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Hacking Creativity
Unlocking the jujitsu of innovation.
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Desperately Seeking Combustion
Introducing the concept of ‘combustion’. Combustion is the series of organizational ‘chemical reactions’ necessary to start and sustain fire in your people and productivity. How to achieve it is the challenge…
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The Most Valuable Lesson I Learned from Playing the Violin
The seemingly obvious lesson that only took me twenty-three years to learn.
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Olympic Twins and More!
Brief life histories of Olympic twin athletes are provided, followed by highlights from two research reviews on factors affecting sports performance.
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No Room for Casual Creativity at London 2012
Brand police are out in force as the UK gears up for the Olympics. But would it really hurt to turn a blind eye to small businesses and graffiti writers who each have messages which deserve a place in the public realm?
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What We Laugh At and Why We Laugh
When do we laugh most? The surprising answer is not during joke-telling. We laugh when we're with our friends, most of the time at the trivial stuff, leading some cognitive scientists to speculate on the evolutionary origins off laughter.
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Why Thinking of Others Improves Our Creativity
Research indicates we're better at solving problems and being creative when we're thinking of others instead of ourselves.
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How Americans Became Helpless
America has a Culture of Learned Helplessness
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The Problem-Solving Paradox of Creativity
Thriving as a creative requires neither avoiding nor hyper-focusing on solving problems.
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The Art of Innovation
"Our students have the freedom to design their own pathways. They move freely among disciplines to integrate content and technique. They cut across boundaries. They create hybrid practices, and they explore all aspects of their creativity in order to address complex issues."