Curiosity: The Ultimate Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI #374 If there is one trait that will define who thrives in the age of artificial intelligence, it is not intelligence or technical skill. It is curiosity. In this solo episode, James Taylor explores why curiosity is becoming the most important human advantage in a world where machines can generate answers instantly. Drawing from research behind his book SuperCreativity , as well as insights from global leaders and AI pioneers, James ...
Mar 18, 2026•5 min
The Eight P’s of SuperCreativity: A Practical Architecture for Innovation #373 Creativity is often misunderstood as inspiration. A flash of insight. A moment of brilliance. But if creativity were just inspiration, it couldn’t be taught. It couldn’t be scaled. It couldn’t be embedded into organisations. In this solo episode, James Taylor introduces the structured framework behind his book SuperCreativity : the Eight P’s. This model provides a practical architecture for developing creativity at th...
Mar 11, 2026•5 min
Announcing SuperCreativity - The New Book on Human+AI Creative Collaboration #372 Sixteen years ago, standing backstage at London’s Royal Albert Hall, James Taylor witnessed something that changed the course of his life. From the audience, it looked like magic. A rock star under the spotlight. Five thousand people on their feet. Effortless brilliance. But backstage told a different story. In this deeply personal solo episode, James shares the moment he realised that creativity is not a solo act....
Mar 04, 2026•5 min
Ethics, Gene Editing, CRISPR & Moral Courage with Françoise Baylis #371 What happens when scientific innovation moves faster than our moral imagination? In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor speaks with world-leading bioethicist Françoise Baylis about CRISPR, gene editing, embryo research, relational autonomy, and the future of human identity. From the controversial 14-day embryo rule to the difference between needs and wants in reproductive technologies, Baylis chall...
Feb 19, 2026•43 min
How should humans really work with artificial intelligence? #370 In this solo episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, James Taylor explores two distinct and highly effective models for human–AI collaboration: the Centaur and the Cyborg. Drawing on real-world breakthroughs like Google’s AlphaFold and research from Harvard Business School, James explains why the future of creativity and innovation is not about humans versus machines, but about orchestration. You’ll learn how Centaurs strategically...
Feb 12, 2026•6 min
Creative Pairs: Why Breakthrough Ideas Rarely Happen Alone #369 We love the story of the lone genius. But when you look behind the scenes of the most successful companies, discoveries, and creative breakthroughs, a very different pattern emerges. Innovation is rarely a solo act. It is a team sport, and it often begins with the power of two. In this solo episode, keynote speaker and author James Taylor explores the science and stories behind creative pairs. From iconic partnerships like Steve Job...
Feb 05, 2026•5 min
The Lone Genius Myth and Why Creativity Is a Team Sport #368 The biggest myth about creativity is that it belongs to the lone genius. In this solo episode, keynote speaker and author James Taylor dismantles the centuries-old idea that creativity is reserved for solitary visionaries and artistic prodigies. Tracing the origins of the “lone genius” narrative back to Renaissance-era storytelling, James reveals how collaboration, not individual brilliance, has always driven breakthrough ideas. Drawin...
Jan 30, 2026•7 min
What Is SuperCreativity? Why AI Expands Your Creative Potential #367 In this solo episode, James Taylor breaks down the core idea behind his new book SuperCreativity – Accelerating Innovation in the Age of AI . He explains why the common framing of humans versus machines is outdated, and how the real competitive advantage now comes from intentional collaboration with both people and intelligent systems. Drawing on eight years of global research and work with organisations across industries, Jame...
Jan 23, 2026•4 min
Why Most AI Transformations Fail: AI and the Octopus Organization with Jonathan Brill #366 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor speaks with Jonathan Brill , futurist in residence at Amazon, inventor, strategist, and one of the world’s top-ranked futurists according to Forbes . Jonathan is the co-author of AI and the Octopus Organization , a provocative new book arguing that most AI initiatives fail because they are deployed into broken organisational systems . Rather tha...
Jan 15, 2026•31 min
What Top AI Keynote Speakers Are Really Talking About Behind Closed Doors #365 In this solo episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, keynote speaker and AI advisor James Taylor reveals the real conversations happening backstage, in green rooms, and behind closed doors with global CEOs, board members, and fellow AI keynote speakers. While public discussions about artificial intelligence often focus on tools, demos, and optimism, the private conversations are shifting to much deeper questions. This...
Jan 07, 2026•7 min
Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts: How Environments Shape Innovation with Professor Jonathan Feinstein #364 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor speaks with Professor Jonathan S. Feinstein , the John G. Searle Professor of Economics and Management at Yale School of Management , and one of the world’s foremost thinkers on the science of creativity. His acclaimed new book, Creativity in Large-Scale Context , explores how creative ideas don’t emerge in isolation—they evolv...
Dec 09, 2025•35 min
The World of Creativity: Lessons from 75 Countries with Fredrik Haren #363 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor welcomes back Fredrik Haren , the globally renowned Creativity Explorer and author of The World of Creativity: A Journey Across 37 Countries to Discover the Secrets of Creative Minds. Over the past 25 years, Fredrik has travelled to more than 75 countries, meeting everyone from artists in Afghan villages to innovation leaders in global corporations — all to ans...
Oct 21, 2025•44 min
Our Brains, Our Selves: How the Mind Creates Identity with Professor Masud Husain #362 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor speaks with Professor Masud Husain , neurologist, neuroscientist, essayist, and author of Our Brains, Ourselves: What a Neurologist’s Patients Tell Him About the Brain . A leading researcher at the University of Oxford , Husain explores how the brain constructs our sense of self—and what happens when that system breaks down. Through remarkable patie...
Oct 14, 2025•42 min
The Creative Brain: Busting Myths About Creativity with Dr. Anna Abraham #361 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor interviews Dr. Anna Abraham , neuroscientist, educator, and author of The Creative Brain: Myths and Truths . As the E. Paul Torrance Professor at the University of Georgia and director of the Creativity and Imagination Lab , Dr. Abraham has spent decades exploring the science behind creativity and imagination. Together, they dive deep into some of the most p...
Oct 07, 2025•49 min
Tiny Experiments: How Curiosity Beats Goals with Anne-Laure Le Cunff #360 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff — neuroscientist, entrepreneur, founder of Ness Labs, and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World . Anne-Laure shares her personal journey from Google’s hustle culture to a health crisis that sparked a radical rethinking of success. Instead of chasing fixed goals and rigid outcomes, she advocates fo...
Sep 30, 2025•44 min
The Untapped Science of Less: Why Subtraction Unlocks Better Ideas with Dr. Leidy Klotz #359 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor speaks with Dr. Leidy Klotz , engineer, designer, behavioral scientist, and author of Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less . Klotz reveals why our brains are biased toward adding complexity —and why the smartest solution is often to remove, reduce, or simplify . From Lego bridges and Jenga-inspired problem solving to organizational strategy ...
Sep 24, 2025•42 min
The Creativity Advantage: How Creativity Shapes Our Lives with Dr. James C. Kaufman #358 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor sits down with Dr. James C. Kaufman , one of the world’s leading creativity researchers and a professor of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut. Known for groundbreaking concepts like the 4C Model of Creativity and the Sylvia Plath Effect , Kaufman’s latest book, The Creativity Advantage , explores how creativity impacts our liv...
Sep 16, 2025•42 min
How Rest Unlocks Creativity: The Neuroscience of Your Brain - Dr. Joseph Jebelli #357 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor interviews Dr. Joseph Jebelli , neuroscientist and author of The Brain at Rest and In Pursuit of Memory . Together, they explore how rest isn’t laziness but a neural necessity that unlocks creativity, productivity, and mental clarity. Discover the neuroscience behind the brain’s default mode network (DMN) , why overwork accelerates aging and burnout,...
Sep 09, 2025•50 min
Why Your Team Isn't Creative? How to Build Innovation #356 Are you trying to foster innovation, but your team meetings end up being repetitive and uninspired? It’s a common challenge for leaders: you have a room full of smart people, but unlocking their collective creative genius feels just out of reach. If you’re ready to move beyond stagnant brainstorming sessions and drive real results, you’re in the right place. We’ve distilled the key insights from a powerful conversation with Dr. Amy Clime...
Sep 04, 2025•46 min
Asking Better Questions for Leadership Success In business and in life, the smartest people aren’t always the ones with the best answers, they’re the ones who know how to ask better questions . Curiosity is more than just a trait, it’s a superpower that builds trust , reveals hidden insights , and sparks innovation . Yet in today’s fast paced world, many leaders skip over curiosity in favor of speed , ego , or fear of looking unprepared. In this episode, James Taylor shares how a simple game cal...
Sep 04, 2025•6 min
How to Capture Audience Attention in 8 Seconds In today’s world, you only have eight seconds to capture audience attention before they drift. That’s shorter than the blink of an eye in public speaking terms. Research shows our focus has dropped dramatically in the past two decades, down to less than a minute on a single task before distraction takes over. Whether you’re a keynote speaker , a leader in the boardroom, or simply sharing ideas in a meeting , learning how to hook your audience fast i...
Aug 28, 2025•4 min
Creativity and Emotional Intelligence Explained: Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle on Turning Ideas Into Action and Emotion Into Insight #355 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , host James Taylor speaks with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle , senior research scientist at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the new book The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action . Zorana reveals why the most creative people aren’t necessarily the most ins...
Aug 26, 2025•51 min
3AM Ideas: How Diffuse Thinking Sparks Creativity Have you ever had a brilliant thought strike in the middle of the night? Those 3AM ideas often feel random, but they’re actually a powerful spark of creativity. In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , keynote speaker James Taylor shares how a quiet flight over the Indian Ocean turned into a lesson on innovation, cultural exchange, and what neuroscientists call diffuse mode thinking . From late-night reflections to remixing influences lik...
Aug 21, 2025•4 min
Teaching Creativity in a World of AI and Uncertainty: Keith Sawyer’s Art School Insights #354 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , James Taylor interviews Dr. R. Keith Sawyer, one of the world’s leading experts on creativity, learning, and innovation. Keith is the Morgan Distinguished Professor of Educational Innovation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of 19 books on the science of creativity—including his latest, Learning to See: Inside the World’s Leadi...
Aug 19, 2025•42 min
AI and Creativity: Is AI Stealing Our Creative Muscle? We’ve all seen the incredible things that AI can do, from generating stunning art to drafting entire ad campaigns. But there’s a question that’s been on the minds of many creative professionals: Is AI helping us, or is it quietly robbing us of our most precious asset—our creativity? Today, we’re diving into this fascinating paradox. We’ll explore the idea of “cognitive offloading,” where we let technology do the thinking for us, and what tha...
Aug 14, 2025•5 min
AI Decision-Making & The Future of Leadership | Kate O'Neill #353 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast , host James Taylor interviews tech humanist Kate O’Neill , founder and CEO of KO Insights and author of the new book What Matters Next: A Leader’s Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That’s Moving Too Fast . Kate has advised global organizations like Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and the United Nations on how to design technology and digital transformation strate...
Aug 12, 2025•48 min
AI in Leadership: Marissa Afton on Awareness, Wisdom & Compassion in the Age of Machines In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, host James Taylor interviews Marissa Afton, co-author of More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead . Marissa is a Partner at Potential Project, where she works with companies like IBM, Eli Lilly, and Amgen to create more human-centered workplaces. Together they explore how artificial intelligence isn’t here to replace leaders—but to amp...
Aug 05, 2025•32 min
The Barbell Guide to Mentorship — A Game-Changing Strategy for Creative Leaders & Innovators #351 In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, global keynote speaker and creativity expert James Taylor shares a powerful new framework for mentoring in the modern workplace. Titled “The Barbell Guide to Creative Mentoring,” James explores how true innovation doesn’t just come from learning from those ahead of us—but also from those just starting out. Drawing inspiration from a recent keynote ...
Mar 28, 2025•6 min
Will AI Have Its Chernobyl Moment? #350 Is AI Headed for a Catastrophic “Chernobyl Moment”? In this video, we explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: Will AI have its own catastrophic failure—an event so disruptive that it reshapes society overnight? Drawing parallels between the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, this video breaks down the warning signs of unchecked AI development, the potential for large-scale failures, and the critical steps n...
Mar 21, 2025•6 min
The 3 Secrets of a Hit Keynote Speech #349 Welcome to the SuperCreativity Podcast , the show dedicated to unlocking your creative potential with insights on creativity, innovation, and artificial intelligence. Hosted by internationally renowned keynote speaker James Taylor , this episode reveals “The 3 Secrets of a Hit Keynote Speech” —and why some speakers fail to make an impact. Drawing inspiration from legendary music producer David Foster’s formula for creating a hit song, James shares how t...
Mar 07, 2025•4 min
