You may have landed here looking for credentials or a list of things I’ve made. But before the list, I want you to know:
Everything I’ve built has come from years of showing up, taking risks, weathering heartbreaks, hard pivots, and trust in the process. Progress has been uphill—but change is within reach.
I’ve been a working artist for over 30 years. That means I’ve faced rejection, reinvented myself more than once, and built an unconventional life on my own terms.
Creativity has been my throughline. It’s how I’ve told stories, made meaning, built community, earned a living (sometimes barely), and stayed sane.
Now, creativity is what I teach—because you don’t have to be an artist to live and think more creatively. And because communication—how we speak, write, listen, and connect—is inseparable from the creative act. One fuels the other, and I care deeply about both.
In fact, you’re already creative. You just may not realize it yet.
Why? Because at some point your intuition got trained out of you and replaced by structure, and logic, and obligation.
I’m here to help you reconnect with your Creative Intelligence (CQ)—those Aha moments already bubbling up inside you. They are powerful signals from your deeper self:
The convergence of your mind and heart
The instincts you've forgotten to trust
The genius you haven't fully tapped
The language you didn’t know you were speaking.
Learning to work with them changes everything.
Today, I help people—students, lawyers, doctors, engineers, writers—recognize and shape their own creative process. To think more clearly. Move more freely. Reconnect with what matters.
If you’re here for tools, courses, or just something that reminds you you’re not stuck—I’ve built this for you.
Love,
Niloufar
P.S. If you’re looking for the resume, it’s over in the About page.
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story
Niloufar Talebi is a trailblazing creative force—a multidisciplinary artist, author, award-winning and translator, and visionary educator who has spent decades redefining how we tell stories, translate experience, and connect across difference. Through her work in literature, performance, and pedagogy, she has helped thousands awaken their creative intelligence and reclaim their agency.
Rooted in lived experience and global recognition, her method—Creative Intelligence (CQ)—teaches individuals and institutions how to unlock deeper presence, sharper insight, and true originality in an age of distraction and automation. With her signature “Aha” process, she invites others to discover not only what they can make—but who they become when they create.
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Mission
To awaken and elevate the creative intelligence of individuals and institutions by guiding them to rediscover their innate originality, harness their Aha moments, and tell more meaningful, human-centered stories—across media, disciplines, and cultures.
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Vision
A world where creativity is not a luxury but a literacy—an essential skill practiced daily for better thinking, deeper connection, and more conscious leadership. Where individuals and institutions alike recognize creative process as a pathway to transformation, impact, and joy.
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Core values
Creativity as Freedom — Creative expression is a birthright and a tool of resistance, reinvention, and healing.
Depth over Hype — We value substance, integrity, and thoughtfulness over trends, noise, or performance.
Multiplicity — We thrive in the intersections: of language, culture, identity, genre, and form.
Generosity of Voice — We create spaces for others to be heard, seen, and amplified.
Process > Perfection — Creativity is messy, nonlinear, and transformative. That’s the point.
Imagination as Power — Our Aha moments have the power to shift culture, not just content.