Using Research to Enhance Creative Thinking
There may not yet be a “unified field theory” in the science of creativity that definitively explains what it is and how the creative mind operates (see my previous post…
The Creative Mind
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Do We Have a Science of Creativity?
In a recent article on The Creativity Post site, Milena Z. Fisher gives some thoughtful and stimulating responses to the acclaimed Jonah Lehrer book “Imagine,” and comments about the state…
Sudden Genius – The Acquired Savant Experience
Darold Treffert, M.D., one of the foremost experts on savantism, cites examples of “acquired savants” – defined as “previously non-disabled persons who after some injury or disease begin to demonstrate…
Killing or Enhancing Creativity and Innovation in Business
Business environments and cultures can encourage or stifle creative thinking – just like our own creative minds. Tom Kelley, general manager of award-winning industrial design firm, IDEO, writes about a…
Too Noisy To Hear Myself Think
Do you use music for creative work? Do you get distracted by noise? In one of my interviews with psychologist and author Susan Perry, PhD, she commented that a writer…
Doubting and Creating
“I really have that worry that I’ll wake up in the morning and think, ‘Oh God. I’m such a fraud, and they’ll find me out.’ I doubt myself a lot.”…
“Think Outside the Box” and Other Metaphors of Creativity
An article in Fast Company magazine notes the advice by consultants to “think outside the box” is “about as cliched as it gets,” according to Jesse Sheidlower, editor-at-large of the…
Helping A New Generation Nurture Creative Thinking and Innovation
“Only one set of skills can ensure this generation’s economic future – the capacity for innovation.” That quote comes from the website of the new book “Creating Innovators: The Making…