{"id":79039,"date":"2021-02-02T08:50:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T07:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speakersacademy.com\/?p=135583"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:14:43","slug":"duncan-wardle-tedxtalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speakers-academy.prod.level-level.nl\/en\/duncan-wardle-tedxtalk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Theory of Creativity | Duncan Wardle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><h1 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">The Theory of Creativity<\/h1><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><div data-component=\"oembed\" class=\"relative max-w-5xl my-6\" data-module=\"oembed\" data-source=\"consent_embed_youtube\" data-type=\"video\" data-disable-notice=\"\">\t\t<a\t\thref=\"#embed-skip-6a2b20b7b705f\"\t\tdata-component=\"skip-link\"\t\tclass=\"text-lg underline sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:p-4 focus:z-50 bg-white hover:no-underline border-neutral-900 text-neutral-900 rounded-md\"\t>\t\tSkip embedded content from YouTube\t<\/a>\t<div data-oembed=\"content\">\t\t<div data-oembed=\"placeholder\" class=\"p-8 text-center bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg\">\t\t\t<p class=\"max-w-lg mx-auto mb-7\" id=\"embed-cookie-6a2b20b7b705e\">This content is available after accepting marketing cookies.<\/p>\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2\">\t\t\t\t<button\tdata-variant=\"secondary\"\tdata-size=\"default\"\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-sm md:text-base transition-[background,border-color,color] rounded-lg px-4 md:px-5 py-3 border-2 border-gold-500 bg-gold-500 text-neutral-900 hocus:bg-transparent hocus:border-gold-500 underline-fade-in font-semibold js-consent-button hocus:text-white\"\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-describedby=\"embed-cookie-6a2b20b7b705e\"\t\t\t\t\t>\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\t\t\tChange cookie settings\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t<\/button>\t\t\t\t<a\tdata-variant=\"outline\"\tdata-size=\"default\"\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-sm md:text-base transition-[background,border-color,color] rounded-lg px-4 md:px-5 py-3 bg-transparent border-2 border-gold-500 text-current underline-fade-in font-semibold\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch&#x3F;v&#x3D;j9YFFgExabI\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\t\t\tView on YouTube\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<svg width=\"15\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0.625 6.25H14.375\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.25\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M8.75 0.625L14.375 6.25L8.75 11.875\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.25\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg>\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<template>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"oembed-video\" data-oembed=\"video\" class=\"relative cursor-pointer aspect-video\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-oembed=\"thumbnail\" class=\"absolute object-cover w-full h-full rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/j9YFFgExabI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t<div class=\"w-full h-full iframe:absolute iframe:inset-0 iframe:w-full iframe:h-full iframe:rounded-lg\">\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Theory of Creativity | Duncan Wardle | TEDxLadyBirdLake\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9YFFgExabI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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