"Stay creative. If you stay creative nobody will ever be the same." — 9-year-old Alice, 'Frou Frou Flip Flops' Interview

Update on the English Journal Review Thank you for the congratulatory notes on the exciting English Journal review of the Creativity Portal Web site. Last week the National Council of Teachers of English granted us permission to reproduce the text of the review on the Creativity Portal, which you can now read on the second-half of the news page.

The Blue Scream of Death
The flexible Gumby and Pokey figures on my desk are still smiling even after watching me experience the infamous "Blue screen of death" (a euphemism for a hard drive failure) on my computer last week. One minute I was working as usual, and the next moment an ominous message pops up that had words like "disk failure" and "back up your data NOW." It wasn't long after that a big blue screen with icky white technical words appeared on the monitor and I swear I heard Titanic orchestra music playing. More »



Chris Dunmire
Creative Director and Publisher, Creativity Portal

P.S. In November I found a 41-year-old used book in a Pennsylvania library for $3. What it taught me about the brilliance of every single creative human mind and the wise thoughts we share with one another *all of the time* is priceless. Curious? Read my Quoting "Great Minds".

Inner Voices of Creativity
The Impatience Gremlin Creativity, in its most basic of definitions, is a process, a journey. When we walk the creative path, there is no direct route from here to there.

Multicultural Muses
Soaring with the Hopi Butterfly Maiden The Butterfly Maiden, Queen of Transformation, Metamorphosis, and Change, has much to teach us; as creative souls, we would do well to embrace her lessons.

Zhujiajiao (Shanghai, China) Photo Prompts Thought-provoking visual inspiration from the enduring architecture and modern-day people of an ancient “Water Town.”

Moving Out of Your Comfort Zones When the rubber meets the road: A motorcycle driving safety course, perfect peak performance, and the horrible awkwardness of learning a new skill.

From Competition to Cocreation How do you approach working with others? I've developed the Co-creation Framework on what I see as the 4 evolving modes.

The Creative Breakthrough You’ve Been Waiting for Do you have a wall-blocking case of the "IF ONLY's"?