Invited Speaker: Natalie Nixon Jazz Principles Applied to Business Model Redesigns:
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As part of activities related to the Master’s Degree in Design Studies, Natalie Nixon, MBA in Strategic Design Program Director at the University of Philadelphia, led a conference at CENTRO in which she explained ways to leverage creativity as well as design thinking and apply these to the labor sector.
Additionally, she explored the notion of hybrid thinking, which takes advantage of both the brain’s hemispheres—analytical intelligence (the left brain) and creative intelligence (the right brain)—to resolve complex organizational and social problems as well as make the most of new opportunities.
XIX Most Fashionable Women Sept 2012
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written by Streets & Stripes
Honorees were chosen for their impeccable personal style as well as their commitment to the community and their philanthropic involvement. My personal favorite was Dr Natalie Nixon (pictured below). Her background included studies in Anthropology as well as African studies.
Design Lab 2014
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A workshop for scaling grit and resilience.
TEDx Philadelphia
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In an improv jazz combo, each player performs at the top of their game, building a flow of music out of potential chaos — by listening hard to one another and embracing mistakes. Natalie Nixon lays out the 7 rules of such “chaordic” systems, flirting between order and chaos, and shows how you can borrow from great players to boost your own creative flow.
The Brand is the Voice: Using Design-Thinking to Solve Business Problems
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Natalie talks to FUSE about using design thinking to solve business problems.
How to Increase Your Productivity: Improvise
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Natalie Nixon, the director of the strategic design MBA program at Philadelphia University, explains how improvisational thinking keeps you on your toes.
BBC, Smak Parlour
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I was quoted in this article for the BBC.
The owners of Smak Parlour in Philadelphia have created the city’s first fashion truck
To expand their booming fashion business, the owners of the Philadelphia boutique Smak Parlour decided to take their concept on the road – literally.
Within the first few days of opening the mobile store – known in the trade as a “fashion truck” – things were going well.
Then the power went out.
How Jazz Can Increase Your Productivity
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Natalie Nixon, director of the strategic design MBA at Philadelphia University, explains how you can use jazz inspired leadership techniques to synthesize employees and engender a truly collaborative environment.
4 Things Leaders Get Wrong About Creativity
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Design theory and branding professor Natalie Nixon says the reason we don’t see more creativity in business is that most leaders don’t have any idea what it is.
Natalie Nixon is determined to bring more creativity to business. But that’s an uphill battle–especially considering that most business leaders don’t really know what creativity is, she says.
Nixon, the director of the strategic design MBA program at Philadelphia University, visited the Inc. offices recently to chat about creativity, strategic design–and how entrepreneurs can learn from jazz musicians. Below are edited highlights from our discussion, as Nixon explains the four things that leaders botch when it comes to creativity.
INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP BOOT CAMP: JUNE 2014
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ADVIS and Leadership + Design have partnered to offer a two-day interactive leadership “boot camp” for school leaders from 21 ADVIS schools wanting to think creatively, work effectively, and build innovative school cultures.
