Maia Aziz, social worker and certified laughter yoga leader, writes and speaks on living a life of love and laughter. President-Elect of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Maia is joined each week on Morning Moments With Maia...Conversations of Love and Laughter by an inspiring lineup of guests who embody positive living and help others do the same.

This week, levity specialist and adjunct professor of creative problem-solving, Beth Slazak, joins Maia for a conversation on purposeful creativity, and how to turn challenges into questions. Drawing on her experiences as a corporate team dynamics coach and a college lecturer, Beth shares how applied improv techniques can lead to scholastic success and the creation of hope.

"It is easier to tone down a wild idea than to think up a new one."- Alex Faickney Osborn