Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist who converted a 16-year career as a professor into a successful consulting practice. As president of Figure 8 Thinking, she emboldens leaders and organizations to apply creativity & foresight for transformative business results. Among her clients are Comcast, Bloomberg, Vanguard and Living Cities. She is a regular contributor to INC online magazine and the editor of Strategic Design Thinking as well as executive coach at Forbes Coaches Council, wiseHer Leadership & strategy expert and the author of The Creativity Leap.