Madhukas Sabnavis on the stories behind the stories we often see and enjoy. He suggests we need to appreciate the effort that goes into their craftsmanship.
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/madhukar-sabnavispain-behind-creativity/447769/
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
People are biased against creative ideas
The next time your great idea at work elicits silence or eye rolls, you might just pity those co-workers. Fresh research indicates they don't even know what a creative idea looks like and that creativity, hailed as a positive change agent, actually makes people squirm.According to this study people want but reject creative ideas.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug11/ILRCreativityBias.html
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug11/ILRCreativityBias.html
Re-cycle Workshop
Magnificent Revolution set up the Re-Cycle Workshop in 2009 to transform second-hand bicycles, appliances and other found objects for their exhibition The Pedal Powered Home
http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/projects-2/recycled-bike-works/
http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/projects-2/recycled-bike-works/
The Creativity of Anger
The dark side of creativity may well have its place.More here:
www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/the-creativity-of-anger/
www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/the-creativity-of-anger/
Is Conscientiousness Compatible with Creativity?
From Tara Grey Coste via Psychology Today
When it comes to achievement, conscientiousness is a great thing. All else being equal, the person who has tenacity, persistence, stamina, and grit will be more successful then the person who is lazy and unmotivated. Over 25 years of research supports this commonsense view: Conscientiousness is the most consistent and best predictor of both job and academic performance.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-minds/201108/is-conscientiousness-compatible-creativity
When it comes to achievement, conscientiousness is a great thing. All else being equal, the person who has tenacity, persistence, stamina, and grit will be more successful then the person who is lazy and unmotivated. Over 25 years of research supports this commonsense view: Conscientiousness is the most consistent and best predictor of both job and academic performance.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-minds/201108/is-conscientiousness-compatible-creativity
Thursday, September 1, 2011
What's an idea?
An idea is our imagination’s way of responding to a gap. A gap might be created by a question that doesn’t have an answer or a problem that doesn’t have a solution. We bridge the gap by forming a new association or connection. That’s an idea
From Gerard J. Puccio, Ph.D. Gerard is the author of “Creative Leadership” and director of the International Center for Studies in Creativity in Buffalo, New York. He also chairs the world’s very oldest program in Creative Studies.
http://brightnow.eu/articles/show/whats-an-idea
From Gerard J. Puccio, Ph.D. Gerard is the author of “Creative Leadership” and director of the International Center for Studies in Creativity in Buffalo, New York. He also chairs the world’s very oldest program in Creative Studies.
http://brightnow.eu/articles/show/whats-an-idea
Break through your creative blocks
More wisdom from Mark McGuiness at Lateral Action.
Includes links to 20 other ways of dealing with creative blocks.
http://networkedblogs.com/mqCjn
Includes links to 20 other ways of dealing with creative blocks.
http://networkedblogs.com/mqCjn
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
