An exploration both artistic and scientific, Jonah Lehrer’s Imagine: How Creativity Works tells us why a walk can lead to a big idea and how brainstorming dulls imagination. FC: How does creativity ...
Imagine trying to draw your face with your non-dominant hand. How would it come out? Probably pretty terribly, right? You can’t expect symmetrical eyes or a recognizable nose when you’re going against ...
There are three and only three ways to create. They come from connective, component and blank page creativity. That’s it. Those three. If you want to “make new things or think of new ideas” as Webster ...
If you’ve ever considered yourself a non-creative, Jonah Lehrer’s latest book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, will convince you otherwise. The author of Proust Was A Neuroscientist and How We Decide ...
It drives me crazy. Whenever I mention my research on creativity, people invariably tell me how they wish they could be creative. When I ask them why they think they can’t be, they explain how they ...
It drives me crazy. Whenever I mention my research on creativity, people invariably tell me how they wish they could be creative. When I ask them why they think they can’t be, they explain how they ...
There are two main types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation comes from within the task itself, and directly by the value of the benefit from completing it. Extrinsic ...
Editor’s Note: David Kelley founded the global design and innovation firm IDEO and led the creation of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University. He spoke at TED in March 2012. TED ...
When Gail Glagola moved to the area to be closer to family, her art and life changed. She asks herself two questions when facing a big life change: "Where am I?" and "How do I fit in?" Bringing her ...