“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 […]
What are the links between creativity, children, and monsters?
Answer: The natural creativity exhibited in children allows them to draw fantastic creatures that most of us see as, for lack of a better word, childish. In this article by Sam McNerney entitled, “Killing Creativity: Why Kids Draw Pictures of Monsters & Adults Don’t” , he explores how all of us could improve our creativity […]
Stanford Professor Tina Seelig’s Book on Creativity: InGenius: A Crash Course in Creativity
I love to see what other leaders in the blossoming field of creativity have to say on the subject. In this short video, Stanford Professor Tina Seelig, author of InGenius: A Crash Course in Creativity, gives us a really insightful map on creativity and a quick powerful lesson on the difference between convergent and divergent […]
What is creative entrepreneurship and how does it relate to small business?
So called “creative populist,” Carl Nordgren, who believes the qualities associated with creativity are inherent to the human condition, has written an insightful article entitled, “Why creative entrepreneurship is vital to small business owners.” In it he outlines why each and every one of us must “intentionally grow our creatively entrepreneurial qualities.” I like what […]
Creativity and Evolution: Learning from the Koala Bear
The koala bear, that cute and cuddly-looking creature inhabiting the native eucalyptus trees of eastern coastal Australia, has many curious aspects to it. For one, it isn’t actually a bear, but a marsupial– like a kangaroo. Furthermore, it has an unusually slow metabolism and spends the majority of its time asleep and motionless. The bulk […]
Creativity and Nonduality: Video On The Nature of Self from the Science & Nonduality Conference
Here is a video highlighting the theme for this year’s Science & Nonduality Conference, “The Nature of Self.” I love the creativity expressed in this video, the parallels being drawn across so many disciplines, all the while celebrating the mystery of the self as it plays itself out in the human experience. I love the […]
Do You Want To Be More Creative? Learn Another Language, Part II
Last time we explored the relationship between learning another language and its effects on one’s health, especially in its ability to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s. Today I am going to share my own personal experience with learning another language and its effects on my creativity. In 1999, halfway through my graduate school studies in architecture, […]
Creativity and Nonduality: How The Tension Between Egoic Identity and the Absolute Self Shapes the Creative Process
This weekend I submitted an abstract to speak at The Science & Nonduality Conference to be held in San Rafael, California, in October of this year. The theme for this year is “The Nature of Self.” As a lover of creativity and the creative process, I am constantly exploring what it is that makes creativity […]
How do different colors affect creativity?
According to a recent study, the color green appears to enhance inventiveness. In this informative article, Kate Bratskeir of the Huffington post explores the effects of green and other colors on our ability to create, among other things: The study, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, asked 69 men and women to take […]