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The Remarkably Creative Mind of Malcolm Gladwell
One of the most creative and innovative people of late to triumph on the world stage is Malcolm Gladwell, author of three wonderfully entertaining and educational books: Blink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers. I have learned a lot about creativity from reading Gladwell’s books. Not only that, his way of writing, his way of […]
What roles do creativity and innovation play in medicine?
“Risk takers unite!” says the author of this article. But in the field of medicine? According to Geeta Nayyar, creativity and innovation are very much needed in the medical fields. And that was the thrust of a recent TED event entitled “TED MED 2012: Fusing Innovation and Art in Healthcare.” The need to do everything […]
Do You Want To Be More Creative? Learn Another Language, Part III
Last time we explored the effects my time in Costa Rica and learning Spanish had on my ability to create. Now I’m going to tell you about a night that changed my life, a night that sent me in a whole new and enlivening direction of creativity and creative exploration. On the evening of the […]
Creativity and Relationship: The Dynamic Creative Journey of John Lennon & Paul McCartney
One of the core components of creativity is interdependence, a felt sense of connection with the places we inhabit, the activities we engage in, and in this case, our relationships with others. Here is an excerpt from an interview on NPR’s To the Best of Our Knowledge of Joshua Wolf Shenk on Lennon and McCartney […]
What are the links between creativity, karma, and creative insight?
Some time ago, I spent two years living on a Buddhist retreat center along the Central Coast of California. Being an architectural designer (and a third rate carpenter) I was there to rehabilitate the center, which needed a lot of loving care. The place was located on 40 acres at the back of a long […]