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A message from Jay about the future of Unthinkable. Be sure to subscribe at unthinkable.fm.

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Jun 6, 2016

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Stories to inspire creative work. Unlike other shows about creativity, we're on a journey to understand one concept: resonance. What does it take to create work so resonant, people take action? Travel the business world as we explore. I'm your host, Jay Acunzo. I'm an author, speaker, and showrunner formerly of Google, HubSpot, and ESPN. Today, I'm on a mission to help people make what matters most to their careers, companies, and communities. Thanks for listening!

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A Message From Jay: A message from Jay about the future of Unthinkable. Be sure to subscribe at [unthinkable.fm](http://unthinkable.fm). by Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo
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Travel [Intuition Series #6]: Travel and creativity seem to go hand-in-hand (and then they go skipping down the street in some foreign land). Today we go exploring the topic of exploration: Why is travel linked to inspiration? Does travel help our work, or can it derail our productiveness? And how can we better tap into the benefits of travel to our work ... without booking a single ticket? Stories about Anthony Berriola, a barber with a side project to satisfy his wanderlust, and Carla Johnson, and author and speaker about creativity who is on the road more often than not. And Jay decides to take a left instead of a right and test out what we learn ... but things don't go according to plan. It's Unthinkable. \>\> Get the Unthinkable Monday AM email by subscribing [http://unthinkable.fm](http://unthinkable.fm) FIND JAY HERE: [jay@unthinkable.fm](mailto:jay@unthinkable.fm) [http://twitter.com/jayacunzo](http://twitter.com/jayacunzo) [http://snapchat by Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo
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$Travel [Intuition Series #6]: Travel and creativity seem to go hand-in-hand (and then they go skipping down the street in some foreign land). Today we go exploring the topic of exploration: Why is travel linked to inspiration? Does travel help our work, or can it derail our productiveness? And how can we better tap into the benefits of travel to our work ... without booking a single ticket? Stories about Anthony Berriola, a barber with a side project to satisfy his wanderlust, and Carla Johnson, and author and speaker about creativity who is on the road more often than not. And Jay decides to take a left instead of a right and test out what we learn ... but things don't go according to plan. It's Unthinkable. \>\> Get the Unthinkable Monday AM email by subscribing [http://unthinkable.fm](http://unthinkable.fm) FIND JAY HERE: [jay@unthinkable.fm](mailto:jay@unthinkable.fm) [http://twitter.com/jayacunzo](http://twitter.com/jayacunzo) [http://snapchat$
The Thoughtless Thought Leader [Creativity Series #30]: Tyler Littwin took a deep breath, walked up on stage in front of his entire company, and let them have it. And they...loved every minute of it. Today in this short story about a side project, we hear the tale of Orlando Scampington. Join the community for content-obsessed content marketers: http://unthinkable.fm LINKS TO KNOW: Orlando on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/oscampington](http://twitter.com/oscampington) Tyler on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/tblittwin](http://twitter.com/tblittwin) Watch Orlando's conference keynote: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMHN\_iApIo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMHN_iApIo) Watch Orlando's company pet policy video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZIL8gOmhQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZIL8gOmhQ) Feedback on the show? Say hi to jay via email ([jay@unthinkable.fm](mailto:jay@unthinkable.fm)), Twitter ([http://twitter.com/jayacunzo](http://twitte by Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo
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$The Thoughtless Thought Leader [Creativity Series #30]: Tyler Littwin took a deep breath, walked up on stage in front of his entire company, and let them have it. And they...loved every minute of it. Today in this short story about a side project, we hear the tale of Orlando Scampington. Join the community for content-obsessed content marketers: http://unthinkable.fm LINKS TO KNOW: Orlando on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/oscampington](http://twitter.com/oscampington) Tyler on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/tblittwin](http://twitter.com/tblittwin) Watch Orlando's conference keynote: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMHN\_iApIo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMHN_iApIo) Watch Orlando's company pet policy video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZIL8gOmhQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZIL8gOmhQ) Feedback on the show? Say hi to jay via email ([jay@unthinkable.fm](mailto:jay@unthinkable.fm)), Twitter ([http://twitter.com/jayacunzo](http://twitte$
Slingshot: A Side Project Saved My Startup [Creativity Series #15]: FOR EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT + CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS: Subscribe at [unthinkable.fm](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Funthinkable.fm "http://unthinkable.fm") to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning. TODAY: Hear the story of a creative side project that saved a startup. Crew co-founder and CEO Mikael Cho talks about Unsplash.com, a photography side project that now boasts billions of photo views each month and salvaged a startup heading for bankruptcy. The project is so widely used today that a photo on the site gets viewed more times than a photo on the cover of TIME Magazine ... but it all started with a ridiculously small amount of time and an even smaller budget. LINKS TO KNOW: [unsplash.com](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com "http://unsplash.com") Mikael's company: [crew.co](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcrew.co "http://crew.co") Mikael's Twitter: [twitte by Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo
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Constraints [Intuition Series #11]: Remarkable stories of what happens when you embrace constraints, rather than fight for "creative freedom" (and an exploration of what the heck "creative freedom" even means). Stories today from First Round Capital (one of the premier venture capital firms in tech, with investments in Uber, Warby Parker, Blue Apron, Square, and more) and Soviet Visuals, a remarkable side project from a former Russian ballerina and current Facebook employee revealing something special about constraints. What might happen if you embraced or even sought out constraints in your work, instead of fought them? It's Unthinkable. \>\> Get the Unthinkable Monday morning email by subscribing at [unthinkable.fm](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Funthinkable.fm "http://unthinkable.fm") Contact Jay: [jay@unthinkable.fm](mailto:jay@unthinkable.fm) [twitter.com/jayacunzo](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjayacunzo "http://twitter.com/ja by Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo
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$Constraints [Intuition Series #11]: Remarkable stories of what happens when you embrace constraints, rather than fight for "creative freedom" (and an exploration of what the heck "creative freedom" even means). Stories today from First Round Capital (one of the premier venture capital firms in tech, with investments in Uber, Warby Parker, Blue Apron, Square, and more) and Soviet Visuals, a remarkable side project from a former Russian ballerina and current Facebook employee revealing something special about constraints. What might happen if you embraced or even sought out constraints in your work, instead of fought them? It's Unthinkable. \>\> Get the Unthinkable Monday morning email by subscribing at [unthinkable.fm](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Funthinkable.fm "http://unthinkable.fm") Contact Jay: [jay@unthinkable.fm](mailto:jay@unthinkable.fm) [twitter.com/jayacunzo](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjayacunzo "http://twitter.com/ja$

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