most used words in financial reports of U.S. public companies. In sum, we have been hearing the term “innovation” ev...2022-07-1932 min
Speakers Inc - Feel The DifferenceMeet the Speaker | Duncan WardleDuncan Wardle is the founder of ID8 and former Head of Innovation and Creativity at The Walt Disney Company, Duncan is a renowned expert in developing innovative, magical brands, engaging stories, and creative experiences that drive results.
As an award-winning global Keynote Speaker, Duncan delivers in-person and virtual speeches and Masterclass Workshops, or Consulting services to empower teams with the tools they need to start innovating today.
He now brings his extensive Disney expertise to audiences around the world using a unique approach to Design Thinking, helping people capture unlikely connections, leading to fresh thinking a...2022-07-1526 min
The Story BoxDuncan Wardle Unboxing | How To Unleash Your CreativityAs Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences.He now brings his extensive Disney expertise to audiences around the world using a unique approach to Design Thinking, helping people capture unlikely connections, leading to fresh thinking and disruptive ideas.Delivering a series of keynotes, workshops and ideation forums, his unique Innovation toolkit helps companies embed a culture of innovation into everyone’s DNA.Duncan is a multiple TED speaker and contributor to...2022-06-2151 min
Virtually SpeakingDuncan Wardle: The Theory Of Creativity And The Impact Of InnovationAs Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan Wardle and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences. He is a renowned expert in developing innovative, magical brands, engaging stories, and creative experiences that drive results. Duncan is a multiple TED speaker and contributor to Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, & the Harvard Business Review. He teaches innovation Master Classes at Yale, Harvard, and Edinburgh University and has won impressive AWARDS such as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration, Edinburgh Napier University. The White House Ame...2022-04-2931 min
BizzPod med Christian JensbyHvordan innoverer man som Disney?Hvordan sikrer man en innovativ kultur i en stor organisation? Det undersøger vi i dette interview med Disneys tidligere VP for Innovation & Creativity, Duncan Wardle, som her genudgives i en udvidet udgave, du kan lytte til i din juleferie. For er der noget, som Duncan og Disney kan, så er det at fostre gode ideer. Medvirkende:• Duncan Wardle, tidl. VP for Innovation & Creativity i Disney• Anne Kathrine Wennergren Holm, Head of Innovation & Tech Solutions i Deloitte Danmark2021-12-2039 min