# Your elusive creative genius

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

## Lectures

1. [Your elusive creative genius](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius/df72efb59788), 20 min (TED's player)