The Creative Mind

JULY 21, 2023

The post Is Brainstorming Good for Creative Thinking? appeared first on The Creative Mind. Lewis and others discussed religious and literary ideas and their own works in progress in a famed discussion group, the Inklings, which met regularly at Lewis’ college rooms at Oxford or in pubs, in the 1930s and 40s.

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The Creative Mind

MARCH 27, 2023

Our inner experience as talented, creative people could be called “teeming” – as in the title of a book by Jane Piirto, PhD: My Teeming Brain: Understanding Creative Writers. The post Our Teeming Mind and Creative Thinking appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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Imagineer7

MAY 20, 2022

Aspects of creative thinking that are not usually taught. You are creative. Every one of us is born a creative, spontaneous thinker. The only difference between people who are creative and people who are not is a simple belief. Creative people believe they are creative. Creative thinking is work.

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The Creative Mind

MARCH 31, 2023

Creative problem solving is enhanced by thinking more abstractly or at an intellectual distance, rather than more concretely, according to research studies. The post Think More Abstractly to Develop Creativity and Innovation appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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The Creative Life

MAY 8, 2023

Will AI soon be taking work from creatives? Not if you develop these skills. The post How to survive the AI revolution appeared first on The Creative Life. Written by a human, not a bot.)

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Harvard Professional Development

JANUARY 30, 2025

Successful innovation hinges on a delicate balance between creativity and analysis. As Ben Little , instructor of Innovation & Strategy at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education Professional & Executive Development, says: Innovation leadership requires both a good story and good underlying substance.

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Management Help

JANUARY 18, 2022

Creative Thinking Skills: What It Is, Examples and Guidelines Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Sections in This Topic Include What is Creative Thinking?

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Management Help

JANUARY 18, 2022

Creative Thinking Skills: What It Is, Examples and Guidelines Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Sections in This Topic Include What is Creative Thinking?

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Fortitude Business Consulting

MAY 5, 2021

One of the best ways to boost your profits is with innovation, but you can’t begin without appropriate creative thinking techniques. Creative thinking techniques fuel innovation, encourage new insights and solutions and give your business. However, innovative thinking methods aren’t always easy to understand and apply.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Trevor wanted his people to be pillars of innovation and creativity. In doing so, they help their most creative people to develop exciting new ideas. Want more advice on boosting creativity and innovation in your company? “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.”

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The Creative Mind

AUGUST 22, 2023

These four P’s of Product, People, Process and environmental Press have been used as frameworks by many creativity researchers and writers. In a helpful overview article, Sandeep Gautam provides explanations of these concepts, and references to various creativity experts. Here are a few excerpts.

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International Coach Academy

JULY 15, 2024

A Coaching Power Tool By Silvia Bruno, Transformational Coach, Spain Diverging vs. Converging: Case Study 1 Sarah, a designer, is tasked with developing a new advertising campaign for a product launch. Through this coaching process, Sarah can break out of her convergent thinking rut and explore new possibilities for her advertising campaign.

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International Coach Academy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Coaching can play a truly supportive role in helping people make the most of their skills and experiences and think creatively about their career options and approaches. The Dive Coaching Model The DIVE model in career coaching helps to stimulate creative thinking and to ignite curiosity.

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 5, 2023

Being relatively free of disabling moods like high levels of depression and anxiety can enhance and release creative thinking, but a number of writers and psychologists think too much focus on the pursuit of happiness may be limiting how we develop cre. The post More Happy, More Creative?

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The Creative Mind

JULY 27, 2023

What seems to be a setback, error or limitation, may often be valuable for encouraging more creative thinking and innovation. The post Mistakes Fuel Creativity and Innovation appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 16, 2023

The acclaimed fable The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery declares children are much wiser and more creative than many adults. Can we regain that creative vitality? The post To Develop Your Creativity, Imagine You Are A Child Again appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 17, 2025

And they will be felt particularly keenly in the arts and creative industries. Some of my friends have been fired up for years about the creative potential of AI. Especially if you are a creative professional. There are newspaper stories about creative freelancers and employees being replaced by AI.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Creativity is intelligence having fun. Albert Einstein Behind every successful company lies a secret ingredient: a creative company culture that fosters innovation and empowers its employees to think outside the box. Companies embracing and prioritizing creativity pave the way for continuous innovation.

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can be learned. Creativity at work is absolutely inseparable. In order to unlock meaningful results in your everyday work life , you must ignite the spark of creativity with ideas and inspirations. Here’s How You Can Spark Creativity At Work For Unending Benefits.

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She Owns Success

APRIL 28, 2025

Strategies that incorporate creativity bolster innovation. Such leaders inspire confidence, encourage innovation in day-to-day operations, and create a work culture that thrives on improvement and creativity. So, how can you foster an environment where creativity thrives and breakthrough ideas emerge?

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International Coach Academy

JUNE 6, 2023

People use their Imagination Network to memorize past experiences, reflect on who they are, empathize with others, imagine the future, and develop scenarios until the right scenario causes an ‘aha’ moment. [3] During this creative process, memories and conventional ideas may come up.

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 28, 2022

Isaac Asimov participated in a team project in 1959 for ARPA – the Advanced Research Projects Agency – and wrote an essay for the group on developing creativity. “Presumably, the process of creativity, whatever it is, is essentially the same in all its branches […].

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Harvard Professional Development

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Instead, it’s a process that guides businesses through developing products or services that deliver value to customers in new and novel ways. Ultimately, innovation is taking forward action and developing growth opportunities — not standing still or maintaining the status quo. Innovation isn’t just an idea or a tool.

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The Creative Mind

JUNE 6, 2022

There are many ideas in the Creative Mind posts – not to mention all over the Internet – for how to develop creativity. The post Be More Creative – A List By Gail McMeekin appeared first on The Creative Mind. It can be helpful to make use of some of the most basic concepts.

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The Creative Mind

JULY 5, 2022

Like passion, meaning is another central element in how we choose which of our talents to develop and express. The post Make Meaning To Be More Creative appeared first on The Creative Mind. “For an artist, it is a driven pursuit, whether we acknowledge this or not, that endless search for meaning.”

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 18, 2023

How important and meaningful is it to be actively creative? How does creativity relate to our core identity? Julia McCutchen is an author, intuitive mentor and the founder and creative director of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW).

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International Coach Academy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By being conscious of our experiences and the lessons they offer, we can adapt and develop new skills, knowledge, and perspectives. Creativity and Problem-Solving: Consciousness allows us to engage in creative thinking and problem-solving. Learning and Growth: Awareness is essential for learning and personal growth.

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The Creative Mind

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In his writings and presentations about being creative, Michael Gelb addresses many topics, including being sensitive and creative: “Every sound and every silence provides an opportunity to deepen auditory attunement; but city sounds can be over.

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BetterUp

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Jump to section What’s creative thinking? Creative thinking versus critical thinking Creative thinking skills How to develop creative thinking skills 4 creative thinking examples to include on your resume Sharpen your creativity

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The Creative Mind

MAY 10, 2022

How can mind-wandering and down-time help us be creative? The post Unfocus To Be Creative appeared first on The Creative Mind. Psychologist Dennis Palumbo notes, “Some people call it puttering, or screwing around, or just plain goofing off. Others, of a more kindly bent, call it day-dreaming.

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The Creative Mind

JUNE 1, 2022

The post Finding Joy in Being Creative appeared first on The Creative Mind. “Composing gives me great pleasure… there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours of self-forgetfulness, when one lives in a world of sound.”

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The Creative Mind

MARCH 17, 2023

Creating may be at times a collaboration, and it can be helpful to get input from others about your work, but a number of artists also say they create primarily to please themselves, to realize their own unique creative inspirations. The post Be More Creative: Ignore Everyone appeared first on The Creative Mind.

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Lateral Action

MARCH 23, 2009

Lateral thinking is such a familiar concept that it's virtually synonymous with 'creative thinking'. The phrase 'lateral thinking' is frequently used interchangeably with 'creativity'. We take it for granted that creative people think different to the rest of us. It's what makes them creative.

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The Creative Mind

APRIL 10, 2023

As a child or teenager, we were perhaps more freely creative, but as supposed “grown-ups” we face fears and uncertainties about our talents, or the marketplace value of a particular form of expression, or what our investing in a project mea. The post What Keeps You Away From Creative Work?

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Harvard Professional Development

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Program: Creative Thinking: Innovation Solutions to Complex Challenges (on campus). The Harvard PDP Creative Thinking provided me with the skills and confidence to more effectively foster a creative climate, harness individual and team ability for breakthrough thinking, and craft my own innovative ideas and solutions.

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Harvard Professional Development

MAY 25, 2022

Taking time away from the day-to-day demands of your job to pursue professional development can be challenging. For many of our participants, the most valuable part of the professional development experience is identifying actionable tips and strategies that they can apply immediately upon the return to the office.

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International Coach Academy

JUNE 28, 2023

Organizational health as defined by McKinsey & Company, a renowned global business consulting firm, is the organization’s ability to align around a common vision, execute against that vision effectively, and renew itself through innovation and creative thinking.

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