The 41st episode of the Creative Flow Podcast features retired lecturer John Michael Fox sharing his journey to deliberate creativity. Mike reflects on feeling uncreative early in his career as a landscape architect and finding inspiration at Buffalo State's International Center for Studies in Creativity. He discusses his philosophy of embracing challenges and the role of cognitive styles in determining your approach to deliberate creativity.

Mike describes becoming a student, advancing to a teacher, and achieving personal and professional success over 25 years in academia. He shares how he came to write his books with his wife, Ronnie Fox. His insights on the future of creativity include research and its implementation, emphasizing access for all. He discusses his creative flow and his role in empowering others to enhance the flow of creative projects and solutions.

Don’t miss Mike's enjoyable storytelling skills, describing a fascinating life of many careers, from landscape architecture to airplane pilot to creativity professor and author.