Video: Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
This fascinating short video provides insight into the history of innovation and creative thinking. Is there a secret? Author Steve Johnson believes it may be connectivity. In our virtual world, we...
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Trouble completing something? Walk away for a little while.
Art Markham over at 99u.com presents sound advice in his article, “The Value of Taking a Productive Pause“. Have you put some time into something and found yourself stuck without a solution? By taking...
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Constraints actually foster creativity
While strict requirements and restraints might seem to stifle creativity, they actually promote it according to a post on Forbes.com. The author quotes Frank Gehry (architect of the Disney Concert Hall...
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Both tidy and messy workspaces provide benefits
Ever wondered if your messy desk is a problem, or if your extra tidy workspace limits your creativity? A recent study from the University of Minnesota draws some interesting inferences about tidy and...
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Use color to stimulate your mind and alter your emotions
Feeling warn down, dull, and overwhelmed? Jim Connolly shares some tips on using color to enhance our emotions and thinking. He helps us recall that environments for children are full of color, and...
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Allow space for the creative process
Michael Nobleza of the Children’s Creativity Museum shares a post on his own efforts to encourage creativity in the children who visit his museum. Much of what he says can be applied to collaborative...
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From mind maps to flash cards, apps release creativity
Kit Eaton shares several apps that are intended to jog your creativity in this article. Check out his summaries and see if these tools might be helpful in your internship, classes, or work. It’s never...
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Facilitate creative thinking through your environment
In this article from Forbes India, Major Tian explains Professor Juliet Zhu’s recent investigations into how color, light, and your immediate surroundings impact innovative thinking. Her team’s...
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Find out how to instigate creative thinking even from the very familiar environment of your desk. Watch this video from James Allen of Creative Huddle to learn some concrete steps to spur creativity...
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The Idea Lottery
Consulting and training firm Idea Champions has provided this interesting online tool to help spark creative new connections. Check it out next time you need to develop an innovative solution to a...
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Writing problem statements that encourage creative thinking instead of...
A detailed summarization of Michael Michalko’s recommendations for problem statement formulation are included in this article on the Creative Thinking website. Michalko explains that statements of the...
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Boredom and creativity
In a post at Edutopia, Ainissa Ramirez considers how always “being on” and connected can limit creativity. Ramirez wonders whether we might benefit from occasionally being disconnected from the...
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Play, creativity, and stress relief
In a post at Investors.com, Adelia Cellini Linecker writes about a practice we have probably heard of but might rarely take the time to do: play. Linecker contends that it can prevent burnout while...
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Creativity and distraction
Over at his blog on dilbert.com, Scott Adams ponders what well-known tips for boosting creativity might have in common (things like working in a noisy coffee shop and taking a walk). Adams feels that...
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