paint your grey cells orange
It’s a Fast Company article from 2004, but still interesting reading:
“[...] Creativity is positively associated with joy and love and negatively associated with anger, fear, and anxiety. The entries show that people are happiest when they come up with a creative idea, but they’re more likely to have a breakthrough if they were happy the day before. There’s a kind of virtuous cycle. When people are excited about their work, there’s a better chance that they’ll make a cognitive association that incubates overnight and shows up as a creative …
The whole Spring 2005 issue of “incharacter” magazine is about creativity.
Some bits:
Most Americans don’t agree on Thomas Edison’s famous “Genius is 1 % inspiration and 99 % perspiration”, but rather “Original ideas” and “The ability to solve problems” to be most important. Read more.
Higher IQ goes along with higher creativity: ““We saw creativity increase as IQs climb to 130 and even up to 150,” Carson says. But in those with average IQs, around 100, reductions in latent inhibition did not boost creativity. High intelligence, she adds, “should help you …
Joyce Wycoff has been an inspiration for years. Always inspiring! Read her post about ad agency Wieden + Kennedy:
“Act Stupid. “Our philosophy is to come in ignorant every day. The idea of retaining ignorance is sort of counterintuitive, but it subverts a lot of [problems] that come from absolute mastery. if you think you know the answer better than somebody else does, you become closed to being fresh.” states Jelly Helm, creative director.”
And this little gem, dedicated to every boss out there.
“If you say an idea is …
jason Womack of Davidco.com has seven ways to get him started.
No. 1 is amazingly simple and is just in line with Bert Webb’s advice: Move! It’s good for your thinking!
The whole Spring 2005 issue of “incharacter” magazine is about creativity.
Some bits:
Most Americans don’t agree on Thomas Edison’s famous “Genius is 1 % inspiration and 99 % perspiration”, but rather “Original ideas” and “The ability to solve problems” to be most important. Read more.
Higher IQ goes along with higher creativity: ““We saw creativity increase as IQs climb to 130 and even up to 150,” Carson says. But in those with average IQs, around 100, reductions in latent inhibition did not boost creativity. High intelligence, she adds, “should help you …
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Joyce Wycoff has been an inspiration for years. Always inspiring! Read her post about ad agency Wieden + Kennedy:
“Act Stupid. “Our philosophy is to come in ignorant every day. The idea of retaining ignorance is sort of counterintuitive, but it subverts a lot of [problems] that come from absolute mastery. if you think you know the answer better than somebody else does, you become closed to being fresh.” states Jelly Helm, creative director.”
And this little gem, dedicated to every boss out there.
“If you say an idea is …
Great advice from Jason Santa Maria. The subject is: How to maintain motivation:
“I suggest you get out of the house; go for a walk or a bike ride. I love going out for an afternoon by myself to ride or walk around and take photos. It’s a great time for my mind to wander and reflect on problems away from my work situations. By the time I get back to work, I am refreshed and ready to go. Free your ass and your mind will follow.”
