Formerly The Accidental Creative. Being a creative professional should be the greatest job in the world. You get to solve problems, express yourself, bring something new into the world and you get paid to do it. What's not to love. Yet every day, creative pros face, tremendous pressure and uncertainty. The temptation is just to play it safe, surrender to distraction and settle for less than your best daily creative is about making sure that's not your story. Each episode focuses on a topic relevant to creative pros, like how to come up with ideas under pressure, or how the...
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Sep 28, 2026 · 36:14
In this episode, we explore the essential power of learning as disruption accelerates across creative industries. We unpack stories of transformation, grit, and reinvention from…
Sep 21, 2026 · 33:57
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the art of tuning into the signals that matter and eliminating the noise that distracts us from meaningful work. Legendary retail…
Sep 13, 2026 · 36:59
On this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the practical side of pursuing creative passions and scaling expertise. Starting with the lesser-told procedural journey of Julia…
Sep 6, 2026 · 37:00
In this episode, we sit down with Maggie Fost, VP of Design at Shopify, to explore what it means to leave a genuine imprint on creative work—especially in an era increasingly…
Aug 29, 2026 · 8:10
In this episode, we explore the subtle dangers of drifting through our routines on autopilot—even when we feel present and focused. After an immersive experience inside a…
Aug 19, 2026 · 6:53
In this episode, we unpack the story of Teruo Yabe and his remarkable turnaround of the Tokyo bullet train cleaning teams—transforming a low-morale, high-turnover environment…
Aug 11, 2026 · 44:07
This episode pulls back the curtain on how creativity gets stifled—both in our early lives and inside our organizations—and explores practical ways to reclaim it. We start with…
Aug 4, 2026 · 8:39
In this episode of Daily Creative, we reflect on the story of mathematician Andrew Wiles, whose years-long journey to solve Fermat's Last Theorem becomes a metaphor for creative…
Jul 21, 2026 · 31:56
In 1852, a mid-level postal surveyor named Anthony Trollope gave Britain its iconic red pillar mailbox. He also wrote 47 novels, most of them before breakfast, 250 words every 15…
Jul 14, 2026 · 42:42
In this episode, we explore the creative paradox that sometimes the best work begins when we stop trying to produce our "best work." We revisit the story of Richard Feynman, who…
Jul 7, 2026 · 28:36
In this episode, we explore what really drives demand for creative products and services. Through the story of how OXO Good Grips was born—not from a brainstorm, but from…
Jul 1, 2026 · 10:00
In this episode, we explore the hidden dynamic that often derails creative professionals and leaders: the gap between what we say, what we actually want, and what we’re really…
Jun 24, 2026 · 24:08
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the nuanced experience of failure and the creative courage required to start over. We open with a story about recognizing when to…
Jun 16, 2026 · 24:30
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the tension between individuality and belonging, drawing inspiration from both jazz legend Miles Davis and the philosophical…
Jun 9, 2026 · 39:13
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore what it really takes to do meaningful, protected creative work in an age of perpetual noise and overwhelm. We kick off with a story…
Jun 2, 2026 · 24:47
Why does the title never feel like enough? Why do so many of us hit every goal we set and still go to bed feeling like we came up short? My guest this week has a name for it.…
May 26, 2026 · 32:20
In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked gap between creating meaningful work and actually releasing it into the world. Starting with the story of Vivian Maier—the…
May 19, 2026 · 35:39
In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful—but counterintuitive—practices for sustaining high-performance teams: making it safe to bring bad news forward, early and…
May 12, 2026 · 38:57
This week, we explore two forces that shape every creative journey: constraint and uncertainty. Drawing on the remarkable artistic reinventions of Hokusai, we look at how…
May 5, 2026 · 37:35
In this episode, we examine what really drives our actions as leaders and creators, and why our best intentions often fail to deliver results. We open with the image of a child…
May 2, 2026 · 10:56
In this surprise revival of the Herding Tigers Podcast, we kick off a new direction with an exploration of what it means to "optimize" as leaders. We discuss the invisible…
Apr 29, 2026 · 32:08
This week, we explore the invisible boundaries that shape our work, our relationships, and our own sense of what's possible. We open with the story of the four-minute mile: for…
Apr 21, 2026 · 43:14
In this episode, we step into the often-invisible world of cultural scripts—the unwritten rules that shape what we see, what we ignore, and even how we work and create. We begin…
Apr 15, 2026 · 25:06
In this episode, we examine why even the greatest minds—think Leonardo da Vinci—struggled to finish what they started, and why uncompleted work is less about laziness and more…
Apr 8, 2026 · 36:10
This week, we dive into the architecture of trust, brand, and why the most resilient organizations don’t rely on quick fixes. We revisit the case of Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol…
Apr 1, 2026 · 29:57
This week, we explore the myth of sudden breakthroughs in creative and leadership journeys, digging instead into the reality: a meaningful life is built in the margins, not the…
Mar 25, 2026 · 37:03
There’s a silent war being waged on our creative lives, but it’s not the obvious enemies we expect. In this episode, we dive deep into the invisible threats constraining our…
Mar 18, 2026 · 30:36
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the often-overlooked link between our environment, memory, and creative potential. We kick off with the story of Cicero and ancient…
Mar 10, 2026 · 16:32
In this episode, we explore what to do when the weight of uncertainty and overwhelm makes it hard to think, create, or move forward. We open with the legendary survival story of…
Mar 3, 2026 · 27:21
This week, we kicked things off with a story that’s almost too good to be true—the Great Emu War of 1932—and used it to highlight what happens when we try to solve modern…
Feb 24, 2026 · 21:53
In this episode, we explore a new dimension of intelligence for navigating our rapidly-changing world. We start with the story of Hiroo Onoda, a soldier whose unwavering…
Feb 17, 2026 · 7:32
In this episode, we explore the rarely recognized power of “seeing the here and now.” Using a memorable scene from Spielberg’s Lincoln as a launchpad, we dig into what it really…
Feb 11, 2026 · 28:16
In this episode, we dive deep into the real value of creative work—what we truly get paid for, beyond our time and output. We bring together two insightful thinkers, Rebecca…
Feb 3, 2026 · 20:59
On this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the myth of the lone genius and make the case for why sustainable creative brilliance happens when we grow and nurture real…
Jan 27, 2026 · 38:01
In this episode, we dive deep into the evolving relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence. Inspired by Ada Lovelace's early vision of creative machines,…
Jan 20, 2026 · 26:44
Episode 92: Ownership Daily Creative In this episode, we dive into the nuanced meaning of ownership in creative work and leadership. As the landscape is rapidly transformed by AI…
Jan 13, 2026 · 26:30
In this episode, we dive deep into the human urge to create—what fuels it, why it feels so essential, and how we can harness it more intelligently in our work. We are joined by…
Jan 6, 2026 · 38:38
In today’s episode, we explore what it means to create work that lasts not just for the next trend cycle, but for generations. We dive deep into the interplay of intuition,…
Dec 23, 2025 · 21:44
What happens when the chase is over and the dream is finally caught? In this episode, we sit down with Lionel Cartwright—whose career soared to the top of the country music…
Dec 16, 2025 · 22:14
This week, we celebrate a major milestone... 20 years of the podcast! The first episode of The Accidental Creative launched in December 2005. While this is episode 88 of the…
Dec 9, 2025 · 13:00
In December 2025, we celebrate something special—twenty years of this podcast, which first launched as Accidental Creative in December 2005. We reflect on how starting, even with…
Dec 2, 2025 · 17:56
In this episode of Daily Creative, Todd Henry explores the subtle ways in which we avoid true commitment to our creative and professional ambitions. Todd discusses the concept of…
Nov 18, 2025 · 18:23
In this episode, we take a step back from our typical interview format to reflect on something many creative leaders are feeling right now: a subtle but persistent sense of drift…
Nov 11, 2025 · 24:46
In this episode, we explore the unconventional story of Yvon Chouinard, the “dirtbag” climber who became the founder of Patagonia and ultimately gave away his billion-dollar…
Nov 4, 2025 · 20:15
For decades, we've been told that high performance is about gathering the brightest stars—the so-called “super chickens”—onto one team and watching the magic happen. But what if…
Oct 28, 2025 · 31:07
In this episode, we dive deep into what it truly means to sustain high performance—without losing ourselves along the way. We explore why the relentless pursuit of optimization…
Oct 21, 2025 · 30:07
In this episode, we dive deep into the paradoxical space where creativity thrives: the intersection of safety and danger. Drawing inspiration from IDEO’s iconic reinvention of…
Oct 14, 2025 · 24:33
Episode 80: Lucky By Design – Show Notes Is luck really just random, or can we engineer it? In this episode, we explore how “luck” is often the result of preparation, pattern…
Oct 7, 2025 · 29:06
How do we keep our creative edge—and ourselves—intact while navigating constant demands, distractions, and emotional turbulence? In this episode, we explore two distinct yet…
Sep 30, 2025 · 25:49
How often do our teams, family members, or collaborators end up misunderstanding each other even when we think we’re being perfectly clear? In this episode, we dive into the high…
Sep 23, 2025 · 21:42
In this episode, we explore the exhilarating—and sometimes terrifying—landscape of disruption with innovation expert Scott Anthony, author of Epic Disruptions . Together, we…
Sep 16, 2025 · 23:21
Why does so much around us feel "vaguely familiar"? In this episode, we dive deep into the creative malaise of our overstimulated world—where endless scrolling, constant content,…
Sep 9, 2025 · 17:29
In this episode, we explore what it takes to sustain creative leadership—not just for the next launch, but through the marathon of a meaningful career. We sit down with serial…
Sep 2, 2025 · 21:08
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive deep into the concept of doubt as a catalyst for creativity, innovation, and effective leadership. We explore a real-world story where…
Aug 26, 2025 · 9:41
In this solo episode, we explore a profound question: Are we building our professional lives around fleeting moments, or are we becoming mountains—steady, enduring, and impactful…
Aug 19, 2025 · 23:47
Why does time feel so slippery, especially for creative pros? In this episode, we explore the phenomenon of “time anxiety”—that restless sense that we’re running out of time or…
Aug 12, 2025 · 22:10
Episode E71 – Distancing In this episode, we dive into one of creativity and leadership’s most overlooked superpowers: the ability to distance ourselves from our own immediate…
Aug 5, 2025 · 23:11
In this episode, we explore the idea that “cover bands don’t change the world”—and what it really takes to move from remixing the familiar to truly original creative work. We…
Jul 29, 2025 · 20:12
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the hidden forces that can derail even the most talented and well-intentioned leaders: blind spots. We explore why self-awareness…
Jul 22, 2025 · 30:54
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dig into the origins and unexpected global impact of the “like button” with business thinker and strategist Martin Reeves, co-author of…
Jul 15, 2025 · 27:34
In this episode, we dive deep into what it really means to be human in today’s workplace. We push back against the efficiency-obsessed culture and explore how bringing more…
Jul 8, 2025 · 50:22
Summer's in full swing, our routines are upside down, and creative disciplines are as vital as ever. In this special episode, we share Todd Henry's live talk from Scottsdale,…
Jul 1, 2025 · 31:52
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the heart of what it means to be a purposeful leader—both in our creative work and our lives. We explore how easy it is to drift…
Jun 17, 2025 · 20:49
In this episode of Daily Creative, we sit down with Jesse Cole , the founder of the Savannah Bananas—a phenomenon that's redefining what it means to have fun at a baseball game.…
Jun 10, 2025 · 24:46
In this episode, we dive into how complexity creeps into our systems—whether in software, organizations, or personal leadership. We start by looking at the evolution of Microsoft…
Jun 3, 2025 · 20:23
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dig into the concept of “lean learning”—the art of cutting through information overload to focus on what matters and take action that truly…
May 28, 2025 · 23:01
Ever fantasized about sending a scorched-earth resignation email or confronting that “complicated” colleague head-on? In this episode, we explore the messy realities and hidden…
May 13, 2025 · 32:53
In this episode, we dive deep into what it really means to choose creativity, rather than simply waiting for inspiration to strike. We open with the fascinating origin story of…
May 6, 2025 · 21:50
In this episode, we dive deep into why optimism is far more than just wishful thinking—it's a practical, essential quality for doing brave, creative work and leading others with…
Apr 29, 2025 · 13:38
In this episode, we dig deep into the experience of “stuckness” that every creative pro and leader faces when tackling hard problems. We challenge the typical advice of “just…
Apr 22, 2025 · 10:30
In today’s episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the crucial distinction between being a collector and a curator in the digital age. With endless streams of information…
Apr 15, 2025 · 21:08
In this episode, we dive into managing uncertainty with Todd Henry and special guest Melody Wilding. We share insights on thriving in uncertain times, including building…
Apr 8, 2025 · 10:49
In this episode of Daily Creative, we delve into the concept of "Strategic Indifference," a powerful approach to leadership and creativity. We share insights on how Steve Jobs…
Apr 1, 2025 · 14:11
In this episode of Daily Creative, we discuss how to make yourself stand out in a competitive job market by reversing the traditional job search approach. We highlight the…
Mar 25, 2025 · 16:21
In this episode of Daily Creative we are joined by Jenny Wood , author of Wild Courage and former executive at Google. We delve into the concept of mediocrity and how many bright…
Mar 18, 2025 · 20:55
In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the essential dynamics of trust within creative organizations and our personal relationship with money. We start with a discussion…
Mar 11, 2025 · 12:30
In this episode of Daily Creative, we share insights from my recent (grueling, yet rewarding) speaking tour across the United States, where I delivered nine keynote presentations…
Feb 25, 2025 · 22:02
Chances are, you're probably not taking enough shots. In this episode, we explore the importance of starting more and letting go of the pressure to finish everything. We discuss…
Feb 18, 2025 · 13:24
In this episode we delve into the concept of adopting a brave mindset in our daily lives, drawing inspiration from Todd Henry's book "The Brave Habit." Throughout the episode, we…
Feb 11, 2025 · 14:10
In this episode, we delve into the powerful concept of incremental improvement, using the inspiring example of one writer's simple but effective writing routine. We're joined via…
Feb 5, 2025 · 16:23
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating story of Fred Cox, a former NFL kicker for the Minnesota Vikings, who transitioned from the football field to becoming the inventor…
Jan 28, 2025 · 16:49
In today’s episode, we welcome Adam Galinsky, social psychologist, leadership expert, and author of the book "Inspire." Galinsky discusses the concept of the "leader…
Jan 21, 2025 · 13:29
In today's episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the subtle yet powerful dynamics that can undermine our creative potential. Imagine you're driving down a familiar road, and…
Jan 14, 2025 · 17:15
In this episode, we explore the nature of taking a stand. Our guest, Dr. Sunita Sah (author of Defy ), a professor at Cornell University and an organizational psychologist, joins…
Jan 7, 2025 · 16:05
In this episode we explore the importance of remaining open to unexpected detours and serendipitous moments in our creative and personal lives. Our guest, Bernadette Jiwa, a…
Dec 17, 2024 · 16:18
In this episode, we explore the importance of the narratives we surround ourselves with, as highlighted by our guest, Gabriel Reilich, the head of content and innovation at…
Dec 10, 2024 · 23:40
Show Notes: Daily Creative - "So Emotional" In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the profound impact of emotion in our creative processes. We begin with a captivating…
Dec 3, 2024 · 17:55
In this episode, we delve into the question of whether it's better to be first to market... or second. Safi Bahcall, author of "Loonshots," discusses the importance of nurturing…
Nov 19, 2024 · 18:45
In this episode we revisit Todd's powerful talk delivered at Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in Nashville, TN for the Story Conference. Todd discusses the importance of shunning…
Nov 12, 2024 · 20:04
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of vulnerability and kindness in fostering meaningful relationships, both personal and professional. Our guest, James Rhee, author…
Nov 5, 2024 · 15:00
In today's episode, we dive deep into the intriguing world of perception and communication. It all begins with a story about how a seemingly simple movie night turned into a…
Oct 29, 2024 · 27:29
In this episode, we explore the stories of two remarkable individuals who took bold steps to seize opportunities in their lives, despite facing incredible challenges. First, we…
Oct 22, 2024 · 20:46
In this episode, we are joined by renowned author and strategist Seth Godin , who shares invaluable insights into understanding and developing effective strategies. We delve into…
Oct 16, 2024 · 10:14
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore a quote from Richard Rohr: "A mouse in a mansion does not need to take lessons in humility." This imagery of a mouse confidently…
Oct 8, 2024 · 19:48
In this thought-provoking episode of Daily Creative, we delve into the concept of safety, its potential illusions, and how it impacts creativity. Chase Jarvis (author of Never…
Oct 2, 2024 · 17:33
What if failure isn't just something to be tolerated and learned from, but actually something to be designed for? In this episode, we delve into an unconventional approach to…
Sep 24, 2024 · 20:38
In this episode, we explore the significance of understanding your audience. Mike DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender , emphasizes the importance of creating…
Sep 17, 2024 · 18:50
In today's episode of Daily Creative, our guest, Ted Raad, co-founder of Trend Companies, shares his unique journey into the world of social media influence. Originally a…
Sep 10, 2024 · 18:32
In today's episode, we dive into the motivations of creative pros. Through an engaging discussion with our guest Molly Fletcher, author of Dynamic Drive , we explore the deeper…
Sep 3, 2024 · 21:29
In this episode of Daily Creative, we are joined by Mark Matson, an advisor, wealth manager, and author of Experiencing The American Dream , who has a fascinating personal story.…
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