Find the Artist Within

Can anyone be an artist? People admiring my work often say, "I could never do that!" I say, "Yes, you can!" Eight years ago, during a very difficult time in my career in finance (Downsizings, layoffs ? let's not talk about it, OK?), my company sent me to... Read More

Why Do We Need Creativity?

Creativity is central to the management of our individual lives, but in modern times few people are able to access this as a resource. Alan Watts writes in The Wisdom of Insecurity:"We have allowed brain thinking to develop and dominate our lives out of all proportion to 'instinctual wisdom'; which... Read More

7 Techniques to Supercharge your Creativity and Solve your Problems

Do you ever encounter problems, challenges or obstacles in your business? If you answered 'no,' then you can stop reading and continue to rake in the fortune you must be making. For the rest of us, the answer of course is 'yes.' For the most troubling problems, the biggest challenge... Read More

Telling It Like It Is (Or Can Be)

When you hear, "tell me a story," does your mind suddenly go blank? Don't panic. The good news is, you're already a natural storyteller! Surprised? You shouldn't be. It's built right into our genetic code. Human beings are a storytelling species. Of all the creatures on Earth, we're the only... Read More

12 Ways To Boost Your Creativity At Work

As workplaces continue to rightsize and downsize, we all find ourselves doing more with less. How do we stay ahead of the workload while staying sane? The key is to put your creativity to work for you so you can do more with less and shine like never before. ... Read More

Unlock Your Creative Secret Weapon

It seems like this week a ton of people have been asking me how they can become more creative. I even had one client jokingly accuse me of being in cahoots with the Devil in trade for my creativity. "Where do you get all of your ideas?" he asked. Well,... Read More

20 Ways to Keep Your Writing Inspiration and Creativity High

When stressed or blocked it is wise to make a change so thatwe don't stay in that place. Yet, many times we forget someof the simple things that we can do for ourselves, quicklyand easily to bring our inspiration back and increase ourcreativity. 1. If you usually type your first... Read More

Break An Egg For Creativity

In 1420, the dignitaries of Florence held a competition.They offered the enormous prize of 200 gold florins to the architect whose genius could span the unfinished dome of the Florence Cathedral.This was a great challenge. Even the original builders of the cathedral in 1296 left writings hoping that God would... Read More

Top Ten Ways To Jump-Start Your Creativity

1 - Take A Tour of the Great Outdoors Consider a hike in the mountains, a stroll beside the river, a run along the beach, a jog through the park or a walk around the city.2 - Soak Up Your Surroundings like a New Sponge Open your mind to the... Read More

Creativity And You

95 percent of what we know about the brain, we have learned in the last 20 years. So, your beliefs about creativity were probably shaped by faulty information.For instance, many believe that only special, talented people are creative ? and you have to be born that way.Wrong.The notion that geniuses... Read More

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Creative Corner: Achieving a 'triple crown' in the digital age
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Immediacy and multimedia are the foundations of our web approach, while accountability reporting, narrative writing and passion-topic coverage of the environment, local food, arts and the creativity of the Vermont business community are the foundation ...

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Simple creativity yields top-notch homemade popcorn
Chicago Sun-Times
BY JENNIFER OLVERA February 22, 2012 10:58AM SWEET CORN: Peanut Butter Chocolate Popcorn from BLT American Brasserie, 500 W. Superior, will hit the spot. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times † At “The Descendants,” that mediocre bucket cost a fortune.

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New Straits Times

When creativity takes flight
New Straits Times
Peggy Loh picks the most creative kites at this year's Pasir Gudang Kite Festival PASIR Gudang in Johor is now synonymous with kite-flying, both locally and internationally, after having hosted the World Kite Festival at Bukit Layang-Layang 17 times.

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Greensboro School of Creativity gets new name
Greensboro News & Record
Photo Caption: Tracey Marshall teaches her painting class at the Greensboro School of Creativity. Confirmed myNR members may comment on this article. Memberships are free, and it only takes a few minutes to create your profile.

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Iowa Creativity Summit to be hosted at Drake
Times-Delphic
Everyone expresses their creativity in different ways. Some write, others draw and some people think of really cool ways to make other people want to buy things. Creativity does not just apply to marketers and designers. The Iowa Creativity Summit ...


Status Creative's Grand Rapids Lip Dub Wins 2011 Earnie Award, PR Newswire's ...
Bradenton Herald
By Status Creative NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Status Creative, a new advertising and experiential marketing firm, is proud to announce that it has been named the 2011 winner of PR Newswire's Earnie award for the 'Best Use of Video in ...

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North Dallas Meeting Space Designed to Inspire Creativity
MarketWatch (press release)
With the help of stimulating environments and passionate attention to detail, meeting space in North Dallas at the impressive Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel is inspiring creativity as organizations come together to experience meetings in a whole ...

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How to Stay Creative at Any Age
Forbes
It's easy to watch a hotshot young executive – or poet, painter, or filmmaker – and wonder if creativity is the province of the young. (Silicon Valley certainly loves to bet on the 20-something Zuckerbergs of the world.) But Jonah Lehrer, author of the ...
Inside the Creative MindTheaterJones Performing Arts News in North Texas

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AdAge.com

Meet the Creative Shop Using Robots and 'Minority Report' Tech to Sell You Stuff
AdAge.com
Last year, Ad Age's sibling publication, Creativity, named the Stockholm-headquartered outfit its Digital Production Company of the Year. It was an easy call, based on groundbreaking projects including the Cannes Cyber Grand Prix-winning "Wilderness ...
Production Company of the Year 2011: B-ReelCreativity

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SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW & RODEO: Celebrating 50 years of Creativity
San Angelo Standard Times
By Laurel L. Scott Bill Yeates' picture, titled "Cowboy," won Best of Show for Adult Photography in the 2012 Creative Arts competition at the 80th San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. This is the 50th anniversary of the Creative Arts competition.

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Telling It Like It Is (Or Can Be)

When you hear, "tell me a story," does your mind... Read More

You Dont Have To Be An Artist To Be Creative

Imagine that a block of ice has been set on... Read More

SoulCollage - Combining Collage Fun with Spiritual Practice

SoulCollage? is a unique blend of spiritual practice and the... Read More

Recharge Your Battery

It was 4:15PM on a Thursday when I arrived at... Read More

Take Time To Think

I recently saw a program on television wherein the participants... Read More

Mind Power Games

Want a fun way to tune up your brain? Why... Read More

Ideas

While the inception of penicillin brought a bit of a... Read More

How to Make Time for Art

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New Inventions - From Absurd to Wacky!

New inventions? Heard of a revolving restaurant combination television tower?... Read More

Self-Care for Creative Artists: 10 Reasons To Care About It

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Creative Thinking The Secret Key To Lasting Success

What is creativity anyway? Well, let us look at the... Read More

Five Steps to Higher Creativity: Engaging the Human Spirit

Unleash Your Creativity! Creativity has often been the misunderstood... Read More

Make EVERY DAY An Artist Retreat Day

What do you enjoy most about going on an Artist... Read More

Sing & Be Well

When people find out that I'm a music therapist, the... Read More

The Source of Growth and Creativity

Bare attention (to objects, people and circumstances) is what brings... Read More

Creativity Management ? Its All About Routine

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More

Creativity, Innovation, and Market Performance

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More

Theres A Light At The End Of Your Tunnel, Called Imagination!

Imagine this. You've got this huge dream you just turned... Read More

We Tend To Make Up Our Own Truths: What Stories Are You Making Up?

Someone once said that man keeps looking for truth that... Read More

Make Yourself Creative: Two Easy Idea-Generating Methods

Here are a couple of exercises to force yourself to... Read More

Learn A Life Skill TODAY!

Did you ever watch your grandma knitting?Wasn't it boring? Didn't... Read More

How To Master Your Game

Learn how to master your area of endeavor the right... Read More

Stress VS Creativity

Now when I use the term "creativity", I mean the... Read More

Courage and Creating

Doing anything creative often brings up fears, anxieties, insecurities. Courage... Read More

What is Creativity?

Here in England September represents the end of Summer and... Read More