Creativity

An Explanation of Creativity

by George Ambler on June 21, 2006

I stumbled accross this great explanation of creativity from Steve Jobs: “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect [...]

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Book Review: The Creative Habit

by George Ambler on June 18, 2006

The book “The Creative Habit : Learn It and Use It for Life” by Twyla Tharp is a practical book describing how you can develop a creative habit. I really enjoyed this book, it’s an engaging read, worth the time and effort. The author, Twyla Tharp, is one of America’s greatest choreographers. She has created [...]

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Working Smarter Not Harder

by George Ambler on April 3, 2006

The effects of overwork are discussed in a Fortune article entitled “Be smarter at work, slack off” discussing the effects of over work on our ability to think creatively. “it’s really, really hard, if not impossible, for the human brain to come up with fresh new ideas when its owner is overworked, overtired, and stressed [...]

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The Best Times to Be Creative

by George Ambler on March 24, 2006

Paul Williams from Idea Sandbox has a follow-up post to a Time article describing the best times to be creative. He has used his creativity and produced the following images to illustrate the best times to be creative. For the Morning Person For the Evening Person Low Concentration – the body’s clock shifts, lowering concentration. [...]

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Where do you wear your thinking cap?

by George Ambler on February 25, 2006

An article entitled “Where do you wear your thinking cap?” found that…. “New research into entrepreneurial thinking conducted by mobile phone company Sony Ericsson……offers an intriguing glimpse into patterns of creativity. A survey of men and women, working predominantly in “progressive” areas such as IT and biotechnology found that 81% of people have their best [...]

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