Eight Habits of The Creatively Intelligent
We’d all be more creative if we paid less attention to the surfaces, our doings and achievements, our ambitions and desires; and more attention to the depths, the hidden forces and faculties that lie within ourselves and others.
Nurture Your Creativity: List What You're Thankful For
Much has been written about gratitude throughout the centuries, and with a common theme: Gratitude is a positive attitude or emotion that benefits us greatly when it's employed.
Author Lisa Crone's Inspiring Success Story
Her secret to intermixing positivity with passion and publishing her first book 'A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life.'
The Joy of Creativity: Emergence
If I allow myself to speak, write words, or paint marks without knowing what I am going to say next or what I’ll end up with, eventually something will emerge.
Not-Knowing: A Sometimes Unnerving but Utterly Reliable Guide
We want to know. We want to know things beforehand, ahead of time. We want to know where we are going, why we are going there, what we will encounter (and should thus prepare for) along the way.
“When I am stonewalled, I just start typing ‘O peaceful gloom shrouding the earth’ over and over and over. Eventually, typing this phrase over and over unlocks something in my brain and the ideas start flowing. It’s going through the motions of writing that un-sticks my mind.” — Michael Michalko Interview
After creatively crafting a playful message on a brick for a Celebration Garden at Womanspace in Rockford, I wondered how challenging it might be for others to write a legacy brick message of their own using the same limitations I had from the brick engraving company. More »
Creative Careers In the Arts Interviews Interview with Creativity Expert & Author Michael Michalko By Molly Anderson-Childers
Michael Michalko has consulted with clients all over the world, including many Fortune 500 corporations, and is the author of Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative Thinking Techniques and Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius.
Juicy Journals & Wild Words Creating a Nature Journal By Molly Anderson-Childers
Leaves, stones, interesting pieces of driftwood, pinecones, and other natural materials can find their way into your next collage or found art sculpture.
Spotlight Book & Excerpt
Genius 101 by Dean Keith Simonton
Springer Publishing Company has released Genius 101 by Dean Keith Simonton as part of their Psych 101 Series, "short, reader-friendly introductions to cutting-edge topics in psychology."
Genius 101 "examines the many definitions of 'genius,' and the multiple domains in which it appears, including art, science, music, business, literature, and the media." Available at Amazon »
Excerpt: Who First Studied Genius? By Dean Keith Simonton
Geniuses have been around for a very long time. In fact, perhaps the oldest identifiable genius is the Egyptian Imhotep, the architect who built the Step Pyramid at Saqqara sometime before
2600 B.C.E. More »
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Find Inspiration in the Shadows By Cynthia Staples
Here is a creative challenge for you. Step out into the sunshine. Look around. What shadows do you see? How might you capture their beauty?
Pattern Recognition — Thinking & Behavior Leading to Blocks By An Artist in Brooklyn
The blocks we throw up for ourselves, the particular devices we use to distract ourselves from doing the work, are essentially the same, but vary widely in form.
Interview with Raconteur, Social Entrepreneur Crystal Allene Cook By Nancy Mills
She plays the tuba. Wrote a book with the indomitable title of Bombardirovka. Is a Fulbright Scholar. Lived in the USSR, West Germany, the former East Germany, Spain, and Armenia. Is a strong woman's advocate.
"I am creating a coffee table photo book of what is on people's refrigerators. The fridge is universally utilitarian, yet everyone adorns it differently and I think it is this unique piece of home art. Anyway, I need donated digital photos of peep's fridges, so I can fashion this book AND all proceeds from the sale of these books will go to feeding the hungry. Maybe I can't feed all of Africa, but this is my small artistic project that will feed someone in need. I hope you will help. Many thanks. All photos can be sent to me."
Genius 101 by Dean Keith Simonton