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Month: September 2013

Messy Desks Make People Creative

Everyone that I know who has a messy desk claims that it’s a sign of creativity. I have to admit, I’ve been skeptical…it just sounds like a convenient excuse. Well, if you need an excuse for your messy desk, you will love this new scientific study from the University of Minnesota*, because it finds that… Read More Messy Desks Make People Creative

September 23, 2013 keithsawyer7 Comments

Spatial Ability and Creativity

In the late 1970s, the psychologists Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski identified a highly talented group of 563 13-year-olds; all of them scored in the top one-half of one percent on the SAT. This study is known as the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY). These teenagers were given a broad range of psychometric tests, and… Read More Spatial Ability and Creativity

September 23, 2013 keithsawyer14 Comments

Ten Lessons for Design-Driven Success

Check out Fast Company’s 10th annual issue devoted to “Innovation by Design”, showing how good design drives innovation. These are their ten key factors that drive the “new kind of creativity”, and each one is elaborated in one of the articles in this special issue: Design starts at the top. In innovative companies, the CEO… Read More Ten Lessons for Design-Driven Success

September 20, 2013 keithsawyer1 Comment

25 Ways To Be More Creative

Inc. Magazine just published a review of my new book Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity. Reporter Christina DesMarais selected her favorite 25 techniques, out of more than 100 I wrote about in the book. DesMarais writes: The book is a gem, chock full of fascinating findings from research studies and a deep… Read More 25 Ways To Be More Creative

September 8, 2013 keithsawyerLeave a comment

Improvisation Studies

I am spending a couple of days at the University of Guelph, near Toronto in Canada. You probably haven’t heard of Guelph and if so, you’re wondering why would I be in Guelph, Canada? Because in the academic world of improvisation studies, Guelph looms large. Seven years ago, Professor Ajay Heble–the founding artistic director of the… Read More Improvisation Studies

September 3, 2013 keithsawyer1 Comment

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One of the country's leading scientific experts on creativity, Dr. R. Keith Sawyer is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. His 2019 book The Creative Classroom presents an original, compelling vision of schools where teaching and learning are centered on creativity. His 2013 book Zig Zag identifies the 8 stages of the creative process, and contains over 100 techniques to enhance your personal creativity.

For speaking or consulting requests, please visit keithsawyer.com.

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Group Genius shows us how to be more creative in collaborative group settings, how to change our organizations for the better, and how to tap into our own reserves of creativity. The empowering message is that all of us have the potential to be more creative; we just need to learn the secrets of group genius.

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Keith gives keynotes and conducts workshops frequently for associations, businesses, and nonprofits. He has led sessions for Fortune 100 companies, education organizations, and arts organizations. To explore having Keith join your event, please contact BrightSight Speakers.

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