How to be a more creative person | Bill Stainton

How to be a more creative person | Bill Stainton | TEDxStanleyPark

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7 жыл бұрын

What do Johnny Depp, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and a little old lady from Russia have to do with creativity? More important, how can they help you tap into your own creative genius?
Bill Stainton believes that when we isolate ourselves from ideas, experiences, and people that are “different,” we are robbing ourselves, our businesses, our communities, and our world of the creative ideas that are essential to solving our biggest challenges. Only by becoming less isolationist-by “cracking our cocoon” and embracing people and experiences that may at first seem “weird”-will we discover the connections that can lead to breakthrough ideas.
If you’d like more ideas on how YOU can “crack your cocoon” and tap into YOUR OWN creative genius, visit www.CrackYourCocoon.com.
Multiple Emmy® award winning executive producer Bill Stainton reveals the truth about creativity. To contact Bill visit www.BillStainton.com
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@halim4222 7 жыл бұрын

This talk change my life, thank you Bill Stainton

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Hopefully for the better!

@andrewb5743 3 жыл бұрын

As research has shown, the higher your openness to experience the higher your potential for creativity. Higher varied inputs higher varied outputs

@BillStainton 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@offwitmelkychrms Жыл бұрын

Well that’s not good news for me😩 I’ll keep trying

@Ominousbean2024 4 ай бұрын

Well said

@aoeu256 Ай бұрын

I need a wearable keyboard, why can't i just split a bluetooth keyboard in two and put it behind or on the side of a tablet so I can then hang the tablet on my shoulders or around my neck to type while I walk around. Bonus if I use lip reading.

@Myeyesburnbabyburn Жыл бұрын

This has been one of the hardest things for ppl that have social anxiety and are introverted. Definitely got to try to beat that fear and just be without fear of rejection, judgment or misunderstanding! Cause we’re all human some of us will click and some won’t. Trial and error

@richardferrante6178 2 жыл бұрын

Let's hit 50k!!! I have this on loop on an old phone until it hits that goal!

@jacquelineway 7 жыл бұрын

I will never get tired of watching this talk. I get a new message with each view. Thank you, Bill for connecting us all a little more and the reminder to step out of our little boxes and engage with the world!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jacqueline! And your TEDx Talk, and 365give mission, are a source of inspiration to me.

@stephenokeefe3154 7 жыл бұрын

I loved the TEDx talk you did, and it was an honour to share the stage with you. It's so true - we need to crack our cocoon and be open to talking to others, and that great ideas come from diverse sources.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

The honor was mine, Stephen. Your TEDx talk was absolutely outstanding!

@EricchesterSpeakerAuthor 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! Great energy, well researched, and expertly presented. I'm showing this to my kids - my friends - and my clients. Probably one of the finest Ted Talks I've ever seen. Bravo!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Wow--thanks Eric! That means a lot, coming from a Hall of Fame speaker!

@exoticpash8823 2 жыл бұрын

WOOOOWWWWW! One of the best Real speeches in a Long Long time!! Love this guy!

@bitcoin-ic9nf Жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was really informative, and pretty much clarified everything for me

@StutteringCoach1 3 жыл бұрын

So underrated talk. Thank you Bill.

@mariaantonietamora5760 8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic talk, exactly what I needed to hear. I have been in my cocoon 59 years and I am getting out right now !! thank you ! ❤️

@km-1867 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best TED Talks I've ever listened to.

@steveowen6228 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant talk. Imagine how many creative ideas will come from people who were inspired by this video. Your Ted talk was creative in itself. Thank you.

@avsavs1211 3 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome tedtalk! So much passion delivered with energy and humor. Thank you for sharing your brilliant wisdom.

@nysadelosreyes6844 2 жыл бұрын

don't know why KZfaq deleted my comment but I wanna comment this once again, this is my favourite speech and I will never get tired of listening to this. Thank you so much Mr. Bill for sharing to us your wisdom and humor 😊

@Meticularius 3 жыл бұрын

6/20/2020 USA Grandpa Bill: Mr. Stainton, this is the best TED talk I've ever seen and heard; also, it is the finest I have heard in 72 years of consciousness. I wish you were my son; then, I could get you home sometimes to brighten my day and attitude.

@BillStainton 3 жыл бұрын

Wow-that's an amazing compliment, particularly from one who has seen and heard much! Thank you!

@jaagietumur6244 2 жыл бұрын

this is the best Ted talk I ever listen. Thank you 💗💗💗

@melissajhaynes 7 жыл бұрын

The world needs this message now more than ever! So powerful and 'creative'!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Melissa. It was such a blast going through this process with you!

@NOW-yy3ud 2 жыл бұрын

Bill, you got something better than what you think you would have heard from the lady on the plane...you got this lesson and that's greater than that conversation ever would have been. :)

@ganesanls8723 2 жыл бұрын

Worth listening multiple times

@LegalKC1 Жыл бұрын

Bill is one of my all-time favorite speakers, writers, and humans. Thank you, Bill, for making us think outside our cocoons.

@mikesargsyan1899 Жыл бұрын

I think the most important part of becoming more creative is changing your daily routine. You need to start looking at the world with different eyes, different mindset if you actually want to increase your creativity. You also have to become more open-minded, say "yes" more than "no". By changing the way you perceive the world, you are bound to notice increase in your own creativity.

@findyourpassion8722 Жыл бұрын

Wow! The delivery of this speech was spectacular! One of the best public speakers. When you have a great message and present it like this - it is a win for the audience.

@adamalpha7881 2 жыл бұрын

As i always enjoy talking to strangers personally this gives me great push forward Thanks gentle

@god5535 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant talk! Respect. Thoroughly deserves the standing O.

@sachinmaurya3259 4 жыл бұрын

love it the way you describe all this dots to the real life.

@samkoukai 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! You litterally made me cry. Thank you! That resonates inside me. Greatings from France

@BillStainton 2 жыл бұрын

In a good way, I hope! Merci.

@Aritul 2 жыл бұрын

8:38 - 9:15 was so cool and informative to me.

@Omicle 7 жыл бұрын

Very powerful message Bill! I now find myself hearing this message when I fly. "Should I ask to find out more about the person sitting next to me?"

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mel. And at least you're asking the question-that's the first step!

@joeanncornelio2871 Жыл бұрын

I loved watching this over and over again 👏👏👏

@zuongetan 2 жыл бұрын

MY GODNESS I LOVE THIZ ONE

@denisejohnson7686 Жыл бұрын

I just finished reading all 238 comments and "liked probably 230. I am curious to know how many readers of Bill Stainton's Ted Talk can say they applied his brilliant and infectious encouragement to their lives in any way since receiving this outstanding education in only 20 minutes? Some of you were exposed five years ago. Some only five months ago. Myself, five minutes ago! But I have the glorious advantage of having heard this talk moments after watching Stephan Schwartz's Ted Talk of six years ago. It is called "8 Laws of Change." I needed to hear that Talk when I had an idea for a business that would help wounded Veterans- a very good idea- but with only one and a half dots, the only inspired person was me. Still, I learned a lot, and that is never a minus. This time around, I will do better! Thank you, Bill, for your work of art!

@ericachungmd8163 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible presentation!! Thank You for that message!

@EarlBellTV 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly written and delivered. Such interesting stories wrapped up in a BIG IDEA worth sharing. Well done Bill. The world needs more creativity but unfortunately people tend to stay in their comfort zone. Hope this video starts a movement!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

I hope so too, Earl! Thanks so much for your kind comments.

@melissajhaynes 7 жыл бұрын

I hope so too Earl! This is a BIG IDEA and now, we need to reach out to others who may seem 'different' than us to start a a powerful movement.

@ehbaboo 7 жыл бұрын

This talk is so good on so many fronts, it should be required watching for anyone wishing to do a TED Talk or watch one.

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Sharookh. Both for the nice comments, and for all your help in making it a good talk!

@chukanwachukwu1207 7 жыл бұрын

Great. I learnt something new. Sometimes we just want to 'mind our businesses' and end up losing out on great conversations and ideas. Crack your cocoon. Very well presented.

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you totally got it, Chuka! Thanks for watching!

@davehumphries9688 6 жыл бұрын

I connected a few dots when a friend in Germany called Tony Sheridan (Beatles - Hamburg) told me to contact a guy named Bill Stainton. Told me it was important, gave no reason. Normally I might have let this information from Tony just fly away...but for some reason I decided to contact this stranger.......and now I have a whole lot of dots. Creative, indeed. Cheers to you Bill, my dear friend. Dave Humphries.

@BillStainton 5 жыл бұрын

And because of YOU, dear friend, I got to be there-with you and Robbie-for Tony's final live performance. Truly a special moment with special people.

@eulicehooper6340 Жыл бұрын

😮😮😮I was not readyyyy!!! I loved Bill Nye😫 Wow 😮

@sakhtelahze6606 2 жыл бұрын

Wow This speach was amazing Thanks so much

@skyline6035 2 жыл бұрын

I can not believe this talk has hit just under 57000 views over the last 4 years !!!! it is one of the most inspiring talks I have watched and listened to on TEDx, He is Brilliant. Thank you Bill.

@BillStainton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind comment, Skyline! The views are increasing-I'm hoping for 100,000 by May 1st.

@thebrjsoflife7353 Жыл бұрын

@@BillStainton Congratulations Bill.. You've been able to make it beyond the 100,000 setpoint, even though I'm not sure that it occurred exactly by May 1st but today is June 10th, only little over 1 month prior to your expected date.... so it's going well and must say that I'm grateful to have come across this invaluable well-thought out content shared. Definitely, a great delivery of a timely message that is nothing short of inspiring for all.

@BillStainton Жыл бұрын

@@thebrjsoflife7353 Thanks so much! It's been fun to see it take on a life of its own!

@suelegacy1910 7 жыл бұрын

Found out about this talk through Nancy Juetten's FB live with Bill Stainton. Couldn't wait for the live program to be over ( kind of ) so I could listen to Bill's Ted X talk. At first I thought it was going to be predjudical and discriminatory. But that was the problem, of not being open to "weird ness" that Bill solved. What a world we all can miss when we are not open to different. How can we be creative if we don't form connections? This really speaks to the value and importance of connecting with others to form new relationships to each other, new ideas and to ourselves. This was a most surprising and worthy Ted Talk. A message worth sharing again and again. Well done, Bill.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sue--and thanks for joining Nancy and me on the FB live conversation!

@Tsolmon.16 7 жыл бұрын

One of the best speech and idea

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Tsolmon.16 7 жыл бұрын

It should get millions of views

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

Well, it hasn't yet! But I'd love it if you'd help it along by sharing it with your friends and colleagues!

@akashmohanty2092 3 жыл бұрын

Bill, literally you changed my Life❤🙏

@cathymuhwe3585 21 күн бұрын

Great speech,breaking out of the box now.

@NancyJuetten 7 жыл бұрын

Bill Stainton, you had me at HELLO with that awesome opening line, and I was riveted throughout. Funny, insightful, eye-opening, and profound. My fondest wish is that this talk is shared generously so others around the world can be inspired to connect the dots and make new connections that inspire creativity and make a fabulous impact. May you be invited to grace many more stages with this and other inspiring messages about breakthrough performance, creativity, and the value of thinking differently. Bravo!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nancy! Not only for your very kind comments, but for your continuous wisdom, insight, and support!

@DipakSingh-ng2hz 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent... It's really life changing talk...

@danielmontanchez6407 2 жыл бұрын

This deserves 20 million views!

@BillStainton 2 жыл бұрын

I'm working on it, Daniel-and thanks!

@Obinwa Жыл бұрын

What a great talk! I'm glad I watched this.

@anggadamn168 Жыл бұрын

This is really enlightening , great talk & I was so shocked when that turned out to be bill, amazing

@plaapleases 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. This is one of the best Ted talks.

@RDHlisa 7 жыл бұрын

"Creativity is born when two or more ideas collide!" Bill Stainton delivers an empowering TEDx about looking beyond our own limitations and collaborating with people that are different than us. What an amazing message for all of us to embrace! Thank you Bill.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Lisa. And thank YOU for helping to spread the message!

@RDHlisa 7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Bill.

@jkahnweiler 7 жыл бұрын

One of the most impactful TED Talks I have seen. The sign of a GREAT speech is when I keep thinking about the scenes and stories afterward. I did and I know your worldwide audience will as well. Thank you for this remarkable gift, Bill Stainton!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU, Jennifer! Hope all is well with you. See you in July!

@alpin4362 7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer thank you for your last email connecting me with Bill's great talk. See, it works, dots do connect.. The late Steve Jobs also had his story about connecting dots, in a different way though. Having coached creative problem solving sessions, one thing that I understood was to bring in enough "candids" if we were to succeed. Thank you Bill, great and powerful ideas are often simple.

@noelbourne2215 Жыл бұрын

Excellent speech!!!!

@luckymusukwa4912 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most inspiring talks ive ever heard

@bobpikectt 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, Bill…gad I could watch you. Great job.

@AmyClimer 7 жыл бұрын

Great talk! Bill, you are a pro! I had a similar experience on an airplane. Started talking with my seat mate during the descent. Turns out he was an inventor for IBM! We talked about creativity and innovation all the way to baggage claim and since then have stayed in touch. I love moments like that! That was years ago though. This was a good reminder to say hi to more of my seat mates. You never know what connections they might lead to.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

That's a great story, Amy! And you're absolutely right-you never know!

@reyoavens 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this session 💫🌷💫🌷💫🌷💫

@LaDonnaGatlinSings 2 жыл бұрын

FABULOUS!!! Great information, shared by a real pro. You’re a total class act, Bill!

@syedsuhail4736 2 жыл бұрын

Well, it takes several element's that are different, that normally don't go together and finds a surprising connection. ~ secret of comedy and creativity

@ismayilabilov6125 Жыл бұрын

How inspiring speech is that, awesome, especially explaining refers to real experience

@andrewpain_speaker Жыл бұрын

A great talk, based on a great story and superbly delivered. Particularly relevant today in 2022, given that we don't just stay in our cocoons in order to avoid 'weird' people, we stay in our cocoons because our natural habit when we have time on our hands is to pull out our phones!

@janhurst-authorsvoice4947 2 жыл бұрын

TED talks don't get any better than this! Thank you, Bill, for a supercalifragelisticexpialidocious enlightening and entertaining presentation! I'm sharing it with others. Wish you could come to Kansas and talk to McPherson College students!

@BillStainton 2 жыл бұрын

Extra points to you, Jan, for the Mary Poppins reference! Maybe you and I should talk about that McPerson College idea. Let me know if you'd like to pursue it, okay?

@jeffspoehr1757 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched this and I thought it was so apropos for today's social climate. How much better could we all be, if we just made connections with the dots that were different sizes, shapes and colors from ourselves? How much are missing out by staying in our own cocoons? I really liked this. I hope Bill sees the comment.

@BillStainton 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Jeff! When I delivered my talk, I had no idea how relevant it would be today!

@lesliecarnes8775 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@BillStainton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leslie!

@dr.kawatong6 Жыл бұрын

This is very good! Love it

@EileenMcDargh 7 жыл бұрын

Love love this. So absolutely true that we (I) do this. Beautifully spoken. Eloquent.Compelling. Thanks, Bill

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Wow-thanks Eileen! That means so much coming from you!!!

@MaureenManley1 7 жыл бұрын

Such a deep and meaningful message wrapped up in humor and fantastic story telling. Thanks for illustrating so beautifully that we are all the select few!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And I'm happy that you're part of the select few!

@CandaceFitzpatrick 7 жыл бұрын

Love it! What a wonderful message, well delivered. Fabulous job, Bill Stainton! From one of those very different dots...

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Candace! You are definitely one of the (wonderfully) different dots!

@ArtZylstra 7 жыл бұрын

Great talk Bill. Love the idea of collecting and connecting the dots. I had lunch with an eclectic person yesterday and was able to connect him with a client, that now has the potential to have a dramatic impact on that client's business.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic, Art!

@denisewozniakcertifiedspea4030 6 жыл бұрын

Quite simply one of the most inspiring and meaningful talks I have ever heard. Thank you Bill and TEDx.

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

Wow - thank YOU, Denise!

@NickHeap43 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, such a simple and powerful idea to connect different ideas and with different people. It's challenging but also sounds great fun! Let's go.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick!

@jasondelles4141 7 жыл бұрын

Masterful presentation! Great work Bill. You provide rare humor and insights and get us thinking outside of our own world of blue dots. It's no wonder you just earned one of the highest designations for professional speakers. I look forward to seeing more from you.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Jason! You continue to be an inspiration to me.

@elizabethwang2.0 7 ай бұрын

This is a masterpiece from a master of presentation and connecting dots! Thank you for sharing your experience and ideas with the world!

@MarkHunterTheSalesHunter 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I've now watched this video 3 times and each time have come away with more ideas. I can't even begin to think of the number of times I've done the same thing you did with the lady sitting next to you on the flight. Thanks!

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Yes, life is full of missed opportunities, isn't it? Hey, don't forget to share the video with your peeps, okay?

@m.nicolenazzaro8057 7 жыл бұрын

As a fellow "science guy" (gal) I love this talk. I can't say more without giving it all away, so just stop what you're doing right now and watch it. Great job by Bill Stainton!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

It'll be our secret, Nicole!

@thebeach44 7 жыл бұрын

Listening for the second time- wonderful message. I will think about this every I am getting settled on a airplane. Thank you for helping me change the way I look at many things as I walk through life.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Lori!

@ganesanls8723 2 жыл бұрын

Too good

@jimturi1339 2 жыл бұрын

That was terrific !

@LeonardoOliveira-cf7lj Жыл бұрын

Awesome! How much opportunities do we lost being selfish and living in our own world? We need to try more, live more, talk more and connection more, to change the world.

@StefanyDjuba 3 жыл бұрын

He's really charismatic

@nanciadair1280 7 жыл бұрын

I agree with loving this presentation. Thank you Nancy Juetten for introducing me to Bill Stainton.

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Nancy's the best, isn't she?

@saralam2008 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful talk , i liked it , لقد نصحتنا بكسر الشرنقة ، و انا الان احاول كسر الشرنقة التي فرضت علينا ايام فايروس كورونا . وصف رائع لنبذ العزلة و التواصل مع العالم ، من جديد

@prateekwatwale4812 Жыл бұрын

This talk at least deserved a million views

@heerabanuheerabanu1006 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING✨

@gabrielr3336 Жыл бұрын

I think this talk should have more views.

@Coralulu182 6 жыл бұрын

He is amazing!

@yinafrentz 2 жыл бұрын

Waw! What a interesting man! He's so much more different from others who wear expensive suits.

@devforall Жыл бұрын

Wow! I've had made a dot connectios and I just haden't noticed it 'till now🤯. I made a new learning model in my city and I just didn't realized that I was a creative person. Thanks professor.

@sharonwilliams5070 5 ай бұрын

This was very educational and entertaining at the same time 👏👏👏👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@DonnaBarkerWriteWomanWrite 7 жыл бұрын

Fabulous kick-off talk!

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Donna!

@lindakeith8428 6 жыл бұрын

I sat next to a different color dot yesterday on the plane. English is not his first language and we were polite, but did not really talk. As I got off the plane, I wondered if I had just missed out on a fascinating conversation. I need to watch your talk more often!!!

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

Well, hopefully not to the point of obsession, Linda!

@markgodwin932 Ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing 🤩😍

@donnagreen5743 6 жыл бұрын

Great talk, Bill! Super inspiring.....Such a great reminder to reach beyond our realm of familiarity. Great tools for collecting dots, making connections, and expanding creativity!

@BillStainton 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donna! It's always a treat when I get to collect dots with you!

@KarynBuxman 7 жыл бұрын

Bravo! I have the utmost appreciation for all the hard work and crafting that went into this presentation. You are masterful. This is, indeed, an idea worth spreading-and I will share with my tribe. Congrats!

@BillStainton 6 жыл бұрын

That's huge, coming from you, Karyn! Thanks!!!

@AngelikaChristie 7 жыл бұрын

What a fabulous message Bill. Thank you for delivering it with such flair and passion. I needed to hear this today. Living on a small island in the Bahamas and being seen as an 'elite' has kept me in my cocoon for much too long. I felt intuitively since the start of this year that NOW is the time to break my shell and dare to be fully seen and dare to discover myself and the world in a new and outrageously different way. Loved the analogy with the dots :-) I will also start to speak to strangers in my own little island. And yes, I relate to your airplane experience. Thanks again for bringing your important message to the world; it landed right in front of me on my little island in the sun. Well, thanks for remote internet connection :-)

@BillStainton 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Angelika! And what an interesting perspective--that of having to break out of the "elite" cocoon. I admire your honesty and your courage.

@AngelikaChristie 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill