THE Creative Leadership Academy

Creative Thinking – 6 Surefire Ways to Unleash Business Creativity by Randall Rozin

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:12:39 -0500

Creative Thinking – 6 Surefire Ways to Unleash Business Creativity by Randall Rozin

"that extraordinary moment when vexing problems vanish before the approach of deeply unexpected..."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:30:40 -0500

“that extraordinary moment when vexing problems vanish before the approach of deeply unexpected understanding.”

- Facilitating Serendipity with Peel-and-Eat Shrimp

"Instead, idea generation needs to be like a river"

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:30:37 -0500

““Instead, idea generation needs to be like a river””

- The Oatmeal on finding sources of creativity

The Biological Advantage of Being Awestruck (via)

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:00:34 -0400

The Biological Advantage of Being Awestruck (via)

"Can every leader become a creative leader? In general, the answer is yes, but some people will find..."

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:30:19 -0400

“Can every leader become a creative leader? In general, the answer is yes, but some people will find this transformation more difficult than others.”

- Every leader should study world’s creative achievers

"I feel all the tension release from my body. It was amazing. When you work at something really hard,..."

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:20:11 -0400

“I feel all the tension release from my body. It was amazing. When you work at something really hard, then working at something else is a vacation. I remember returning to work on The Avengers with a clearer eye and being more invested not because I have my art and this is my commerce but because the joy of storytelling is back.”

- Why You Need A Creative Shift Instead Of A Vacation, As Explained By Joss Whedon

crossettlibrary: Wow, this WILL blow your mind. Or prove...

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:03:58 -0400

crossettlibrary:

Wow, this WILL blow your mind. Or prove you’re dead to the world (if your mind isn’t blown).

benningtonpostbac:

It’s Mensa Mind Challenge Month! To celebrate the life of the mind, here’s this amazing video.

And here’s Mensa’s 1st challenge:

Challenge #1: We suggest telling someone else three cool things you’ve learned about the brain. Teaching others not only helps them, it helps solidify facts and abstract thoughts in one’s own mind. Give it a shot!

jtotheizzoe:

Hexaflexagons!!

Happy October! Behold this lovely tale of extra paper, folding fun, and the trans-dimensional colortastic geometric wow-fest that is the hexaflexagon!!

Can someone fold me a few of these and send ‘em over? That would be great. I fully endorse not paying attention in math class if you’re gonna do this instead.

(by the wonderful Vihart)

How Biomimicry is Inspiring Human Innovation

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:28:33 -0400

How Biomimicry is Inspiring Human Innovation

“Love it or hate it, it’s not going away. Crowdsourcing,...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:24:07 -0400

“Love it or hate it, it’s not going away. Crowdsourcing, community and co-creative initiatives are coming thick and fast”

"‘Courage is the first of the human qualities, because it is the one that guarantees all..."

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:16:30 -0400

“‘Courage is the first of the human qualities, because it is the one that guarantees all others,” said the Greek philosopher Aristotle. And it’s true, especially when it comes to creativity and innovation. Without courage, no creativity; without courage, no action; without courage, no innovation.”

- Creative leadership requires courage

"Everybody’s wildly creative underneath,” says Kelley. “That child’s mind is..."

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:27:30 -0400

““Everybody’s wildly creative underneath,” says Kelley. “That child’s mind is still in there. My mission is to convert people to confidence — to take people who don’t think of themselves as creative — especially people who think of themselves as primarily analytical — and move them from the fear of being judged to familiarity and ease with the creative process. It’s amazing how quickly people flip.””

- Inside Stanford’s creativity factory

Automatons Get Creative

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:03:34 -0400

Automatons Get Creative

springwise: Silent pop album released as sheet music only...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:18:16 -0400

springwise:

Silent pop album released as sheet music only encourages fans to use their creativity

With the often-heralded death of the record industry never quite coming to fruition, we’ve seen some musicians embracing digital music, from the record label offering free downloads for life to the rapper only allowing one person at a time to listen to his mp3 single. Taking a step in a different direction, popular singer-songwriter Beck is releasing Song Reader, a new album that is only available in sheet music format. READ MORE…

"But just because it’s harder to find doesn’t really mean that creativity is any less important in..."

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:27:08 -0400

“But just because it’s harder to find doesn’t really mean that creativity is any less important in these industries than in others right? In fact, in a creativity drought, it may be even more easily “soaked up” by parched workers.”

- Fostering Creativity Isn’t THAT Hard

When groups of people get stuck on a problem—whether over...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:58:09 -0400

When groups of people get stuck on a problem—whether over culture, systems, process, understanding, or something else—the best solutions can come from asking the right questions.

Good advice for creative leaders: Problem-Solving Trick: Ask the Right Question

5 Things you can use as metaphors for the creative process

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:43:21 -0400

5 Things you can use as metaphors for the creative process

"Moderate background noise enhances creativity and makes consumers more likely to buy new and..."

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:49:26 -0400

“Moderate background noise enhances creativity and makes consumers more likely to buy new and innovative products, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.”

- Does Background Noise Make Consumers Buy More Innovative Products?

Podcast: How Iconoclasts Think

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:33:25 -0400

Podcast: How Iconoclasts Think

"In the post-post-modern world, it’s easy to snicker at calls to make the world a better place,..."

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:55:13 -0400

“In the post-post-modern world, it’s easy to snicker at calls to make the world a better place, whether they come from sustainability advocates or dedicated humanists. But who really wins if no one believes that our nation’s leaders, corporate and otherwise, can be better than the worst we can imagine about them? What good does it do to assume no compromise will ever be struck and no bargain can ever work out for all sides?”

- Alexis Madrigal, on why our world is badly in need of new thinking. (via theatlantic)

"Creative individuals frame their experiences. Such people are highly ambitious, and they do not..."

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:19:42 -0400

“Creative individuals frame their experiences. Such people are highly ambitious, and they do not always succeed, by any means. But when they fail, they do not waste much time lamenting; blaming; or, at the extreme, quitting. Instead, regarding the failure as a learning experience, they try to build upon its lessons in their future endeavors. Framing is most succinctly captured in aphorism by French economist and visionary Jean Monnet: “I regard every defeat as an opportunity.””

- What lessons can we learn from the most creative people? Barking up the wrong tree