Want to unlock your creative potential and drive real personal and business growth? The Creative Bias Podcast delivers practical tips and actionable strategies for entrepreneurs, marketers, and innovators looking to become more productively creative. We explore creativity through the lens of business strategy, marketing campaigns, start-up culture, and innovation, helping you develop your own creative muscles and making your business more relevant and valuable. Join hosts Steve Bonner and Darla Grilli, the founders of Creative Bias consultancy, for a lively and provocative exploration of how creativity can set people and businesses free, and how to combat the forces working against it. Learn the coaching techniques they use with clients to encourage resilience, engagement, and faster growth. Stop outsourcing your future and and start getting creative! Subscribe now! Email: Creativebiasteam@gmail.com
Creative Bias S3: Ep1 - What Do You Owe Your Employer?
The Creative Bias team, Steve and Darla are back after a brief hiatus with Season 3 of the Creative Bias Podcast.
In this episode Steve and Darla rediscover old social media posts that kick off a spirited debate about what employees owe their employers.
Along the way they reframe the very idea of who your employer actually is.
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28 Apr 2026
Creative Bias: Masking It's Not Just For Pandemics Anymore
The conversation explores the concept of masking, its manifestation in professional environments, and the differences in experience between men and women. It delves into the idea of bringing one's whole self to work and the pressure to wear a mask in professional settings, highlighting the gender-specific aspects of masking. The conversation covers various aspects of neurodiversity and the challenges faced by individuals with ADHD and autism. It delves into topics such as pre-planning conversations, suppressing stimming, forced eye contact, the happy face routine, overcompensating, and delayed burnout, providing valuable insights into the experiences of individuals with neurodiverse traits.
Takeaways
Masking as a coping mechanism
Gender differences in masking Pre-planning conversations
Suppressing stimming
Forced eye contact
Happy face routine
Overcompensating and perfectionism
Delayed burnout
Chapters
00:00 Unpopular Opinions and Authenticity at Work
30:14 Pre-planning Conversations
35:41 Happy Face Routine and Overcompensating
9 Apr 2026
Creative Bias: How to be More Creative
The conversation explores the learnability of creativity as a skill, delving into the VIA survey, research on creativity, and the role of beliefs and emotional intelligence in fostering creativity. It emphasizes the functional process of creativity and the importance of networks and experimentation in driving innovation.
Takeaways
Creativity is a learnable skill
Beliefs and emotional intelligence play a crucial role in fostering creativity
Chapters
00:00 The Hiatus and Cherry Blossom Season
09:24 Tapping into Latent Creativity
16:20 Creativity as a Functional Process
22:50 Beliefs and Emotional Intelligence in Creativity
54:04 Closing Remarks and Call to Action
5 Mar 2026
Creative Bias: The Creative Act of Journaling
The conversation delves into the exploration of creative outlets, the ritual and consistency of journaling, the emotional impact and fulfillment of journaling, the legacy and privacy aspects of journaling, and the honesty and versatility of journaling. It also touches on the artistic expression and addiction aspects of journaling.
Takeaways
Journaling serves as a versatile and fulfilling creative outlet.
Consistency in journaling does not necessarily mean journaling every day.
Chapters
00:00 Exploring Creative Outlets
05:21 Journaling and Emotional Expression
10:50 Privacy and Vulnerability in Journaling
17:23 Journaling and Addiction
29:12 The Versatility of Journaling
19 Feb 2026
Creative Bias: The Episode About Nothing
The conversation delves into the significance of rest in creativity and productivity, highlighting the need for adequate rest and recovery. It also explores the concept of creative liberties in art and media, emphasizing the importance of judging creative works on their own merits, separate from the artist's personal beliefs and actions. The conversation covers the impact of movies and their adaptations, the significance of personal tattoos, and the power of rituals, creativity, and connection. Each chapter delves into these themes, exploring their depth and relevance in personal experiences and cultural contexts.
Takeaways
Rest is an essential and often overlooked aspect of creativity and productivity.
Creative liberties in art and media should be judged on their own merits, separate from the artist's personal beliefs and actions. Movies and their Adaptations
Personal Tattoos and Their Meaning
The Power of Rituals and Connection
Chapters
00:00 The Importance of Rest
30:13 Movies and Their Impact
43:36 Rituals, Creativity, and Connection
5 Feb 2026
Creative Bias: Creative Shorties - The R.A.F.T.S. Approach to Better Meetings
The episode takes a humorous and irreverent look at meetings and some of the things that make them wasteful and counterproductive. Steve and Darla share their experience and Point of View on different types of meetings, and why adopting the R.A.F.T.S. approach to meetings can be a great way to make meetings work harder.
Takeaways
Meetings can become tools for people to assert their authority and control.
The rafts approach to meetings (Reason, Attendees, Facilitation, Time, Safety) can save time and improve meeting efficiency.
20 Jan 2026
Creative Bias: Creative Shorties - The Case for Inefficiency
The conversation explores the themes of nostalgia in culture, the craving for nostalgia, retail experiences, and human experiences. It delves into the significance of nostalgia in shaping cultural moments, the impact of nostalgia on consumer behavior, the evolution of retail experiences, and the importance of human experiences in a digital age. The conversation delves into the impact of AI on customer service, the devaluation of humanity in a capitalist society, the perception of productivity and value, the perspective on money and human worth, and the imbalance of abundance and value. It emphasizes the importance of human connection and the pursuit of balance in a digital age.
Takeaways
Nostalgia shapes cultural moments
Retail experiences influence consumer behavior The devaluation of humanity in the pursuit of efficiency
The importance of human connection and the pursuit of balance in a digital age
Chapters
00:00 Nostalgia in Culture
08:10 Craving Nostalgia
15:59 Retail Experiences
23:21 The Rise of AI in Customer Service
29:27 The Perception of Productivity and Value
34:44 Perspective on Money and Human Worth
The first episode of the Creative Bias podcast in 2026 introduces two new episode formats: longer, in-depth investigations and shorter, real-time news and tips episodes called 'Shawtys.' This episode focuses on Creativity's impact on brain health and brain age, the concept of situational scaffolding for habit formation. The conversation covers topics related to willpower, situational scaffolding, habit formation, and positivity resonance. It also delves into the concept of Quitters Day and the idea of setting intentions for the year. The hosts share personal experiences and insights related to these themes.
Takeaways
Shawtys - a new episode format for real-time news and tips
Creative activities impact brain age and promote flexible thinking Situational Scaffolding
Habit Stacking
Positivity Resonance
11 Jan 2026
Creative Bias Episode 4 - Part 3
The conversation delves into the intersection of creativity and data, the challenges faced by publicly traded companies, the value of private companies, the cultural acceptance and change in marketing, and the evolution of creativity in marketing. Key takeaways include the importance of collaboration and the need for a broader and more inclusive approach to creativity in marketing.
Takeaways
Collaboration is the future of marketing
The need for a broader and more inclusive approach to creativity
Chapters
00:00 The Evolution of Creativity in Marketing
11 Jan 2026
Creative Bias Episode 4 - Part 2
The conversation explores the relationship between brand and business, the challenges of measuring brand impact, and the shift towards niche-focused creativity for audience engagement. It delves into the role of brand in business, the overemphasis on brand building, and the impact of brand on marketing and supply chain operations. It also discusses the data deluge and measurement challenges, the need for time and focus in measuring brand impact, and the challenge of convincing stakeholders based on data and inferences. Additionally, it explores the shift from creativity born at the center to niche-focused creativity, empathy, and creating cool experiences for the audience.
Takeaways
The tension between short-term sales goals and long-term brand building
The need for niche-focused creativity and empathy in audience engagement
Chapters
00:00 The Relationship Between Brand and Business
01:00:16 Measuring Brand and Business Impact
01:06:43 Creativity and Audience Engagement
11 Jan 2026
Creative Bias Episode 4 - Part 1
The 4th episode of the Creative Bias podcast welcomes 2 guests and attempts to define the best places to apply creativity to marketing.
27 Nov 2025
Giving Thanks for Creative Inspiration
In Episode 3 of the Creative Bias podcast, Steve and Darla give thanks for the creative ideas, media, movies and people that have helped shape them. And find the lessons in those things to help inspire you!
17 Nov 2025
Creative Bias: 10 Creative Commandments
In the second episode of the Creative Bias podcast, Steve and Darla roll out their 10 Commandments of creativity. Get inspired and learn how to create your personal creative brand by following some of these rules for creative people and teams.
5 Nov 2025
What Even Is Creative Bias
In the first episode of the Creative Bias podcast, Steve and Darla reveal the origin story of Creative Bias, discuss the business case for creativity, how to navigate some of the frequent enemies of creativity, and discuss why Jason Bourne was the ultimate creative!
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