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Ashfaq Ishaq, International Child Art Foundation Founder
Ashfaq graciously allowed me to interview him, so I ask what impact he feels ICAF has made since its founding in 1997, 13 years ago. Teach children compassion and allow them to fully express their creativity. It goes a long way to reaping benefits.

President Obama's Committee For The Arts And Humanities Pushes For Arts And Creativity
He's promoting this philosophy: To remain competitive in the global economy, America needs to reinvigorate the kind of creativity and innovation that has made this country great. To do so, we must nourish our children's creative skills. In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should also encourage the ability to think creatively that comes from a meaningful arts education. This objective of President Barack Obama is a positive move in the world of the arts and innovative thinking.

The Red Door:
Expanding Your Capacity for Inspiration
Break through creative blocks with this guided imagery exercise.

Learn:

Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned Painting
Clear Writer's Block: Reader-Centric Writing, Profiling Your Readers
Your Book's Bottom Line: Tracking and Totals
There is No Wrong Way to Doodle
Being Open... for Creativity
What is Creativity? (9 Creativity Triggers)

Authors : James C. Kaufman, PhD

James C. Kaufman, PhD and Creativity

James C. Kaufman, PhD, is an Associate Professor at California State University. He has authored more than 100 papers and written or edited 12 books, including the recent International Handbook of Creativity (with Robert J. Sternberg) and Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development. See his professional faculty Web page at Cal State.

Features with James C. Kaufman

Defining Creativity
By James C. Kaufman, PhD
For every question we might tackle, another thousand pop up. What is creativity? Chapter 1 excerpt from Creativity 101 (Springer Publishing Company, 2009).

Overview of the Book "Creativity 101"
Creativity 101 will be of special interest to students of psychology and anyone interested in creativity research, theories, definitions, manifestation, and measurement.

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