Training Genius: The Learning Secrets of Polyglots and Savants

K. Anders Ericsson is the world’s expert on expertise. His research has debunked centuries-old assumptions about how people become exceptionally good at certain skills.
Before Ericsson, the accepted assumption was that all ability was innate. People had capped potentials, and once that potential was reached, there wasn’t much you could do. Geniuses were born, not made.

http://the99percent.com/articles/7059/Training-Genius-The-Learning-Secrets-of-Polyglots-and-Savants

Why being certain means being wrong

Of all the headwinds we face as decision-makers, the power of one overshadows all others: our need for certainty. It is typically more important for us to feel right, than to be right — a difference that didn't matter much in the lives of our ancestors, but now matters a lot.
Implications for creativity and innovation??

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/07/why_being_certain_means_being.html

6 ways to kill creativity

A recent blog based on old research from Teresa Amabile but still relevant today.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/07/6-ways-to-kill-creativity.php

29 ways to stay creative

http://vimeo.com/24302498

Is there a link bewtween creativity and addiction?

Given the recent death of Amy Winehouse this piece from Scientific American seems timely.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-there-a-link-between-creativity-and-addiction

Scott Adams on Creativity

I read someplace that the brain needs some boredom during the day to process thoughts and generate creativity. That sounds right. My best ideas always bubble up when I'm bored. And my period of greatest creative output was during my corporate years when every meeting felt like a play date for coma patients.
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/creativity/

How one man took the leap to self-empolyment

At first, Todd Henry’s interest in how people can boost their creativity was a hobby. In 2005, he launched a podcast called “The Accidental Creative,” where he explored strategies for creative professionals under pressure to come up with new ideas all the time. His hobby quickly grew into an online community, e-newsletter, products, and most recently, a book, The Accidental Creative. Today, his full-time speaking and consulting business has replaced his full-time job.
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/alpha-consumer/2011/07/13/how-one-man-took-the-leap-to-self-employment

Art versus product

The creativity motivation spectrum.
Shared by Tara Grey Coste
http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/07/12/art-vs-product-the-creativity-motivation-spectrum/

Imagination Summit

Shared by Alan Black.
http://www.livestream.com/imaginationsummit
Some great video clips from the summit.

The On-line Entrepreneurs Productivity Tool.Kit

From Jonathan Fields blog - from a gust contributor Natalie Sissons
http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-online-entrepreneurs-productivity-toolbox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JonathanFields+%28Jonathan+Fields+%7C+Awake+At+The+Wheel%29