The interplay of business, art and science
I am inspired by the values and aspirations of Michael Ignatieff’s speech accepting the leadership of Canada’s Liberal Party, earlier this month. We know that economic recovery cannot be purchased at the price of leaving anyone out in the cold. We know that economic recovery means unlocking the creativity of every citizen. … To unite our people, [...]
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Imagine. Create. Innovate. I’m glad that creativity and innovation are gaining currency amongst world leaders. How else will we find ways to flourish? The European Year of Creativity and Innovation wants to raise awareness of importance of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development, to disseminate good practices, stimulate education and [...]
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John Cimino of Creative Leaps has devised a quiz based on two lists of competencies. The first is a list that Eliot Eisner from Stanford University developed on how the mind processes art Qualitative relationships in the absence of rules Acting flexibly with purpose to approach a goal Learning to explore possibilities within a medium [...]
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I was asked this question recently by a neuroscientist who is interested in conducting a study on creativity from a multi-disciplinary perspective. I spent a week contemplating the answer and this is what I came up with: Creativity involves two processes: imaginative thinking, then producing or implementing that which you conceive. If you have ideas, [...]
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In his new book, Howard Gardner argues that to survive the demands of tomorrow’s world we must develop five ways of thinking, or five ‘minds’. 1. The disciplined mind has mastered at least one way of thinking. It takes up to ten years to achieve mastery. 2. The synthesising mind takes information from disparate sources. [...]
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Linda Naiman is a creativity and innovation consultant, coach, speaker and co-author of Orchestrating Collaboration at Work: Using Music, Improv, Storytelling, and Other Arts to Improve Teamwork
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