Fast Company have talked to some of the most creative people on the planet about their creativity. I have assembled some of the highlights and most rewarding statements from this article in this presentation.

1. INSPIRATION
FROM CREATIVE
THOUGHT
LEADERS
Assembled by
Aimar Niedzwiedzki
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Mains by 96dpi Flickr CC

2. ALL QUOTES IN THIS
PRESENTATION IS
ORIGINALLY FROM:
Complete article online: http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2011/full-list
FAST COMPANY ISSUE 156 JUNE 2011

3. BE BRAVE
«THE ONLY WAY TO
SCREW (THIS) UP IS TO
NOT BE BOLD
ENOUGH»
CONAN O´BRIEN
I´m with coco by Andy Mangold, Flickr CC

4. BE SOMEWHERE ELSE
«MY FAMILY HAS A FARM IN
BRAZIL. MOST. IF NOT ALL, OF MY
IDEAS HAVE ORIGINATED IN THIS
MAGICAL LOCATION.»
ALEX KIPMAN, MSFT, DIRECTOR
OF INCUBATION, KINECT
the farm out the window revisited by Michael W.May Flickr CC

5. Trains Across Europe by Stuck in Customs Flickr CC
«MY COMMUTE IS MY MOST PRODUCTIVE
CREATIVE TIME. I´M NOT FOCUSING ON
ANYTHING, BUT I STILL HAVE THE ENERGY OF
INTENSE FOCUS.» CHRIS COX, PRODUCT CHIEF, FACEBOOK

6. «MATH AND MUSIC TRY TO SOLVE
SOME OF THE SAME
PROBLEMS» CHRIS COX, PRODUCT CHIEF, FACEBOOK
It was his early studies of jazz piano and the
attendant dives into theory, patterns and
abstraction that helped Cox see the world
through the lens of cognitive mystery.
PIANO_JAZZ by ramon_perez_terrassa Flickr CC

7. BE EMOTIONAL
«YOU BOUGHT A
RUNNING SHOE, A
FOOTBALL BOOT,
FOR A REASON.
NOW, WHO DO
YOU WANT TO
BECOME?»
TREVOR EDWARDS, VP GLOBAL BRAND
MANAGEMENT, NIKE
Sunset Runner by joshjanssen flickr CC

8. YOU´RE NOT
SUPERMAN
«I´VE PROPABLY
LOST MORE
GOOD,
INTERESTING
CALVIN CHIN, CEO, QIFANG
IDEAS FROM
NOT WRITING
THEM DOWN
THAN I´VE EVER
CAPTURED»
Blank page by Freidwall Flickr CC

9. DIFFER
«TO MAKE YOUR MARK, YOU HAVE
TO DO THINGS OTHER PEOPLE
THOUGHT WERE INSANE»
ANDY MOONEY, CHAIRMAN OF
DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS
think_different by nilson Flickr CC

10. UNDERSTAND
«REAL PEOPLE. REAL TIME. REAL EMOTION.
STUDYING UNINHIBITED FANS UP CLOSE TEACHES
AND INSPIRES MORE THAN ANY FOCUS GROUP
EVER HAS» CHRISTIAN PARKES, GLOBAL MARKETING CHIEF, LEVI´S
Red Shirt Massacre by Mild Mannered Photographer Flickr CC

11. CROSS POLLINATION
«I LOVE TO COOK. I´M
ALWAYS STRUCK BY THE
PARALLELS BETWEEN
CREATING GOOD DISHES
AND GOOD PRODUCTS.»
KEVIN SYSTROM, COFOUNDER INSTAGRAM
restaurant kitchen at night, Prinsengracht by Colin+ Flickr CC

12. BE VISUAL
«VISUAL LANGUAGE IS ONE OF YOUR BEST
FRIENDS. GIVING AN IDEA SHAPE AND A
VISUAL REPRESENTATION MAKES IT COME TO
FRUITION» SUNNI BROWN, DOODLER, BRIGHTSPOT I.D
dnd_doodle by sizeofguam Flickr CC

13. MAKE IT EASY. FOR
OTHERS.
ON FACT BASED
VULGAR
SIMPLIFICATION
«WE LOOK LIKE A
TABLOID NEWSPAPER
FROM THE FRONT
BUT A UNIVERSITY
FROM THE BACK.»
HANS ROSLING, PROFESSOR AT KAROLINSKA
INSTITUTET AND FOUNDER OF GAPMINDER
FOUNDATION
nopantsday by No Pants Flickr CC
&
Aulua vid Karolinks Institut by NCC

14. FIND FLOW
«I LIKE TO DRIVE AROUND L.A.
AND JUST THINK. I FIND THAT
TIME ALONE COMFORTING, EVEN
IN A CITY WITH THIS MUCH
RYAN SEACREST OF RYAN SEACREST PRODUCTIONS
(JAMIE OLIVER´S FOOD REVOLUTION)
Establishing Shot: The 405 by Atwater Village Newbie Flickr CC

15. polymath breakthrough by paigebuilt Flickr CC
THE 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
CREATIVITY CAN
COME FROM
ANYWHERE.
FAST COMPANY, JUNE 2011, ISSUE 156

16. The M&M's Painter by Stèfan Flickr CC
THE 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
CREATIVITY CAN
SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT
SEEM
INSURMOUNTABLE.
FAST COMPANY, JUNE 2011, ISSUE 156

17. Dollar by Xavier Encinas Flickr CC
THE 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
THERE IS A
LIMITLESS SUPPLY
OF CREATIVITY.
FAST COMPANY, JUNE 2011, ISSUE 156

18. plug me in. by Stathis Stavrianos (Stathis_1980) FLICKR CC
THE 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
CREATIVITY IMPLIES
REINVENTION.
FAST COMPANY, JUNE
2011, ISSUE 156

19. ALL CREATIVE USE OF IMAGES WAS DONE BY AIMAR
NIEDZWIEDZKI
ALL IMAGES ARE FOUND ON FLICKR, USED UNDER CC
LISENCE AND ARE ATTRIBUTED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL
IMAGE.
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RGB by Rafa from Brazil Flickr CC