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Does the Creativity Crisis Mean We Lack Courage?
Jeffrey Phillips wrote Innovate on Purpose: Creativity takes Courage which I found to be an interesting analysis of creativity in the business world and to be an interesting addendum to the American creativity crisis.Β If creativity takes courage and we are in a creativity crisis, are we saying that America currently lacks courage? I say [...]
Five Daily Elements to Boost Creativity
To say there are rules to creativity is hubris.Β I’m reminded of that scene in Dead Poet’s Society where Robin William’s character addresses that section of the poetry book about graphing poems. powered by Splicd.com Yet we cannot deny there are some very basic elements that can be applied to enhance creativity. Creativity is not [...]
Creativity Starts With a Habit | BlogSDN Articles
Creativity Starts With a Habit | BlogSDN Articles. The linked article talks about creativity coming more from habit and ritual than spontaneous moments of brilliance.Β And looking at the number of people who make their livings being creative, it is obvious that while there may be sparks of creativity once in awhile, they wouldn’t be [...]
Android App of the Week: Thinking Space
I have a soft spot for apps that help capture my creative impulses. I usually rely upon note taking apps or voice recording apps to capture my insights through the day, but sometimes I will run up against an abstract issue that needs to be puzzled out. Thinking Space is an application that allows the [...]
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All You Need Is Time
Time, not talent, seems to be the true indicator of expertise. What I am about to discuss comes to me via a very circuitous route that one can only find on the internet. Lifehacker.com did a write up of Penelope Trunk’s article regarding an article she is attached to from the July/August 2007 issue of [...]
Public Radio Pledge Drive On Air Breakdown
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