Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of The Crazy One, Stephen Gates explores the paradox of today’s business landscape: while companies crave creativity more than ever, many internal creative teams lack the empowerment and support they need to thrive. Drawing from his extensive experience, Stephen shares actionable insights on how to effectively position, empower, and revitalize in-house teams to meet this growing demand for creativity. Tune in to discover strategies that can transform your creative department into a powerhouse of innovation and success!
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In this episode of The Crazy One, Stephen Gates explores the paradox of today’s business landscape: while companies crave creativity more than ever, many internal creative teams lack the empowerment and support they need to thrive. Drawing from his extensive experience, Stephen shares actionable insights on how to effectively position, empower, and revitalize in-house teams to meet this growing demand for creativity. Tune in to discover strategies that can transform your creative department into a powerhouse of innovation and success!
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![How to get and give better creative feedback [CAREER COACHING]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tndy-xubi4k/mqdefault.jpg "How to get and give better creative feedback [CAREER COACHING]
Feedback is an incredibly important moment at multiple points in the creative process because it can make things a lot better or a lot worse. Yet so many people don’t know how to give good feedback which endlessly frustrates creatives. In this episode, we will look at what makes bad feedback, how to give better feedback, and how to hear and act on all of that feedback.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Welcome
0:51 - Intro
1:40 - Identify
2:34 - Understand
4:29 - Propose
6:10 - Wrap up
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![How to design great slides and presentations in Apple Keynote [MASTERCLASS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/unzSpqP5Wq4/mqdefault.jpg "How to design great slides and presentations in Apple Keynote [MASTERCLASS]
A great slide is obviously the foundation of any great presentation but there is more work that goes into it than most people think. We will look at the one foundational concept you always need to keep in mind and then redesign a commonly seen, overcrowded slide into something simple and impactful.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Focus on 2 words
4:17 - Strip down the content
21:50 - Before and after
22:57 - Wrap up
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