“You know, just use it! It’s like a little magic secret key to living a bit more vividly — because you’re on a quest!” ~ Sam Furness

Sam Furness says nothing gives him greater joy than being an architect of spaces and moments where people really feel they can express themselves creatively. 

In that spirit, he founded Creative Quests, a worldwide community and creative playground for people fueled by curiosity. 

We had a delightful conversation about his new Questers’ Guide, intentional curiosity, the value of navigational practices, seeing the unknown as a place of play, inviting in the world’s generosity, questing out loud, and rendering ourselves brave, tender and malleable.

I think just starting with trying to be creative is the wrong approach. I think you have to start with curiosity, because it’s the doorway,..it’s a portal. That’s what curiosity is to me, it’s an invitation to step through a lens into seeing the world differently. And on the other side of that door is creativity.

Listen to Ep. 299: A Creative Quester’s Guide to Curiosity, with Sam Furness.

Sam Furness is founder of Creative Quests, a collective experience that helps you explore your creative potential alongside a worldwide community of fellow Questers. Each Quest challenges you to embrace a creative theme for one month, giving you a framework to fill your life with illuminating new perspectives on the world around you. Follow Creative Quests on Instagram to join future quests. Maybe I’ll see you out there!

As this episode goes to air, The Quester’s Guide for Exploring Your World, Issue One: Magic is about to release. You can follow progress on Kickstarter.

Last fall I participated in Sam’s workshop, The World Needs More Magic. These are my notes…

I never get tired of talking about creativity! Check out these C2BC Classics:  Curiosity & Creativity, with AJ Smith; Creating Beauty, with Deanne Fitzpatrick; Studio PAUSE, wih Sushmita Mazumdar; and Upcycling: On Being a Curious Maker, with Henry Dundar.

Theme music by Sean Balick; “Valantis” by Cauldron, via Blue Dot Sessions.

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