I’m a believer in deliberate creativity. For a creative life, you need to develop habits of mind and ways of working that consistently lead to effective creative work. You don’t just wait for a great idea. Instead, you engage in a daily discipline. If you’re guided by the eight habits of creativity (outlined in my… Read More Seasons of Creativity
In this book, you’ll find just about everything that’s ever been discovered by researchers. … Read More The “Bible of Creativity” Just Published!
Learn about “Unlocking the Creative Mind” from creativity experts Keith Sawyer and Sheena Iyengar at the Aspen Ideas Festival.… Read More “Unlocking the Creative Mind” video available
Keith Sawyer and Sheena Iyengar share their creativity expertise on a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival.… Read More Creativity at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Creative cognition is not only a mental process; it is embedded in physical activity with materials.… Read More Finland’s Maker Pedagogy Project
New research shows that in-person encounters drive creativity. … Read More Creativity Needs Contact
Success can lead to failure if you rely too much on your top performers. … Read More When Success Leads to Failure
Small startups are the drivers of innovation. Inventors start companies, develop their ideas, secure financial backing, line up customers, and grow organically. Think about all of those stories of inventors in garages, cooking up the new ideas that change our lives. Big companies are always worried that some small company is out there, plotting to… Read More New Study Shows that Creativity Drops When You Move to a Big Company
A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.… Read More How to Know if You’re a Writer
If you’ve read my books, you know that my answer is yes! The most innovative teams have something that I call group flow. It’s when a group is performing at its peak–realizing the maximum potential of the group. It’s more likely when everyone blends egos and participates equally. It’s the group version of your own… Read More Are Teams More Creative When Everyone is Equal?
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