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Creativity Articles



What artists can teach creative thinkers
Artists are innately creative, of course. That's why the rest of us, who are seeking to expand our creative powers, can learn much from them. Danielle Feliciano highlights three characteristics that we can borrow from artists to spur our own creative muse.
  (11/29/2011)
To innovate, adapt someone else's idea
Very often the best way to innovate is to borrow someone else’s idea and apply it in your business. A successful innovation does not have to be an all-new invention. It just has to be something new to your business that is beneficial, explains Paul Sloane.
  (11/22/2011)
The top 6 predictors of creative performance in the workplace
Is it possible to accurately predict if a person will be an effective creative thinker at work? After conducting rigorous tests, one Australian innovation firm says definitely yes.
  (6/15/2011)
Salvador Dali's surrealist paintings: A surprising catalyst for creative solutions
The way that Salvador Dali, the famous surrealist painter, approached the subjects of his paintings holds within it some important lessons for those of us seeking creative solutions.
  (6/10/2011)
When you need breakthrough ideas, consider anti-conventional thinking
When you need to develop ideas, don't just focus on generating a large quantity of them. The originality of them is even more important. That's when you should consider Jeffrey Baumgartner's anti-conventional thinking technique.
  (5/11/2011)

Archived Articles

12 apps for anywhere, any time brainstorming on the iPhone 3/30/2011  
This is no time for 'idea tourism' 3/23/2011  
9 practices for cultivating creative aliveness 2/8/2011  
Fosbury's innovative flop 12/8/2010  
Why diversity is the mother of creativity 11/24/2010  
Make yourself obsolete or your competitors will 11/16/2010  
The man who innovated the postal service 11/15/2010  
Four key principles of personal innovation 11/10/2010  
How to leap over the shortcomings of traditional group brainstorming 10/20/2010  
Embrace mistakes as a source of learning and invention 10/13/2010  
Stepping off the hamster wheel: How to stay creative even when you’re insanely busy  10/5/2010  
15 foundations for facilitating creativity in the workplace 9/29/2010  
Personal innovation: We need to stop and think 9/28/2010  
Creativity: How to retrain your inner censor 9/8/2010  
Tips to spark your creative genius at work 8/22/2010  
The power of provocative questions for creative problem solving 8/4/2010  
How to develop a creative 'elevator pitch' that captures attention and interest 7/21/2010  
Don't forget: Brainstorming works! 7/14/2010  
10 tips for finding creativity later in life 7/6/2010  
Immunize your team against the spoilers of creative thinking 6/30/2010  
11 dos and don'ts for small group ideation sessions 6/22/2010  
How to strengthen your organization's creative core  6/9/2010  
How to improve your odds of success when selling your big ideas to top management 6/8/2010  
The basics of Creative Problem Solving - CPS 6/2/2010  
Paradigm shifts, creativity and the sound of one hand clapping 5/11/2010  
Survey reveals workplace factors that support on-the-job creativity 4/19/2010  
How a creativity meeting with key customers helped one company grow these important relationships 4/18/2010  
After Eureka: 7 questions to test innovation for profit potential 4/11/2010  
Innovation lessons from Silly Putty 3/31/2010  
What the self-organizing principles of improv theater can teach us about business creativity 3/16/2010  
How to using a morphological matrix to generate ideas 3/10/2010  
How to lead creatively and inspire your people 3/10/2010  
SCAMPER your way to greater innovation 3/9/2010  
How to use Twitter as a powerful idea discovery tool 2/17/2010  
Break the rules to reveal innovation opportunities 2/2/2010  
How trust fosters organizational creativity 1/25/2010  
A better approach to creative problem solving 1/20/2010  
Creative lessons from one of the most inspiring stories ever told: Acres of Diamonds 11/23/2009  
Creativity as a search for meaning 11/19/2009  
The sound of one hand creating: Making the most of constraints 10/31/2009  
The rise of re-invention 10/26/2009  
How to find the best ideas: A review of Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities 9/9/2009  
How to generate original creative ideas with random word stimulation 8/9/2009  
Study proves that living overseas boosts creativity 8/4/2009  
Increase your ingenuity by learning the 'creativity two-step' 7/28/2009  
Creativity, overalls, and hard work 5/26/2009  
How to think what no one else thinks 5/19/2009  
5 techniques for tapping team creativity 4/7/2009  
Nine windows creativity technique offers a practical framework to consider a range of future opportunities 2/17/2009  
Unleash your creativity with random word stimulation 2/11/2009  
The impressionist's approach to business creativity 1/27/2009  
How to generate powerful ideas by thinking laterally 1/20/2009  
Ask questions: The single most important habit for innovative thinkers 12/9/2008  
Managing change in an innovative world  11/18/2008  
Creative collaboration: Lessons from improv theater 11/4/2008  
Better brainstorming: How to improve quick and dirty idea reviews 10/28/2008  
Where the best and worst ideas come from 10/3/2008  
To be an innovator, confront your assumptions 7/17/2008  
To encourage the flow of ideas, remember the three Cs 4/22/2008  
To innovate, force yourself to take a different point of view 4/10/2008  
Eight ways to generate more ideas in a group 2/21/2008  
Brainwriting: A more perfect brainstorm 1/29/2008  
Innovators share the lessons they've learned during 2007 1/8/2008  
Uncovering the 'unk-unks' in your ideas 11/12/2007  
Creativity and the performance paradox 11/2/2007  
How to conduct a visual brainstorming session 10/5/2007  
10 mistakes to avoid with mind mapping software 8/23/2007  
Right ways of working with the left brain 8/15/2007  
When it comes to innovation, trust your intuition 7/20/2007  
Turning your ideas into action 6/27/2007  
Innovation coaching: The manager as idea midwife 5/30/2007  
Become an idea collector 5/16/2007  
The Six Thinking Hats of creative communication 3/23/2007  
Adopt and adapt ideas to drive innovation 3/16/2007  
How to generate 20 new business ideas over coffee 2/26/2007  
Assumptions: A major roadblock to innovation 1/26/2007  
Innovators share the lessons they've learned during 2006 12/27/2006  
Ideas come in all sizes 10/25/2006  
Customer intimacy and empathy are keys to innovation 8/16/2006  
Unleash your inner genius: Ten great ways to boost your personal creativity 8/11/2006  
Look for the solution within the problem 7/24/2006  
The romance of creativity 4/5/2006  
Creativity in reverse: a new way to use TRIZ 2/28/2006  
Spontaneous versus solution-oriented creativity 2/22/2006  
Take the brainstorming quiz 2/17/2006  
Creativity and the value of confusion 2/9/2006  
A-ha! Great moments in creativity 2/2/2006  
Innovators share the lessons they’ve learned during 2005 12/16/2005  
Innovators: Are you solving the right problem? 11/4/2005  
QREATIVITY: Revolutionary ideas come from ridiculous questions 10/27/2005  
Four ways to sidestep your creative blocks and motivate your muse 7/19/2005  
Unlock the power of metaphorical thinking 6/17/2005  
Need a great idea? Feed your brain 6/10/2005  
Innovation strategy: Finding alternative uses of your products 5/18/2005  
The shining diamond of creativity: Five doorways into brilliance 4/13/2005  
Brainstorming strategy: Don’t settle for the first idea 4/6/2005  
How to nurture your creative passion 3/23/2005  
Innovation in action: Go on, be a contrarian 3/2/2005  
Don't multi-task, multi-think instead 2/1/2005  
Cultivating the habit of innovation 1/27/2005  
When brainstorming, don't give in to limited thinking 1/12/2005  
Innovators share the lessons they’ve learned during 2004 12/20/2004  
Use 'knowledgestorming' to tap your team's collective knowledge, experience and ideas 11/9/2004  
Creative thinking technique: Lotus Blossom 10/21/2004  
Enhance your personal innovation with a brainstorming retreat 10/6/2004  
Free creative thinking tools on the Web 9/21/2004  
Creativity made simple: Divergence and convergence are critical to successful ideation 8/19/2004  
How to use mind mapping software for project management 7/8/2004  
Clearing Space for Creativity 6/22/2004  
Group Brainstorming: Dot Voting with a Difference 6/15/2004  
Use mind mapping with templates to develop 'SMART' goals 2/16/2004  
Ten power tools for recording your best ideas 12/10/2003  
Outlining software: An essential tool for brainstorming, business planning and writing 10/15/2003  
How unusual combinations lead to breakthrough ideas 9/26/2003  
Personal Innovation: Seize the initiative to profit from change, uncertainty 5/29/2003  
Think horizontally and vertically to solve your next creative challenge 2/10/2003  
Brainstorming cost saving ideas 12/19/2002  
How to take a creative 'excursion' 11/12/2002  
Are your innovation ‘ducks all in a row?’ 11/7/2002  
Change your mind and you change your world - removing barriers to innovation 10/11/2002  
Computer-Enhanced Creativity: Use Your Existing Software in Creative Ways 7/18/2002  
Photography: the art of 'seeing' 7/16/2002  
To write creatively, consider the artist's approach 7/16/2002  
Tips for personal brainstorming 7/1/2002  
Finding inspiration on the Web 6/26/2002  
In search of the ideal device to capture ideas 5/23/2002  
Visual Diagramming Adds Impact to Ideas 2/27/2002  
How to creatively leverage benefits from new technology - and beat your competition 1/16/2002  
Attitudes of creative people: A descriptive sketch of the creative person 11/30/2001  
'Creativity is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration.' What does that mean? 11/21/2001  
A daily regimen of creative thinking 11/13/2001  
Visual Thinking: Executive Power Tool of the 21st Century 9/7/2001  
Got a problem? Take a 'walk' around it 9/6/2001  
Record your ideas - for fun and profit! 9/6/2001  
Take time for 'think time' 9/6/2001  

 

 
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