This week on Here's What We Know, our guest is Grace Hawthorne, a multifaceted entrepreneur, innovator, educator, and author of the book “Make Possibilities Happen: How to Transform Ideas into Reality.” As the CEO/Founder of Paper Punk and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka the d.school), Grace shares her journey through entrepreneurship, education, and scientific research on creativity.

In This Episode:

• The Importance of Practicality and Wisdom
• The Value of Experience and Appreciating Different Perspectives
• The Importance of Putting in the Work
• The Duchamp Exercise and Thinking Outside the Box
• The See, Start, Do, and Finish Process
• The Unlimited Capacity for Creativity
• The Role of Vision in the Creative Process
• The Journey of Paper Punk
• The Importance of Adaptability and Flexibility
• The Value of Learning from Others
• The Creativity Study and the Role of Curiosity
• The Power of Wisdom and Experience
• The Significance of Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom
• The Value of Listening and Understanding
• Appreciating Parent as a Parent
• Parenting Challenges
• The Pride of Parenting and the Joy of Grandparenting

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Bio:
Grace Hawthorne is an entrepreneur, artist, author, and educator. She is the founder and CEO of Paper Punk, an award-winning origami and LEGO mashup, and d.school professor, where she teaches courses on creativity and failure and capacity building, covered by Scientific American and Wired magazine. Previously, she cofounded ReadyMade and co-authored the critically acclaimed book by the same name. Her artwork has been exhibited in several national museums including the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Triennial. The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, known as the d.school, was founded at Stanford University in 2005. Each year, nearly a thousand students from all disciplines attend classes, workshops, and programs to learn how the thinking behind design can enrich their own work and unlock their creative potential.

Paper Punk Website: https://paperpunk.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracehawthorne
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_graciemade/

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