This from the epicenter of Silicon Valley: Block party hackathon took place in Palo Alto, California this last weekend. Creativity, collaboration, and a robotic petting zoo? Whoa! Launching in Palo Alto on March 31, 2012 from 1pm-1am, Super Happy Block Party is taking over one of the busiest streets in Palo Alto and transforming it […]
Creativity and The Three Stages of Conscious Design Build, Part III: Consciousness
Welcome back! Hopefully you didn’t get too depressed thinking about all the ways your self-conscious behavior jeopardizes your ability to bring your true creative gifts into the world. Again, don’t linger on it. We all do it to some degree. Let’s get to the good stuff, something we all can aspire towards while we love […]
Creativity is The Most Essential Skill for Navigating an Increasingly Complex World
What’s the most essential skill for the rapidly changing, interdependent world? Creativity! Check this out and don’t put off your own creative development! Creativity is the most essential skill for navigating an increasingly complex world — or so said 1,500 CEOs across 60 countries in a recent survey by IBM. And yet federally funded research […]
From Idea to End Product, Innovation is Creativity in Action
According to Brenna Sniderman, a staff writer for Forbes Magazine, in order to have true innovation, the creative idea must be developed into something useful. A good read here on creativity, innovation, and business. Without traction, an idea – no matter how good — is like a brand-new pair of running shoes. The potential is […]
Do you doubt your ability to create? So have famous artists, actors, and directors
Perhaps the single most limiting factor to our ability to create is our belief that we are not the creative “type.” In this important article, Douglas Eby works to dispel the myths of creativity that hold us back from our own creative potential. Let go of the myths and bring us your creative gifts! Creativity […]
According To Indian Director, Short Films Afford More Creative Freedom
Indian film director and theatre personality, Sadananda Suvarna, spoke at an Indian short film competition about the creative limitations of commercial films, saying they use stereotypes to attract the masses. Short films, however, presumably for their smaller budgets, allow the filmmaker more creative latitude. Speaking at the valedictory function of Shooting Stars, a short film-making […]
Creativity and The Three Stages of Conscious Design Build, Part II: Self-Consciousness
Last time we explored unconsciousness, also known as self-centeredness, the lowest of the three stages of conscious design build and of creativity in general. It is marked by an individual’s desire to fulfill his own needs no matter what, often at the expense of others. Now lets go to the next level and see what […]
Out Of The Darkroom: Creativity And Innovation Used To Help Rochester, NY Adjust To Changing Economy
Creativity is all about change, some of which bring in new opportunities, some which challenge us to adapt to new situations. The ever-changing world of innovation in technology forces us all to learn to adapt to changes. With the rise of the digital camera market and the fall of print film and the power of […]
How Has Our Perception Of Creativity Changed Over Time?
According to Haydn Shaughnessy, a writer on the emerging economy, creativity has gone through several stages throughout history, including 1) an association with religion 2) romantic concept, 3) a discipline taught in art and architecture 4) as a method related to science and technology 5) as an expression of human potential. Interesting charts on page […]
Design School President Calls Design Universities “Engines for the Creative Economy”
According to David Van Zandt, President of The New School, one of the few design leaders in higher education in the world, and a new report from the Center for an Urban Future, talks about the key components of creativity and innovation that design schools have and will continue to play in the emerging, fiercely […]