The ​“gift of cre­ativ­i­ty” is a myth! In this ses­sion, you’ll dis­cov­er your own cre­ativ­i­ty and nav­i­gate some cas­es where cre­ativ­i­ty isn’t where you’d expect it to be. Through exer­cis­es and sto­ries, we’ll explore how you can be cre­ative in your work and in your life. Hear how pirates attack­ing ships in the fog leads to inno­va­tion, how a frus­trat­ed MBA stu­dent changed the world, and why you prob­a­bly can’t draw (but can learn). By the end, you’ll know that SQL reports are just as cre­ative as the great Amer­i­can nov­el or a mas­ter­piece of a painting.