The Art of Doing Remarkable Things

From Mark McGuiness at Lateral Action - an interview with Steven Pressfield.
http://lateralaction.com/steven-pressfield/

The New Einsteins

In January 2009, a mathematician at Cambridge University named Tim Gowers decided to use his blog to run an unusual social experiment. He picked out a difficult mathematical problem and tried to solve it completely in the open, using his blog to post ideas and partial progress. He issued an open invitation for others to contribute their own ideas, hoping that many minds would be more powerful than one. He dubbed the experiment the Polymath Project.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204644504576653573191370088.html

Conflict and creativity

We tend to assume that arguments are bad. We're wrong.
The best ideas often come from arguing. Here are two examples:
http://www.buffalonews.com/life/columns-advice/lisa-earle-mcleod/article593853.ece

Does conviction or creativity drive innovation?

"In business circles, "creativity" has become a buzzword to describe a desired trait among employees. But to innovate, conviction is more important." according to Doreen Lorenzo.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/17/innovation-creativity/

Great ideas, innovation and connectivity

http://www.saraharrow.co.uk/great-ideas-innovation-and-connectivity/

How to create a more intentional life

I had the pleasure of meeting the author of this piece, Whitney Ferre, in South Africa. Whitney is the author of The Artist Within, A Guide to Becoming Creatively Fit and 33 Things to Know About Raising Creative Kids. She helps an international audience get CREATIVELY FIT through her online programs at www.creativelyfit.com.

http://www.creativity-portal.com/articles/whitney-ferre/create-intentional-life.html

It is impossible not to make connections

From Michael Michalko in Training.Michael Michalko is the author of “Creative Thinkering,” “Thinkertoys,” “Cracking Creativity,” and “ThinkPak.” While an army officer, he organized a team of NATO intelligence specialists and international academics to find the best inventive thinking method. He has expanded and taught these techniques to numerous Fortune 500 companies and organizations. Visit him online at http://www.CreativeThinking.net.
http://trainingmag.com/article/it-impossible-not-make-connections

How to kill creative ideas

via Marci Segal via Dilbert. Ain't that the truth!
http://networkedblogs.com/oTxtE

The mystery of the creative mind

To come up with ideas that change the world – to create and innovate – is perhaps one of the most important capacities of the human brain.


But neuroscientists, despite 15 years of brain-imaging studies, are unable to define the circuitry involved in creative thinking.


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/the-minds-of-creative-geniuses-like-steve-jobs-remain-a-scientific-mystery/article2193811/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Entertainment+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Arts+News%29

Create something every day!

"Doing something start to finish each day not only helps you get over the fear of starting a project, but also the fear of finishing one," explains Mike Winkelman, an animator and VJ known as Beeple, and creator of Flying Lotus's "Kill Your Coworkers" music video. On May 1, 2007, he decided he was going to complete an art project every day. He hasn't missed a day since -- he calls his projects "everydays."
http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/10/creativity-is-hustle-make-something-every-day/246377/#slide3