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Jason Keath - Keys to unlock creativity | E67

June 26, 2025·40 min·3 clips
Spotify's creative director had to sit on his 'weird' billboard idea for a year before it became a viral hit.
Jason Keath, co-founder of Social Fresh and author of 'The Case for More Bad Ideas,' discusses the importance of creativity in marketing, drawing from his art background. He explores how to foster innovation in teams, the role of AI in creative work, and shares stories of brands like Spotify and Mastercard that broke through with unconventional ideas.

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Creative work often lands after it looks odd, not before.

Jason Keith makes a steady case for letting odd ideas sit long enough to be developed. The conversation treats creativity less as a spark than as a process of persuasion, with art school, design work, and agency life used to show how rough ideas can become easier to share once…

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