Tolerating Chaos to Create
At least part of creating is a non-linear process involving the inner chaos of divergent thinking and imaginational intensity – and often the outer chaos of messy desks. Stephen King…
Blog Month: June 2012
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Creative Inspiration In The Shower and Fixing The Hubble
Getting flashes of creative insight or inspiration can solve real problems. But be wary of thinking you have to wait for them to be creative. Psychologist R. Keith Sawyer says…
Unconscious Creativity, Conscious Creating
“Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.” Jean Cocteau How much of creative inspiration and problem solving is from our unconscious, and how can we get more…
Visual Spatial Learners and Creativity
In her definition of visual spatial learners, Dr. Linda Silverman, who pioneered the concept, includes the quality of being a late bloomer, as well as “creatively, mechanically, emotionally, or technologically…
Confidence and Creating
Assurance, backbone, boldness, brashness, daring – engaging in a creative endeavor takes confidence. Large scale collaborations like movies often take years to develop, requiring intense commitment on the part of…
Self-care and Creative Achievement
Developing our creative ideas and projects demands focus, energy and emotional balance, in addition to tools and materials. Especially if you are a highly sensitive person, as many or most…
Using The Skills of Disruptive Innovators
Einstein was expelled from school for “undermining the authority of his teachers and being a disruptive influence.” I was reminded of that item when reading the article Can Innovative Thinking…
Taking the Fool’s Journey to Develop Creativity
“What kind of fool would do these things?” Cynthia Morris Don’t we need to be intelligent to be creative? Psychologist Dean Keith Simonton, PhD thinks creativity in everyday life “is…
Using Research to Enhance Creative Thinking – Part 2
In Part 1 of this post, I mentioned two articles that refer to multiple research studies; here are more excerpts from those articles, plus additional material. In “The science of…
