Muse Profile: Bea Silly

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Improve R&D Creative Output and Innovation
Fully 50% of R&D scientists and engineers wrote that "other people" were the biggest help to their creativity at work—good work-place relationships. Another R&D scientist wrote that the biggest help to his creativity was when the boss left town—a poor relationship. It's important for the R&D team leader to have good relationships with work-place subordinates.

Question is: "What type of leader are you? What relationships do you foster?"

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.

Children Need to Know We Value Their Ideas
When a child, or anyone, feels that their ideas are unappreciated, sooner or later they're going to stop sharing their ideas. This can impact a child's learning and mental growing ability. How will the feeling of constant evaluation, even repetitive positive responses impact the creative expressiveness of a young child?

Modern Day Muses : Bea Silly

Modern Day Muses

MUSE OF
Play, laughter, & dance

MEANING OF NAME
A silly way to say "be silly" in the name of creative brilliance

DOMAIN
Bringing play, fun, laughter, freedom, back to the creative process

SYMBOL
Symbol of Bea Silly
HOW BEA SILLY CAN MUSE YOU

Fun is an Elixir of Spontaneous Ideas

Read Bea Silly's Interview

THE SELECTION of BEA SILLY

Bea Silly got her name from one of the earlier modern day Muse assignment meetings. The Muses were sitting around, intensely brainstorming about various possibilities. They wore deep furrowed brows. Thalia, the Greek Muse of Comedy, noticed “Hey, aren’t we getting just a little bit too serious?” Knowing that this is unwise in the creative process because seriousness often chokes the play of ideas that generate handfuls of ingenuity, the Muse Albert replied “Hey, for za next hour, let’s just be silly.” The experience was rewarding . . . and "Bea Silly" was born.

BOTTOM LINE

Joy, play, laughter and dance make life lighter and more creative. The acknowledgment of joy is rewarded with new ideas and fun. Let go of the rigidity of being an adult, find yourself again in play and laughter. Realize play results in productivity. •

About the Author | More by Jill Badonsky
Jill Badonsky, M.Ed. is founder of Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching and is author of The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder and The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration. Visit her online at TheMuseisIn.com. Become trained as a certified Kaizen-Muse™ creativity coach and liberate creative souls — including your own.

1/13/07

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