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Craft-Driven [Creativity Series #4]
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When you agonize over the act of creation itself -- for its own sake, not for some ulterior motive or end result -- good things happen. But in the business world, whether in marketing or as an entrepreneur or freelancer, that mentality is surprisingly rare. So what do you call that behavior when someome wants to skip right to the end result, craft be damned? There's a word for it -- a behavior we need to avoid if we want to be truly creative in our careers.
In this episode, we hear the story of Alessandro "San" Bellino, owner of Gracenote Coffee, an espresso bar in downtown Boston. He takes us deep into his approach to his craft, where we'll learn what really matters and get inspired for attacking our own work.
LINKS TO KNOW:
Gracenote's Twitter: twitter.com/gracenoteboston
The Coffee Trike's Twitter: twitter.com/TheCoffeeTrike
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TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Creativity
Coffee
Espresso
Ice Cream
Italy
Culture
Employee Happiness
Management
Boston
Craftsmanship
The Coffee Trike
Gracenote Coffee
Consciousness
Focus
Work/Life Balance
Being Craft-Driven
Game Theory
Game Mechanics
Intrinsic Motivation
In this episode, we hear the story of Alessandro "San" Bellino, owner of Gracenote Coffee, an espresso bar in downtown Boston. He takes us deep into his approach to his craft, where we'll learn what really matters and get inspired for attacking our own work.
LINKS TO KNOW:
Gracenote's Twitter: twitter.com/gracenoteboston
The Coffee Trike's Twitter: twitter.com/TheCoffeeTrike
SUBSCRIBE:
Join the list at unthinkable.fm for all episodes plus other goodies and behind-the-scenes content.
Jay's Twitter: twitter.com/jayacunzo
Behind-the-Scenes making Unthinkable: Snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo
SUPPORT FOR THIS EPISODE:
RightSideShirts.org - empowering kids to be more creative and helping art programs in need.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Creativity
Coffee
Espresso
Ice Cream
Italy
Culture
Employee Happiness
Management
Boston
Craftsmanship
The Coffee Trike
Gracenote Coffee
Consciousness
Focus
Work/Life Balance
Being Craft-Driven
Game Theory
Game Mechanics
Intrinsic Motivation
Released:
Apr 11, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Beauty in the Broken [Creativity Series #10]: Betting your career on your creativity means you'll have your fair share of saving bad ideas (or "polishing turds" as you'll hear in one of our stories). It also requires the ability to look past the obvious and see the potential for something better or higher quality or generally more creative. It requires you to see beauty in the broken. Today, we look at these ideas from multiple angles. First, I wrestle with some leftovers (BONUS: you get a recipe out of this episode!). Then, we go outside the echo chamber to hear the curious case of the Warriors -- starting in a very bad place. Then we hear the story of entrepreneur John Marsh, whose career journey looks a lot more like a detour. LINKS TO KNOW: John Marsh: [www.linkedin.com/in/john-marsh-1576069](http://www.linkedin.com/in/john-marsh-1576069) John Marsh's real estate business: [http://www.liveopelika.com/](http://www.liveopelika.com/) New York Times piec by Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo