Conversations about inspired thinking, hosted by Orange Nebula — a creative agency making board games and other popculturey-type things.
Episodes
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Working With Freelancers & Other Creatives / Is It More Productive To Work On A Single Project Or Several? / Destruction's Role In Creativity
10:21 - Krista's forest research
17:13 - Tom's focus cube
24:45 - Main Topic - Destruction's Role In Creativity
36:47 - Lacey's ritual of out destruction
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
What Memories Does Theresa Have From Her Time At O-Neb? / What Perspective Has Tom Gained From Heart Surgery? / Passion Burnout
1:49 - Theresa recalls witnessing her impact
6:28 - Tom's inverse relationship with how connected you are to the world and how much you bring to it
15:04 - Main Topic - Passion Burnout
30:56 - Theresa's estimation on Marc & Tom's shifting ratio of passion
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
What Lasting Impression Do You Hope Your Work Will Have On Others? / Have Childhood Experiences Influenced Your Creative Endeavors? / Knowing When To Quit
4:43 - What kind of impression does Derick want to leave?
13:45 - Marc looks back on childhood
26:25 - Main Topic - Knowing When To Quit
38:30 - Lacey's describes productively starting over
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Is There Anything You Haven't Yet Achieved That You Feel Compelled To In The Future / How Much Of Your Own Life Is Reflected In Your Work / The Lottery Lie
5:50 - Marc's book on his suffering
8:46 - Lacey's 3 Core values as a person
14:51 - Main Topic - The Lottery Lie
19:50 - Jared's reframe of the "Lottery"
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
How storytelling and world building relate to each other and work together as key components of a strong narrative experience. Come weave narrative with us on the Outpost podcast.
01:10 - Community Question: The journey from idea to execution is hard - "The Shower Principle"
14:16 - Community Question: You can work on your creativity whenever/wherever
20:40 - Main Topic: Storytelling VS World Building
34:15 - Jared's take on humans as storytelling creatures
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Perfection Vs. Excellence / Determining Value of Board Games / Finding Your voice
02:10 – Community Question: Is the final push toward excellence a good use of time?
13:02 – Community Question: What determines the value of a board game?
18:30 – Main Topic: Finding your voice
36:00 – Lacey’s Getting-It-Together methodology
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
How do analog vs. digital tools affect creativity?
1:19 - The “no accent” memo
1:22 - Is using GameFound as an alternative to Kickstarter good for the industry?
8:26: - Is the O-Neb team mostly alike or very different?
12:30 - Main Topic Begins: What are the differences between Analog and Digital creativity
35:11 Digital tools can be really distracting
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
What gives a creative endeavor charisma? Is it subjective? Tackling what x-factors the team explores how humans are hardwired to detect excellence.
2:39 - What’s the point of slip-n-slides?
6:05 - Are we moving away from Kickstarter?
8:47 - Main Topic - Charismatic Products and Creators
22:58 - Derick sings, “A new hole.”
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
17:57 - I’m a storyteller - board games
24:16 - Wrinkle City
27:10 - Giant cheesecake trap
30:00 - Favorite house-rules for Vindication
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Do you need a mentor? Is it even worth it? What does even having one look like?
After listening to this, we’re curious about your take. How has having a mentor helped you? Does having a mentor make you better enough to recommend it to others?
5:35 - Professional break taker
19:15 - Tank of dead fish
21:17 - Mentos defined
47:51 - Can you reach excellence without a mentor?