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The Cocktail Napkin

Some of the greatest ideas begin as scribbles on the back of a cocktail napkin. On this periodical of uncurbed ideas, a wide variety of guests discuss creativity, ideas and inspiration. Hosted by Jeremy Fuksa.

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    The Cocktail Napkin 49: A Love Affair With Failure - Video

    The smart creative person knows that a trophy case full ...

    The smart creative person knows that a trophy case full of failures is as important as the successes those failures ultimately produce. Some creative people, like Yuvi Zalkow, have a true affection for failure and wear it like a badge of honor.

    Nov 18, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 48: Mental Jewelry - Video

    Improv is more than just a comedy form. Good improvisation ...

    Improv is more than just a comedy form. Good improvisation skills translate into a variety of business skills that help you make better things, and Scott Connerly explains the fundamentals of freeing your mind.

    Nov 10, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 47: Creative Aversion Therapy - Video

    The Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University published ...

    The Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University published a study on human response to creativity. Apparently even though we value creativity and innovation, truly novel and innovative ideas turn our stomach. My friend Jacob Edenfield and

    Nov 4, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 46: Let's Consume Everything - Video

    A well-rounded mind is a hungry mind, and San Francisco ...

    A well-rounded mind is a hungry mind, and San Francisco journalist Anna Rascouët-Paz tells Jeremy about all the ways she expands her world via unfettered curiosity.

    Oct 27, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 45: Henry Ford Was A Tinkerer - Video

    Ford Motor Company was built by a tinkerer and inventor. ...

    Ford Motor Company was built by a tinkerer and inventor. In an age when branded social media still errs on the cautious side, Scott Monty takes the attitude of his corporate ancestor to guide communications that surprise and delight.

    Oct 20, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 44: Post-Apocalyptic Hyperviolence - Video

    Brian Winkeler, co-creator of the comic "Bastard Road," visits with ...

    Brian Winkeler, co-creator of the comic "Bastard Road," visits with Jeremy about comics, characters, dreaming up "they must have been high" kinds of ideas and Kick Buttowski.

    Oct 6, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 43: Baggage For Your Imagery - Video

    Jeremy spends some time with photographer Alistair Tutton about the ...

    Jeremy spends some time with photographer Alistair Tutton about the changing face of the photography business, renovating silent movie theaters, the beauty of Best Buy 0% financing and letting someone else determine your best work that represents you.

    Sep 30, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 42: Broadcast On Your Own Terms - Video

    How can someone make the best podcast they can, no ...

    How can someone make the best podcast they can, no matter the size of the production? Jeremy gives some thoughts during the opening keynote at PodCamp Pittsburgh 6.

    Sep 22, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 41: Keep the Maker Mind Moving - Video

    While he's on the road this week, why not listen ...

    While he's on the road this week, why not listen to some of Jeremy's thoughts while on the road _last_ week. In this episode, Jeremy begins thinking about the maker mind vs. the manager mind and how the two can work in harmony in the same office.

    Sep 15, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 40: Ditching The Pith Helmet - Video

    Jeremy and Jason Permenter talk about being "too creative" with ...

    Jeremy and Jason Permenter talk about being "too creative" with science. So much so, Jason moved from the world of volcanology to web design. And, for Jason, it's going well.

    Sep 8, 2011 Read more
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