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The (Hidden) Advantages of Creativity
Prophsee Journals, Unsplash We assume creativity is valuable, but it is worth examining what exact advantages it provides. Some benefits...


Where Do Original Ideas Come From?
Jeremy Beck, Unsplash The year is young. We are still full of energy and ambition imagining what is to come and what we can make happen. ...


What Makes Art Meaningful?
Dannie Jing, Unsplash Despite the vast scholarship in the psychology of art and aesthetics, we are still only starting to learn about the...


Uncovering Emotions in Creativity
Unsplash, Skye Studios We tend to consider creativity in terms of thinking, such as coming up with ideas and solving problems. And...


Your Brain on Art
Most people share the intuition that the creation and appreciation of art are important aspects of being human. Art moves us...


Strategies to Overcome Creative Anxiety
There are many reasons to boost our creativity, from enhancing our well-being to building career skills. Yet, creativity is, by...


Overcoming Creativity Anxiety
The New Year is an occasion many of us look forward to setting new goals and aspirations. Disconnecting from our digital devices before...


Creative Leadership Lessons from Star Trek
In honor of International Women’s Day, and knowing the power of fiction to inspire, let’s consider what we can learn about leadership...


Art Builds Understanding
At the just completed Designing for Empathy Summit, social scientists and museum leaders gathered to discuss how museums can build...


Gender-Diverse Teams Are More Creative
The nature of creative work has changed in recent decades, becoming increasingly team-based. It is thus important to know which teams ...


Realizing Creativity
At the just-completed Marconi Institute for Creativity conference in Bologna, Italy, creativity scholars presented new research examining...


The Hardest Thing About Creativity
At the recent annual convention of the American Psychological Association, researchers examined how people make creativity happen....


Making Creativity and Innovation Happen
In a World Economic Forum article outlining the "top 10 job skills of tomorrow," at least five are related to creativity and...


Creativity and Serendipity: Making the Unexpected Happen
It is a well-known story. Viagra was supposed to be a drug reducing high blood pressure. It did not turn out to be effective for this ...


What It Takes to Be Creative in a Time of Crisis
During a crisis – whether personal, organizational, or societal – usual ways of thinking and action may no longer be helpful or serve ...


When Is Your Creativity Greatest?
New research published in the Academy of Management Journal shows that there isn’t one best time of day for creativity. Rather, peak ...


Resolution: Build Creativity and Well-Being
What goals found their way into your New Year’s resolutions? Among the common goals of losing weight and exercising more, might you...


Creativity Requires Taking Risks
A new study from an international team of researchers published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts shows that...


Who Are the Most Effective Creativity Role Models?
A new study published in the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts shows how different kinds of mindsets about creativity ...


Where Creative Potential Comes From
Scientists studying creativity from around the world gathered last week at a virtual conference organized by the Marconi Institute for ...
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