Is creativity the right thing for everyone? It depends on how you look at it. Creativity is Amoral Mark Runco, a respected creativity researcher and executive director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia also says that creativity is amoral. He writes “…moral action is sometimes defined as …
Even though the WCID April 21 celebration is relatively new, it’s growing, and people are learning about it now that it is a United Nations Day of Observance. Do you think that feeling self-conscious may prevent people from celebrating their capacity to generate new ideas, make new decisions, take new actions and achieve new outcomes …
What prevents people from celebrating World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21? Read More »
Greetings all, Happy to share this video with you – it’s the 15-minute Ted-like speech I gave in Buffalo this past fall at the Creativity Expert Exchange in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the International Center for Studies in Creativity, my alma mater. The founding of WCID is shared, as is the tale of …
When are you most likely to express your creativity? Wouldn’t that be a great question to ask/talk about/share over dinner during World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21? Today’s find, The Science of Our Optimism Bias and the Life Cycle of Happiness, relates Tali Sharot’s research presented at 2012 TED. “Optimism starts with …
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“… the ability to make connections across disciplines-arts and sciences, humanities and technology-is a key to innovation, imagination, and genius.” Walter Isaacson (2017) Leonardo da Vinci. p3. Imagine you have a day of freedom to explore cross-disciplinary thinking, and that you take the opportunity to combine what you’re working on now with sustainable development to …
Dr. Kim’s 2017 research on the creativity crisis is presented as a think piece for you, to help prep for World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21. Join me in spreading the creative spirit, knowledge about it, opportunities for it, and ways to use it to help create a decent life for all on …
Leading up to the 90th Academy Awards Ceremony is a great time to honour the 1968 winner of the documentary short subject – Why Man Creates. We watched Why Man Creates every semester when I was an undergraduate and graduate student at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State College; from September 1977 …
Happy 40th Anniversary to Why Man Creates. Creativity Principles Learned. Read More »
Cory Wright sent this along: Take rare privilege to read 50th Anniversary issue of oldest longest standing journal devoted to creativity research. What a great way to get ready for World Creativity and Innovation Day April 21 this year, the first year the UN is celebrating it with you! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jocb.2017.51.issue-4/issuetoc Thanks Cory!
World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21 has a purpose: to encourage people to use creativity in problem-solving to create a decent life for people on a sustainable planet. What does that mean? How does one use creativity in problem-solving? How does one know if creativity has been used? In a May 2017 post, I asked …
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This infographic may help you prepare your project or activity to share for World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, 2018 (WCID). Thanks to blogger Daisy Hartwell for her creation. Be patient – it may take a moment to load. As you review the list, make a mental note of which are new to you, …
