Stuck for ideas for what to do during World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21? Alicia provides some very simple suggestions in this post. This week at the dinner table my husband and I were having a conversation and used the word "coherent." Our 4-year old heard this word, but didn't understand what […]
Month: March 2011
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Fostering creativity – a ppt from Tudor Rickards
Here’s an intro ppt to creativity from one of the giants in the field – Tudor Rickards. It’s a good reference for creativity professionals to view as a basic understanding of research in the field. Rickards is an author on creativity and leadership in business and management, and is based at Manchester Business School in […]
Moral compass – a story
Qabalist teacher Ann Davies told a story about a U.S. Army general negotiating with a cannibal chief in New Guinea during World War II. The general wanted the chief to rally his tribe to help American troops fight the Japanese. The chief refused, calling the Americans immoral. The general was shocked. “We are not immoral!” […]
Does the 21st century need new Aesop's Fables?
Aesop’s Fables are a collection of moral lessons told in stories that are still used to teach children right from wrong. They are credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in Ancient Greece (620-560 BCE). Every so often I take a look through the tales for the moral lessons they teach. Today I […]
What if all students were treated as gifted? Study from US Dept of Education
Treating students as gifted yields impressive academic results, study finds (PhysOrg.com) — Schools that seek to help students who are underrepresented in advanced programs should treat them as gifted young scholars, an approach that can result in many of them actually performing at a gifted level within a few years, according to a U.S. […]
The ABC's Of Happiness and sparks for your creativity
Simple reminders. Simple. Reminders. Check out The Happy Self blog for great tips to enliven your creativity.
Seven deadly sins, moral virtues and creativity – are they related?
It continues to surprise me that some people refuse to own their creative abilities. Last summer I met a remarkable woman who produced a documentary on how swine are ill-farmed. She wants to bring to everyone’s attention to the ways pigs are raised and mistreated, causing ill effects on the environment, the people who live […]
Does creativity hinder leadership advancement? Dr. Gerard Puccio
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/(adapted) Gerard Puccio, chair of Buffalo State College’s International Center for Studies in Creativity, commented on an upcoming research article that says creative thinking stops individuals from advancing into leadership positions. The study by Mueller et al, will be published an upcoming issue of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. […]
Need creativity workshop ideas? creativity method ppt presentations from Jason Theodor, Agency Creative Director
How a Creative Director (advertising) presents creativity: Creative Method Workshop Edition from Jason Theodor The Creative Method v2 from Jason Theodor
Google Builds Better Bosses to Prepare for the Future
Adapted from Adam Bryant’s NYT article March 12, 2011. Google’s Quest to Build Better Bosses. Their mission: to devise something far more important to the future of Google Inc. than its next search algorithm or app. They wanted to build better bosses. People typically leave a company for one of three reasons, or a combination […]
