Creativity
The 5 Simple Habits of Highly Creative People
Many people think creative is a mystery- the simple reality is it is more about consistent habits.<p>I teach and write about creativity, and often when doing training on creativity, I hear this statement. "I am just not creative." If someone continually says (out loud and to themselves) that they are …
ArtistsHow to Up Your Writing Game in 6 Simple Steps
Tapping into your creative side will make you a better entrepreneur.<p>"Writing is easy," said America dramatist Gene Fowler. "All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."<p>Truer words were never spoken. Writing well can be an incredibly difficult task, but …
5 Ways to Build Creativity and Boost Your Business
Cultivating creativity requires mental toughness.<p>What is creativity? While there's no easy definition, I like the one from researcher Sarnoff Mednick who defined it as an associative memory that works very well.<p>Mednick's Remote Associates Test attempted to quantify creativity as the ability to see …
National Academy of SciencesHow Music Helps Us Be More Creative
In today’s world, creative thinking is needed more than ever. Not only do many businesses seek creative minds to fill their ranks, but the kinds of …
UC BerkeleyUse ‘25/10 Crowd Sourcing’ to spice up your Scrum Events
<i>Liberating Structures are</i> <i>33 microstructures</i> <i>that allow you to unleash and involve everyone in a group — from extroverted to introverted and from</i> …
CrowdsourcingE-Bikes in NYC: You Can Own 'Em but You Can't Ride 'Em
Environmental psychology Ph.D. candidate at the City University of New York Graduate Center Do Lee discusses why immigrant cyclists are pushing back against the city’s crackdown on e-bikes, which are commonly used for restaurant deliveries, and listeners weigh in.
Cycling#MeToo in Middle America
The latest sexual harassment revelations have been called a "sea change". But a sea change for whom? As reporters investigate America's upper echelons, journalist Sarah Smarsh argues we're not talking enough about those who are most vulnerable to sexual harassment: the working poor. The abuse of …
What Makes a Genius? The World's Greatest Minds Have One Thing in Common
IDEAS<p>Walter Isaacson is the author of “The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.” Isaacson, the CEO …
Leonardo Da VinciWhat a biographer learned from studying geniuses
Walter Isaacson — author of the ambitious, fascinating new "Leonardo da Vinci" — writes in the new TIME on what he learned about genius from his …
U.S. PoliticsThis Imagination Expert Can Help You Get Your Best Creative Work Done
The author and scientist shares how to make something compelling -- and get more work done.<p>How Success Happens <i>is a podcast featuring polar explorers, authors, ultra marathoners, artists and more to better understand what connects dreaming and doing. Linda Lacina, Entrepreneur.com's managing editor,</i> …
Malcolm GladwellInterview: Founder of Creative Boom Talks Finding Inspiration and Career Advice
Whether you’re working in a creative industry or are aspiring to be in one, sites like Creative Boom will help you in your journey. Founded in 2009 by Katy Cowan, the blog offers something for everyone who makes art, design, or photography a way of life.<p>Creative Boom features a wealth of visual …
The Martin Scorsese Film Scene That Put Mahler's Quartet Front and Center
In Martin Scorsese's 2010 thriller <i>Shutter Island,</i> U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels and his partner have traveled to the thoroughly creepy Ashcliffe …
Podcast #257: How to Be a Creative Genius Like da Vinci | The Art of Manliness
Leonardo da Vinci has become the ultimate archetype of the creative genius. Besides his famous paintings, including the <i>Mona Lisa</i>, da Vinci had …
HumanitiesGood writers are made, not born (essay)
The author-god, according to mid-20th-century language theorist Roland Barthes, embodies the Romantic notion of the artist to whom brilliant …
Creative Agencies Need More Data Scientists, Fewer Art School Grads
<i>"</i><i>Data-Driven Thinking</i><i>" is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media.</i><p><i>Today’s column is</i> …
Advertising IndustryCreative Director’s Choice: We Are Unlimited’s Toygar Bazarkaya celebrates the simplicity of McCann Thailand's 'Capture'
Creative Director’s Choice gives creative directors a chance to highlight the current work they think is the best out in the ad world – the ads and …
Chief Creative OfficersThe Problem of Power in Hollywood (with Judd Apatow)
Amidst hundreds of ongoing accusations of sexual assault and harassment in the film and comedy industries, Preet sat down with writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (<i>Knocked Up</i>, <i>The 40 Year-Old Virgin</i>, HBO’s <i>Girls</i>) in his Los Angeles office to talk through the culture of silence that pervades …
Judd Apatow“Four heads are better than one”: The Dropbox Dream Team on the art of creative collaboration
<i>This November, It’s Nice That commissioned a creative dream team to push the capabilities of Dropbox Paper, working with four global creatives from</i> …
DesignAuthenticity, Satsangs, and a Sex Party.
{source} To live authentically requires that we know and reveal the truth of who we are — not the abstract ideas of who we are, but how we are in our …
Marin CountyBuild Digital Intuition & Take Risks, Says CA CEO Mike Gregoire
The only thing risky in the technology-led world is not taking risks - CA Technologies' CEO Mike Gregoire reiterated this at the annual CA World …
InnovationMistrial Declared in Menendez Trial
<b>Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.</b><p>A mistrial has been declared in the corruption case of Senator Bob Menendez. Jurors remained deadlocked after nearly four days of deliberation in the trial that started more than two months ago.<p>"To those who left me, who abandoned me in my …
Bob MenendezHow to Discover Your Genius
Genetic potential alone does not predict extraordinary accomplishment.<p>Einstein once said Genius is 1% talent and 99% hard work.<p>He also said, …
Leonardo Da Vinci2 Steps to Realizing Your Most Creative Self
Creativity is a thing that people do, not a thing that people are.<p><i>What small habits can people pick up to help them become more creative in their everyday lives? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the</i> …
Self-improvementHow Creativity Heals Us and Why It’s a Gift to the World
<b>“Creativity is the way I share my soul with the world.” ~</b><b>Brené Brown</b><p>I wrote a poem today for the woman I love(d).<p>Just a few weeks ago, I fully …
SpiritualityTo Achieve Your Dreams, Overcome These 5 Enemies | Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement
<b>By Brian Vaszily, Founder of AdvantageHacks.com</b><p>Really want to achieve your dreams? Then let me ask you this: what is <i>your</i> problem?<p>No, I’m not trying …
Self-improvementHumans 4.0: We Need To Dream
Photo: Blue by Omar Unlu / CC BY 2.0<p><b>Welcome to Industrialisation 4.0</b><p>There's no escaping, like or hate it, we have officially entered the Forth …
Are You There Siri? It's Me, Margaret.
<b>Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.</b><p>What will our world look like 50 years from now? As part of our ongoing series about the year 2067, we asked science fiction writers to bring us a glimpse into their version of the future.<p>Author <b>C.A. Higgins</b> writes about intergalactic travel …
SiriThe 12 New Rules to Become Radically Successful as An Artist
<i>The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our …
ArtistsDavid Miliband On How Citizens Can Help Refugees
David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), joins us to discuss his book <i>Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time.</i> From 2007 to 2010, Miliband was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom. He looks at what can be done about the …
David MilibandUnfolding Within the Emotional Field.
{source} How do we unfold ourselves before one another?<i>“I’m entirely interested in people, and also other creatures and beings, but especially in</i> …
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