August 27, 2025
In a world obsessed with hustle, Dr. Natalie Nixon invites us to rethink what it truly means to be productive. Drawing from her latest book, Move. Think. Rest., she offers a fresh, human-centered framework for work—one that integrates motion, reflection, and recovery as the fuel for creativity, innovation, and sustainable success.
As burnout, remote fatigue, and digital overload rise, Dr. Nixon shares how leaders and teams can cultivate space for strategic thinking, resilience, and imaginative growth. This isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters, better.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- How to create “liminal space” for deeper insight, creative problem-solving, and smarter decisions
- Why rest and recovery are essential leadership tools—not luxuries
- How to redesign productivity metrics for the Imagination Era, focusing on creativity, adaptability, and long-term impact
Dr. Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist and the “creativity whisperer” to the C-Suite. As CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, she helps leaders unlock the ROI of creativity for meaningful innovation. She’s the author of Move. Think. Rest. and the award-winning The Creativity Leap, and has been named to the 2024 Thinkers50 Radar cohort and Top 50 Keynote Speakers by Real Leaders. With a background in anthropology, fashion, dance, and academia, Natalie brings a truly unique lens to the future of work. Her clients include Google, Salesforce, and Deloitte. She lives in Philly and loves dance and open water swimming.
Dr Natalie's Websites:
http://www.figure8thinking.com/move-think-rest, http://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd, /https://www.figure8thinking.com
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