Art of the Song: Creativity — Intelligent and Trustworthy
The common idea is that some are creative and some are not. We’ve confused the concept of talent of creativity. Our longing to create doesn’t come from a tendency towards a particular talent, but an innate need to manifest the truth of who we are.
Creative Abstracting
Because sense experience and sense imagery are rich and complex, creative people in all disciplines also use abstracting as an essential tool.
Business Success, the Creative Way
Business requires sustainability. Business seeks niches. Sustainability and niche marketing are achieved through creative practices.
Scar Tissue: Celebrating Failure
We all bare the scars of failure. Life breaks everyone. However, some people end up stronger in the broken places.
Creative Imaging and Enhanced Insight
Is creativity a learnable skill? And can anyone learn to perform those extraordinary feats we traditionally think of as limited to a few talented individuals?
"Instead of viewing creativity as a childish waste of time, we can appreciate it as a tool for self-knowledge and expansion."
— Cara Faye, The Creative Route to your Authentic Self
Imagine... after eating a delicious Mongolian beef, Peking chicken, or shrimp lo mein meal complete with egg rolls, sweet 'n' sour soup, and crab rangoon at your favorite Chinese restaurant or buffet, you crack open a traditional fortune cookie for dessert hoping to find a message of inspiration, hope, or good will, only to find... well, one of these fake fortunes embedded in your slightly sweet treat! More »
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David has worked as a consultant for many Fortune 500 companies as well as the United Nations helping them to solve a variety of very unusual problems. In his book, he suggests that we need to re-think thinking; to better understand the process of creativity. His first two articles on the Creativity Portal are Rethinking Thinking, and Observation. Welcome, David!
Chris Dunmire
President and CEO of April Muse Day
Monthly Columns & Featured Faeries
Creativity & Wellness Act As If You Trust Your Instincts By Jill Badonsky
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. ~Rita Mae Brown
Love of the Craft What is the best starting point in the first stages of writing? By Dave Duggins
I have no luck with outlines, so I don't even go there. I think ballooning might be beneficial, but maybe there is another way to do it so that things don't get muddled.
Creativity Cookies Senses Sensation By Dan Goodwin
Everything you create is an expression through your senses. Learn how to get more in touch with your sensory experiences and enrich your creativity.
Art of the Song Creativity Corner The Creative Mirror By Don Richmond
Using the metaphor of a mirror to understand our innate disposition towards creative expression.
Multicultural Muses Coming Home By Molly Anderson-Childers
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz said there’s no place like it. Where is this exotic place, full of dangers and wonders galore?
More What's Chew @ the CP
The Creative Route to your Authentic Self By Cara Faye
While they may not be specifically measurable, there are at least three significant benefits of exercising our creativity.
Rethinking Thinking By David Jiles, Ph.D.
An introduction to a new series by David Jiles, Ph.D. that presents a dozen secrets of the mind shared among all for whom we identify as creative geniuses: Einstein, Hemingway, Picasso, Tesla, Beethoven and countless others throughout the centuries. Read the first secret: Observation.
Hit Your Muse with a Rock By Ryan Edel
Every day, frustrated writers struggle with getting their characters on paper — they battle writer’s block and boredom and the conviction that the story isn’t worth writing.
