Creativity Begins Before We Know What We're Doing | Bence Nanay

What if creativity begins before we even know what we are trying to create?

In this episode of Creativity Dialogues, I speak with philosopher Bence Nanay about the hidden beginnings of creative thought. We explore what happens before an idea becomes conscious, how our attention shapes what we notice, and why creativity may be rooted in processes that happen beneath the surface of deliberate thought.

Bence brings together philosophy, psychology, perception, and aesthetics to ask a deeper question: what is actually happening when something new begins to take shape in the mind?

We talk about unconscious creativity, attention, imagination, artistic experience, and the surprising ways our minds can work creatively before we can put an idea into words.

A conversation about creativity, perception, and the mysterious space between not knowing and knowing.

Guest: Bence Nanay, philosopher and author

Host: Chandana Dixit

Podcast: Creativity Dialogues