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The Cocktail Napkin 57: Revealing Swedish Secrets - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

A recurring theme for this show is that everything great starts somewhere small. Timmy Fisher and a group of friends built motion graphics studio MK12 from humble beginnings in an apartment above a bar.

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The Cocktail Napkin 56: Opening the Kimono - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:15:00 GMT

I’ve received a number of questions over the past few weeks regarding different aspects of this show’s production. I thought I’d take you through the process of how the show gets produced.

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The Cocktail Napkin 55: Bikram Creativity - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Retreating from the world to do the hard parts of creative work is one way to get the right focus. Toni McLellan wants to help you mentally sweat out those ideas in an inspiring, encouraging environment.

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The Cocktail Napkin 54: Conversing with the Hexagons - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

We’ve all picked up random hobbies when faced with absolutely nothing to do. But how many of those time passers turn into a true outlet for expression? Bruce Seeds discusses how the control and precision from a life of architecture/CAD translates into the geometric beauty of quilted textile art.

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The Cocktail Napkin 53: Copying Garfield on the Kitchen Floor - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:30:00 GMT

To close out 2011, writer and artist Austin Kleon discusses the myriad of ways he works to end the messy divorce between words and pictures.

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The Cocktail Napkin 52: Revenge of the Dinosaur Luddite - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Jeremy and Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman discuss that just because technology allows one to do so many things, it’s not always the best idea to do them. Especially in marketing. Does your idea really need to be social?

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The Cocktail Napkin 51: The Nerd Looks Back at 50 - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT

Jeremy and his wife Robin look back at the last 50 episodes and discuss where the show has been and where it may go in 2012.

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The Cocktail Napkin 50: Flummoxed - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT

Christa Dahlstrom drops in to talk about Flummox and Friends, a TV pilot she’s developing to help “quirky kids” overcome social and emotional issues through comedy.

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The Cocktail Napkin 49: A Love Affair With Failure - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT

The smart creative person knows that a trophy case full of failures is as important as the successes those failures ultimately produce. Some creative people, like Yuvi Zalkow, have a true affection for failure and wear it like a badge of honor.

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The Cocktail Napkin 48: Mental Jewelry - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Improv is more than just a comedy form. Good improvisation skills translate into a variety of business skills that help you make better things, and Scott Connerly explains the fundamentals of freeing your mind.

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The Cocktail Napkin 47: Creative Aversion Therapy - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University published a study on human response to creativity. Apparently even though we value creativity and innovation, truly novel and innovative ideas turn our stomach. My friend Jacob Edenfield and I discuss how knowledge work can be aversion therapy against this.

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The Cocktail Napkin 46: Let's Consume Everything - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:30:00 GMT

A well-rounded mind is a hungry mind, and San Francisco journalist Anna Rascouët-Paz tells Jeremy about all the ways she expands her world via unfettered curiosity.

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The Cocktail Napkin 45: Henry Ford Was A Tinkerer - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Ford Motor Company was built by a tinkerer and inventor. In an age when branded social media still errs on the cautious side, Scott Monty takes the attitude of his corporate ancestor to guide communications that surprise and delight.

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The Cocktail Napkin 44: Post-Apocalyptic Hyperviolence - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:00:00 GMT

Brian Winkeler, co-creator of the comic Bastard Road, visits with Jeremy about comics, characters, dreaming up “they must have been high” kinds of ideas and Kick Buttowski.

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The Cocktail Napkin 43: Baggage For Your Imagery - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:45:00 GMT

Jeremy spends some time with photographer Alistair Tutton about the changing face of the photography business, renovating silent movie theaters, the beauty of Best Buy 0% financing and letting someone else determine your best work that represents you.

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The Cocktail Napkin 42: Broadcast On Your Own Terms - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMT

How can someone make the best podcast they can, no matter the size of the production? Jeremy gives some thoughts during the opening keynote at PodCamp Pittsburgh 6.

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The Cocktail Napkin 41: Keep the Maker Mind Moving - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMT

While he’s on the road this week, why not listen to some of Jeremy’s thoughts while on the road last week. In this episode, Jeremy begins thinking about the maker mind vs. the manager mind and how the two can work in harmony in the same office.

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Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule

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The Cocktail Napkin 40: Ditching The Pith Helmet - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Jeremy and Jason Permenter talk about being “too creative” with science. So much so, Jason moved from the world of volcanology to web design. But in the end, Jason finds that many aspects of the scientific process influence his creative approach.

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The Cocktail Napkin 39: Dear Abby for the Social Age? - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Jeremy talks with video producer Michelle Vargas about giving good advice to 15 year-olds, putting good stuff into the world to get good stuff back, mentorship and setting up a video playhouse for the purpose of acting in the moment.

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The Cocktail Napkin 38: The Kickstarter Napkin? - Video

Jeremy Fuksa — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Emails are slowly starting to trickle in with thoughts and questions about the show, and I thought I’d take this episode to answer a couple of the more pressing questions.

This episode is sponsored by Shopify and Rackspace.