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Keith Hayden

Bridge builder. Education through skill expansion. Founder of the media agency Hayden Academy Collective Studios.

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Welcome to Story and You (SAY)!

Story and You Design and discover original stories This email is supported by Cereus & Limnic: Definitive Collection. The ultimate military sci-fi experience about two organizations fighting for the future of humanity. Check it out here. If you have been merged from Substack and do not want to receive this newsletter, hit the unsubscribe. Hey there! Welcome to 2024 and the first issue of this revamped newsletter. Late last year I realized storytelling is in my blood. And I've done a lot of it...

4 months ago • 4 min read

Hey Reader, Public speaking is something many people fear. I remember hearing the advice to "picture the audience naked" when I was younger. That never worked for me. What did? Seeking out opportunity, dedication to improving, and messing up A LOT. Do you find yourself tensing up whenever someone asks you to give a presentation or briefing? You're definitely not alone. Before I became the president of the Oki Orators Toastmasters club this week, I was one nervous, sweaty kid. But I hid it...

10 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, I just returned from a weeklong adventure in Mongolia. Do you know anything about the country? If not don't worry, I didn't either before I visited, but I learned a great deal about the country's culture and people during my stay. I toured monasteries in the blazing Gobi Desert, drank fermented horse milk, and crossed the great Mongolian steppe on an old Soviet train, among many other exciting events. Yet, through it all I jotted down my thoughts on the things I saw and...

10 months ago • 1 min read

Creative Futurist Reader, Result from poll A few weeks ago, I asked what you wanted to see in this issue of The Creative Futurist. Those who responded were most interested in how to use ChatGPT for brand exposure. Ask and you shall receive! Thanks to your input, I've written a fresh piece on using AI, specifically ChatGPT, to propel your digital business forward. Within, you'll discover pages ripped straight from my digital business playbook to get your products or services in front of more...

10 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Creative Futurist, It's graduation season! This year I got to connect with several seniors in the Class of 2023 (one even stopped me in the hall to get his yearbook signed!) I share a special connection with this year's graduating class. Why? Because it marks 20 years since I graduated from high school. (Even though many students thought I was in my 20s! Ha!) So for this special issue of The Creative Futurist I address the Class of 2023, in a speech I was never asked to deliver, but did...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Creative Futurist, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to share my latest article with you, titled "AI and Creativity: A Dual-edged Sword in the Digital Era". It's an exploration of how AI is impacting the realm of creativity - a topic that's become a hot debate online. This article dives into both sides of the AI argument. On one hand, we have seen how AI can empower us, transforming the way we work and providing unprecedented creative opportunities. On the other hand, there are...

11 months ago • 1 min read

Creative Futurist, As you know, I'm very much a techno-optimist (I wouldn't be running this newsletter if I wasn't). But after listening to a recent episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, I've become less cavalier about the future of the powerful technology. AI Safety wasn't something I thought about much before last week. Now it's on my radar. Because if we don't figure it out, it could spell disaster for our species. You can read the complete article on my website. Read the article

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Creative Futurist, With the power of AI, it's possible to be a media studio of one. I recently created a commercial for my sci-fi podcast Cereus & Limnic, and I want to share that process with you. In this week's Creative Assembly, discover how to craft a captivating podcast commercial with my step-by-step guide! Learn to use AI-generated video, subtitles, text overlays, and custom music to make your podcast ad irresistible to listeners. Don't miss this chance to boost your podcast's appeal....

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Hey Creative Futurist, Not so long ago, most of the data you owned and created resided on your physical computer hard drive. Now, cloud based digital storage has become the norm for maintaining a large share of the data we generate and consume. What does this mean for the concept of ownership now and in the future? In this latest issue of The Creative Futurist, we discuss how owning something is much more complex than it used to be. Read it here

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Creative Futurist, Welcome to Creative Assembly! A new branch of The Creative Futurist newsletter designed to give you a peek behind my creative curtain. I'll deconstruct how I made certain works by showing you the specific tools and techniques I used. I'll also discuss limitations, constraints, or obstacles I overcame as I was making it. The goal is to provide you with more creative toys for your playkit, by showing you what's in mine. I'll start with how I created the logo for Creative...

about 1 year ago • 2 min read
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