Creativity Management: Spend an Hour a Day on Creativity?

There is an argument that spending an hour a day on creativity is nonsense – how can you possibly come up with good ideas to order like that? Actually, this makes sense. What we're really talking about is creativity and time pressure.

Creativity Management: The Creative Process

Ask 1000 creators what process they have used and a significant percentage may argue that there was none. But do your qualitative research, listen to the recorded interviews and common patterns of behaviour emerge.

Creativity Management: Radical versus Incremental Creativity

Radical leaps are very much glamorised in our society. We are always looking for the radical leap, the disruptive technology, the big bang.

Creative Intelligences - 7 Ways to come up with Great Ideas

There are many models and techniques that aim to help people come up with creative ideas. In this article I describe an original way of using Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences as a helpful pattern for generating a wide range of ideas in any subject.

Creating to Connect – How All Creativity is About Communicating

Anyone who uses their creativity in their career or projects is in some way essentially seeking to communicate. Ultimately, the creative work we all most connect to, hold most dear and remember longest, is that which speaks to us on a deep level of feeling and emotion. How are you making use of this in your own creative projects?

Give yourself a Cuddle! - Self Care Techniques for the Creative

As creative people, it can often feel a struggle to remain focused, inspired and on track, whether on a particular creative project, or in our lives in general. We can gather support from those around us, but as well as this, or when you feel there’s simply no-one around to talk to, try these techniques to take care of yourself...

Imagination

It's time to use that imagination. You kids and you big kids (parents) too.

Make a Friend for Life with Your Own Creativity

If your creativity was ignored or ridiculed when you were young, it may be under a beam in the rubble of an earthquake. Listen for that weak groan and be ready with a blanket and some hot chocolate.

How to Fall in Love With Your Life

Ask yourself honestly this question - Are you in love with your life as it is right now? Your life is a partner you're going to be with for the rest of your days. Doesn't it make sense to make that partner as lovable and as pleasurable to spend time with as you can?

Your Creative Genius: Moving into Vision

You have a creative genius, a gift of God, which was yours at birth. You have the potential to bring this gift to the world in a very special way...

Creative Acts

An artist's reflections on the development of creative vision.

Creative Magic and Serendipity

Are coincidences or serendipity cosmic sign posts. How much does Gut Instinct play into creativity? Do we really follow our true destiny or passion or are we all just working for a buck?

The Search for Creativity

What to do when inspiration and creativity go down the Swanee, up the spout or sink without a trace...

How I Found My Voice

Never give up your dream. Never stop rediscovering and reinventing yourself. It is never, ever too late. Listen to that voice inside of you.

Positive Thinking and Your Creative Mind - 7 Steps to Success

You have a bright idea hidden somewhere in the back of your mind that you just can't wait to test out. The question is, do you really want to bring it out into the light? What could motivate you to churn your creative, inspiring juices to their utmost flavor?