Conversation with Photographer Yolanda Vom Hagen

 I first met Yolanda through a social media art group when she was making a call for volunteers to participate in one of her photography projects. The first time I met her in person my first impression was this very tall and slender, beautiful and unpretentious woman, then I got to talk to her...

Conversation with Syrian Artist Aya Moreau

https://radiopublic.com/the-creativity-roots-podcast-8gvyoK/ep/s1!2ae92 It doesn't take long to find yourself absolutely delighted by Aya's personality, her quick wit, and her lively and colorful personality. All this topped by a surprising capacity to express her thoughts and feelings in a clear and articulate way, which is remarkable for a person her age. Being born and raised in Syria,...

Reflections on Education

https://embed.radiopublic.com/e?if=the-creativity-roots-podcast-8gvyoK&ge=s1!ef97cb5aa6e1b249b24276b6723a35ee982cfaec https://radiopublic.com/the-creativity-roots-podcast-8gvyoK/ep/s1!ef97c Reflecting on my own experience teaching to a group of highly unmotivated and disengaged group of high schoolers who have turned this way as a result of being for several years under an educative regime that stifle their creativity and forced them to fit into standardized mentality while being confined in sterile classrooms...

Celebrating #InternationalPodcastDay

Today is September 30th #internationalpodcastday and I celebrate it by reminding myself why I started podcasting. In any project or work is natural to loose direction or forget the initial motivation, is good to remind yourself what drove you to start and think if our motivations are still aligned. Fame, likes, followers money, are not good motivations, legacy, giving back, supporting, contributing are better motivations #internationalpodcastday2018 #podcast #podcasting #motivation #inspiration #purpose #whatmovesyou #podcastlife #podcaster #podcasters #thecreativityrootspodcast #creativityroots #ronaldparedes #ronaldparedespodcast #technology #communication #education #art #music #radio #podcastlifestyle #ipd #ethics #responsibility #principles

Antonino “Nino” Scordo Executive Chef

Conversation with Italian Executive Chef Nino Scordo Listen to Chef Nino on Anchor Listen to "Chef Nino Scordo - Creativity Roots - S1EP11" on Spreaker. I was approached by Chef Nino while he was a looking for an artist who could create serving plates with hand painted replicas of Chinese painting belonging to the art...

Gemini George

Armenian musician and songwriter featured in episode 10 and episode 19 of The Creativity Roots Podcast Gemini George is the product of a series of factors that are the core of everything that makes him the special individual he is. His strong sense of identity, his honest personality, and the feeling in his creations as an artist....

Summary on Identity

Listen in iTunes Listen in Stitcher Listen in Anchor For the last 3 episodes, we have been talking about Identity, how important it is to develop a strong sense of identity and what could be the consequences of an identity crisis. However, I think is important to summarize and give closure to this topic by...

Maslow knew it long ago, creativity it’s a human need

Listen about it in iTunes podcast I can not think of a better way to start making the case of creativity being not only an essential part of our existence but in fact a human need, than talking about Maslow and his pyramid of human needs. The American psychologist Abraham Maslow created what is called...