The Outpost Podcast

What Is Creativity To You / Is Creativity Inherent or Nurtured / Importance of Environment on Creativity

2:05 - Theresa illustrates the two variations of creativity
14:23 - The difference between creatives & creative professionals
16:14 - Main Topic - Importance of Environment on Creativity
23:48 - Marc on exploring environments & horizons 

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 

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

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 

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"
 

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

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

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

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.”

17:57 - I’m a storyteller - board games 
24:16 - Wrinkle City
27:10 - Giant cheesecake trap 
30:00 - Favorite house-rules for Vindication