Some say that creativity, coming up with great new ideas is hard. I disagree. I have no problems coming up with really novel and interesting ways of addressing problems. It’s about the most fun you can have. You chew on the problem, explore data and whet your tingling nerve endings. Then maybe a bit of incubation and perhaps some deliberate creativity techniques, from using the dictionary to find stimulating random words to bouncing ideas around with other people. And before long, there’s all kinds of great thoughts spouting out and spreading around.
Read More...Monthly Archives: January 2012
Training Creativity
Posted by Allan Douglas
on January 24, 2012
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Creativity erupts from some people like magma from a volcano; it requires no encouragement and you couldn’t stop it if you tried. Loathsome aren’t they? For most of us creativity is more like a puppy. It will frolic and play around the room, it may chew up our favorite slippers if left unattended, or it may wander off, curl up in its bed and nap. We have little control over what our cute little Muse will choose to do, and it rarely chooses to help pull the dogsled we call a Work In Progress.
Read More...Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking
Posted by Michael Michalko
on January 17, 2012
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You are creative. The artist is not a special person, each one of us is a special kind of artist. Every one of us is born a creative, spontaneous thinker. The only difference between people who are creative and people who are not is a simple belief.
Read More...Get Down with a Mashup
Posted by Terre Britton
on January 5, 2012
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Gregg Fraley, author of Jack’s Notebook, gives a short interactive talk to the Institute of Cultural Research in London, July 2012.
Read More...PSI and Forced Association
Posted by Terre Britton
on January 3, 2012
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PSI is a simple approach that can be used in several ways.
As a simple thinking tool, it can trigger an effective thinking process.
As a framework for a whole approach, it can accommodate a number of methods of stimulating ideas.
Read More...Happy New Year and Thank You!
Posted by Terre Britton
on January 2, 2012
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I would like to express my gratitude to all the Creative Flux contributors for their high caliber work and stimulating insights, with my greatest appreciation to Terri Long who launched the site with her brilliant piece, “How Gender Roles Crush Creativity.” These thanks are also extended to all of you avid readers and savvy commenters.
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