Lecture Barcelona ADC*E

Fear in creative process is the thing nobody names out loud in a brief. We named it — on stage at ADC*E Barcelona, where we were selected as one of ten most promising creatives in Europe. What follows is the argument we made: that fear isn’t a blocker, it’s a signal worth reading in the fear in creative process.

November 3, 20231 Minutes

I was selected by the Art Directors Club of Europe, among 10 celebrated creatives of Europe, to give a lecture at Europe’s 1st European Creativity Festival in Barcelona.

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Although I love to lecture, It is still scary to stand in front of a huge crowd this time at beautiful Desiny Barcelona, trying to deliver your personal story to the audience.

I decided to talk about my inner fear. I talked about how fear gives me boundaries, and boundaries are the essence of my creativity. How to use fear to build a solution that is different, adaptive, and focused How to be bold, how to win, and how not to fail

One of the reasons I lecture is because of fear. And no, not to face fear; I learned to recognize and embrace it…

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