Creative conflict can destroy a work-in-progress — or it can push your work beyond good to great. What matters is how you respond. We’re going to hear from 5 creators in 5 very different fields who share actionable strategies (and great stories) about how to recognize, resolve, and harness conflict to create work that is visionary.
Featuring “Frozen” songwriters Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez, actor and comedian Cristela Alonzo, choreographer Bill T. Jones, salsa legend Rubén Blades, and “Queen’s Gambit” producers Bill Horberg and Allan Scott.
Listen to the full episodes that inspired this mixtape:
“Frozen” songwriters Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez: https://sparkandfire.com/frozen/
“Cristela” creator Cristela Alonzo: https://sparkandfire.com/cristela/
“Afterwardsness” choreographer Bill T. Jones: https://sparkandfire.com/billtjones/
“Pedro Navaja” songwriter Rubén Blades: https://sparkandfire.com/rubenblades/
“Queen’s Gambit” producers Allan Scott and William Horberg: https://sparkandfire.com/queensgambit/
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Create from joy: Writer Phoebe Robinson on "You Can’t Touch My Hair"
Get to the fun part: Game creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee on Exploding Kittens
Trust creates gold: Comedian David Cross on “Arrested Development”
Let emotion be your North Star: Composer Kris Bowers
5 strategies for overcoming failure
Fight for your dream: Comedian Cristela Alonzo
Find the people who see your dream: Actor Aasif Mandvi
Always be iterating: Pomplamoose’s Jack Conte & Nataly Dawn
Take responsibility for your creativity: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
5 strategies for starting something new
Tell a universal truth: “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz
Sweat the details: Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett
Embrace your inner weirdo: Pixar’s Domee Shi on “Turning Red”
Generosity creates magic: “Frozen” songwriters Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Replenish your sense of meaning: Musician Kayhan Kalhor on “Silent City"
Find what you need to fuel your work: Mark Bradford’s “Unicorn Tapestries”
Commit to your best work (always!): Novelist Ann Patchett on “The Dutch House”
How to recover your creative voice: Comedian Patton Oswalt on “Annihilation” & “I Love Everything”
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