{"id":165,"date":"2026-01-15T15:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intentforge.ai\/?p=165"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:32:37","slug":"free-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intentforge.ai\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/free-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ignite Fort Collins 14: Kevin Houchin - &quot;Free Expression: Reclaiming the Creativity...&quot;\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8XqYzJ4oLK8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Revisit Kevin Houchin's discussion of the Conformity Machine and the importance of every-day creative expression in one's life.<\/p>\n<p>Ignite Fort Collins<\/p>\n<p>5-Minutes, 20 slides on 15-second autotimer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reclaiming the Creativity You Misplaced on the Road to Success<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[21,22,18,20,19,24,23],"class_list":["post-165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-expression","tag-art-journaling","tag-conformity","tag-free-expression","tag-houchin","tag-ignite","tag-speaking","tag-vulnerability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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