What Makes Nobel Laureates Exceptionally Creative and Innovative?
6 insights from Nobel Laureates on using creativity to discover Nobel Prize-winning breakthroughs Have you ever wondered how Nobel Laureates develop original ideas and achieve [...]
Book Review: Boost Your Creativity With These 4 Activity Books by Arts Professionals
Take a deep dive into this collection of inspiring books on the creative process by arts professionals and enrich your creative practice
How to Reignite Creativity and Re-Energize Your Team When You Start Losing Steam
7 ways to avoid getting bogged down when your project starts to feel like a marathon It's hard to stay creative throughout the day when there are so [...]
How to Quit Stalling and Get Started on Your Creative Project
What is it about new creative projects that are so exciting and yet so hard to begin? Have you ever been flooded with ideas [...]
Adobe Study a Wake-up Call to Invest in Creativity in Business and Education
Adobe's 2016 global study on creativity in business shows that creativity is more important than ever. Key finding: Investing in creativity pays off with tangible [...]
Review of Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures
Eric Kandel —a Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist and neuroscientist—explores the parallels between art and science Art and science have a long interconnected history, and I am [...]
How Design Thinking Adds Value to Innovation
Successful companies are always looking for new ways to compete in the marketplace. One approach, which has taken the corporate world by storm, is [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Creative Leadership
Quotes from leaders in all walks of life who inspire creative leadership and innovation Whenever you have no blueprint to tell you in detail what [...]
The Role of Art in Product Design
By Clair Byrd Many people conflate visual art and design simply because of their many similarities. Art and design both require immense creativity, an [...]
The Surprising Connection Between Gratitude and Creativity
How cultivating gratitude enhances creativity and well-being Deepak Chopra says, "Gratitude opens the door to ... the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe," [...]
An Unforgettable Artist’s Residency in Tuscany
My Artist's Residency at Culterra Magica in Tuscany was a dream come true When I first saw the movie Under the Tuscan Sun, I [...]
Awaken your senses to spark creativity
Awaken your senses to spark creativity A fun way to spark creativity is to awaken your senses by listening to music and painting what [...]
Book Review: The Age of Insight By Eric R. Kandel
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present If you [...]
Let the Elephants Run: Unlock Your Creativity and Change Everything – Book review
If you are interested in unlocking your creativity, you will love David Usher’s new book Let the Elephants Run. You can flip through the book [...]
What happens after you’ve ignited your creative spark?
Marshall Goldsmith, a renowned business coach, observes when people initiate a personal campaign to improve themselves — for example, shed a bad habit, [...]
Fostering Creativity: Tips for Leaders
How do you encourage creativity in your workplace? Companies that embrace creativity outperform peers and competitors on key business performance indicators, including revenue [...]
Creative Anarchy: Book Review
Creative Anarchy: How to Break the Rules of Graphic Design for Creative Success When I was a designer of marketing communications in a former [...]
What Makes Creative Companies Outperform Competitors?
“Creativity is good business and ultimately drives productivity and efficiency.” If you are reading my blog, then chances are you already value creativity in [...]
7 Keys to Encouraging a Culture of Creativity and Innovation
7 Leadership Practices for Encouraging a Culture of Creativity and Innovation There's a huge disconnect on the subject of innovation between leaders and lower-level [...]
Leadership insight: How to make a decision in the “yellow-light” zone
Decision-making is easy at a red or green light, but what about the yellow light? An aha moment from a coaching client. One of [...]