Talks and Podcasts
Mel Robbins Podcast: How to Create the Life You Want
In this interview with Mel Robbins, Tina shares the difference between fortune and luck; a three-step framework for creating luck by building your sailboat, recruiting your crew, and hoisting your sail; as well as simple ways to attract luck your way every day. Remember, we are all just one decision away from a completely different life.
Stanford Report: What If Luck Isn’t Random?
Luck isn’t something that happens to you, but rather something you create.
Commonwealth Club: How to Increase Your Luck
Much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts. As Stanford Professor Tina Seelig shared in her popular TED Talk, luck is like the wind—constantly blowing, often unpredictable, and always in motion. To catch the winds of luck, she says you need to construct your sail by doing the internal work that sets the stage for success; recruit your crew by bringing others along; and hoist your sail by acting in ways that lead you closer to your goals. With these practical tools in hand, she says the winds of luck carry you toward the future you dream to live.
TED Talk: How to Catch Luck
Entrepreneurs manifest new ventures seemingly out of thin air. On the surface they look incredibly lucky, but they are really masters of making their own luck. The key is understanding that luck is rarely a lightning strike – isolated and dramatic – but a wind that blows constantly. Therefore, you need to build a sail – made up of tiny behaviors – to catch the winds of luck. This talk was delivered at TED NYC in June 2018.
TED Talk: The 6 Characteristics of Truly Creative People
Creativity often feels like a mystery. Whether we are struggling to generate fresh ideas or staring at problems with no solutions in sight, the spark of creative genius often seems out of reach. In this talk, delivered at Lincoln Center in New York City, Tina Seelig reveals a set of tools and conditions that we each control – our Innovation Engine – that allows us to increase our own creativity and that of our teams and organizations. She shows that just as the scientific method demystifies the process of discovery, there is a formal process for unlocking the pathway to invention
A Crash Course in Creativity with more than 44,000 Student
Tina Seelig taught several interactive, online creativity courses to tens of thousands of people around the world. In this video she describes the experience and what she learned about online education, including the challenges, surprises, and opportunities. One key take away is that teaching in a classroom is like surfing, where you learn how to skillfully ride the incoming waves. In contrast, online teaching is like steering an ocean liner – if you see an iceberg, you are very likely to hit it!
NPR: Can We Control Our Own Luck?
People often think of luck as something that happens to them. It’s actually much more nuanced because there’s quite a difference between fortune, chance and luck. In this TED Radio Hour podcast, Tina shares her thoughts on luck with host, Guy Raz.
LEAP: See and Seize Opportunities
Take a deep dive into how to launch your career by unpacking the often overlooked and under-taught soft skills critical to the success of every entrepreneur, including knowing when to quit, what to do in an interview, and how to find your superpower. This podcast is brought to you by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and Stanford eCorner.
Leading Matters
Tina Seelig and John Hennessy delve into the challenges and strategies involved in leadership, and leading a multifaceted institution such as Stanford University.