When it comes to creativity and innovation, inferior products are those that fail to meet the aesthetic and functional needs of the user. On the other hand, superior products have a deep understanding of the user’s need built right into the product. In this article Catalina Naranjo-Bock explores how research teams are interacting and inviting their […]
Creativity and Nonduality: The Self and the Built Environment
Here is another abstract that my co-host of the Conscious Design Build talks, Hristiyan Atanasov, and I submitted to the 2012 Science and Nonduality Conference: It has been estimated that the construction and operation of buildings consumes over a third of the world’s energy consumption and 40% of all the mined resources. Furthermore, the built […]
Creativity in Everyday Life
I just wanted to share the simple but beautiful image of a pilaster (a decorative column on a wall) and the surrounding brick facade. Taken in Old Oakland, little details like this are reminders of the creative efforts of all the unknown people who have come before us. Bricks have a special place in my […]
What is the relationship between creativity and problem solving?
Recently, I found myself participating in an interesting exchange on LinkedIn, on the Architecture for Humanity thread. I am sharing it with you today because I believe it unveils some important aspects of our ability to use creativity as a means for positive change or to use creativity for a means of subtly adding to […]
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 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 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 […]