Entries from Kelake tagged with 'Creativity'
@twitter on #Creativity
My daughter gives me a great deal of creative insight & inspiration. Fostering Creativity, Imagination Play in Kids http://ow.ly/1855x My daughter and I used to make music with found instruments. The walls, doors, pots, pans and utensils. A noisy house...
Flaubert Quote
Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work. - Gustave Flaubert...
People connected and communicating more productive
This is related to the work I have been involved with lately. From "The ROI of being social at work" by Matthew Hodgson: MIT research [1] shows that 40% of creative teams productivity is directly explained by the amount of...
The Wallas Model for the Process of Creativity
Notes: Graham Wallas in his book the Art of Thought details what is one of the first models of the creative process. In his model creativity may be explained with the following 5 stages (or 4 depending on which literature...
A Review of Creative Thinking Models
There are many models proposed in the creativity literature for the process of creative thinking. Arieti (1976) cataloged eight such models that were proposed during the period 1908 to 1964. There have been several additional models proposed since. Analysis of...
Seven Secrets for Better Brainstorming
Sharpen the focus Good brainstormers start with a well-honed statement of the problem. This can be as simple as a question. Edgy is better than fuzzy. The session will get off to a better start-and you can bring people back...
The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide
Something to enjoy with Catriona. "Focusing on building actual models with real bricks, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide comes with complete instructions to build several cool models but also encourages you to use your imagination to create your own...
Teens Using Ringtone only Teens Can Hear
"They can receive calls and texts during lessons without teachers having the faintest idea what is going on" Creative thinking! "Teen geeks have retro-fitted a sound called the Mosquito alarm -- normally only heard by people under the age...
Catriona's First Attempts at Painting
These are some Catriona's first attempts at painting with a brush (she's 2). She picks and mixes the colours, I clean up the mess. I like to try different things with her. This time we would make sounds to...
Creative Wack
Creative Think: "Columbus challenged the Spanish courtiers to stand an egg on its end. They tried but failed. He then hard-boiled one and stood it on its end. 'That's not fair,' they protested, 'you broke the rules.' 'Don't be silly,'...
Revenge of the Right Brain
"Until recently, the abilities that led to success in school, work, and business were characteristic of the left hemisphere. They were the sorts of linear, logical, analytical talents measured by SATs and deployed by CPAs. Today, those capabilities are still...
The 6 Myths Of Creativity
"Amabile and her team are still combing through the results. But this groundbreaking study is already overturning some long-held beliefs about innovation in the workplace. In an interview with Fast Company , she busted six cherished myths about creativity. (If...
How I Drew One Of My Pictures
The concept of value, as bestowed by authenticity is only inherent when a work is unique and (mostly) irreproducible in it's native medium. Think of a famous painting: only the original canvas can demand such high prices. In a new,...
Where science meets fiction
Technovelgy is a great resource where you explore the wide variety of inventions and ideas of science fiction writers. The site currently has 650 available online. Hat tip sensory impact...
Personal Projects
It was Matt Owens who first helped me realise through his interviews and in a speech in Hong Kong a number of years ago the importance of persuing personal creative work. When I was a musician much of the "great...
Creativity techniques
"... listed (are) a number of creativity techniques to help with creative thinking. Like most tools these creativity techniques all have their good and bad points. I like to think of these creativity techniques as tools in a toolbox in...
Creativity and The Creative Process
The myth goes that creatives either lie back and let the muse come to them, or force it out through hard work and lengthy trial and error. The reality is somewhere between the two - a combination of inspiration and...
Nine Ways to Think More Creatively
Most people can tackle problems at work and home more successfully by overcoming common obstacles to creative thinking, according to a noted business consultant. "In creativity, effort counts," writes Alexander Hiam in the October issue of THE FUTURIST magazine. Hiam...
Creativity Models
Analogous to the various models used in business to guide strategic planning, quality improvement, problem solving and other activities, there are models to guide creativity and innovation. In this working paper, we will explore the various models for creative thinking...
Hillman Curtis on curing creative slumps
I think every designer feels worthless from time to time...I know I do. It’s like being a creatively-blocked writer, throwing wad after wad of failed attempts into the trash. Only for me, the trash can is on my desktop. No...
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