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Many creativity research programs are narrowly focused on one aspect of creativity to the exclusion of others; an integrative focus will help move the field forward. Delete the scoop?
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A bit like an IQ test measures intelligence, the Torrance Test and others like it measure creative ability.
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Creativity can be mesaured, although there is room for improvements in the tests that are there! Delete the scoop?
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Some people are more creative than others and are literally bubbling with ideas, while others rarely or never show signs of creativity. What should we look for when searching for creative people?
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Looks like an interesting model; but will wait to read the original article before forming opinions! Delete the scoop?
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'Creative geniuses tend to be less the ones with the quickest answers and more the ones who keep working till they get it right.'
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Connative and personality factors are widely important : and so is having the right mindset. Delete the scoop?
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Carl Jung played with stones during a time of deep confusion. His example illustrates some things we know about the science of creative insight and the making hands-at-work.
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Didn't knew Carl Jung made castles and villages out of stone and clay: he seems to be an apt fit for my Sandman protagonist (those who have read my novella 'The Sculptor and the Sandman' will know what I am talking about) Delete the scoop?
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson - book review by Bill Gates
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shattering the myth of the lone genius. Delete the scoop?
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According to the Daily Mail, 4-year-old Heidi Hankins "has an IQ of 159 -- only one point below Albert Einstein's -- and has become one of the youngest members of Mensa." Heidi's case raises an intriguing question: can high intelligence accurately...
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rediscovered today; many of the arguments I make in context of Neha Ramu, Scott makes in the context of Heidi! Delete the scoop?
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Think Jar Collective contributor and creativity expert Michael Michalko shares his insights on what we don't learn about creativity in the school system.
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Brilliant article building on years of experience in the creativity field - Michalko at his best! Delete the scoop?
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News about Neha Ramu’s IQ is doing the rounds and it has been claimed that the MENSA certified IQ of 162 makes her Delete the scoop?
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Everyone can learn to be more creative, but to become very creative, I’ve come to believe you need to lead a creative life.
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Creativity is not an act; its a way of life! Delete the scoop?
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The holidays are over, the weather is lousy, and we’re sober again. We made all kinds of New Year’s promises, but the big one that will change our careers, if not our lives, is the promise to ourselves to become more creative.
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Brilliant ways to boost yours and your teams creativity. Delete the scoop?
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I love the creative process. Yet I hate it, too. Creativity is almost always a love/hate/love relationship.
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to achive gretaer heights, you have to be ready to plunge greater depths! Delete the scoop?
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“Being able to be truly happy at work is one of the keys to being happy in life,” says Heidi Golledge, CEO and cofounder of CareerBliss, an online career database. And what company couldn’t use a little more joy among its ranks?
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Cisco is #5 most happiest co. to work for! not bad at all:-) Delete the scoop?
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There are many roads to greatness, but logging 10,000 of practice to help you perfect a skill may not be sufficient.
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10,000 hours are important; so is identifying a domain that motivates you and where you have some basic talent! 
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Today, 8:22 AM
I am surprised that people apparently commonly believe that practice alone might be sufficient to achieve mastery. Such self-flattery! I can only imagine the logic of such individuals: "Oh, if I only put in the hours, I could be just as good as Tiger Woods/Bobby Fischer/Mathieu Riccard/[Insert whoever is way better than you at something here]." Implication: I could achieve greatness, I just am too busy doing other things.
Let's be realistic. We are not [ahem] born blank slates. Our genetics predispose us to different cognitive, physical, and emotional aptitudes and weaknesses. Great teachers matter. So does having a supportive environment (whatever that may be, as its likely to vary between individuals and the particular skill in question). 10,000 hours of practice is certainly going to have a significant impact on performance, but it's only one of the key ingredients.
Evidence that practice is necessary, but not sufficient, is not reason for discouragement though. The author makes this point about interpretation:
"So whether you view the data as suggesting that practice is less important because it only accounts for one-third of the variability in proficiency, or more important because it explains more than any other factor discovered so far, is a matter of perspective."
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Gardner's MI depicted using beautiful posters. Delete the scoop?
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good question as to wehther creativity is domain independent or requires some mastery of/ talent in a domain. Delete the scoop?
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Close your eyes and visualize the sun setting over a beach. How detailed was your image?
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Imagination as the reverse of perception. Delete the scoop?
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Here's last week's BBC Future column. The original is here, where it was called "Why our brains love feedback". I was inspired to write it by a meeting with artist Tim Lewis, which happened as par...
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Intelligent beings as ones that incorporate feedback from enviroenment and adapt! Delete the scoop?
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First we had IQ. Next came EQ. Now, Bruce Nussbaum introduces CQ -- Creative Intelligence. In his new book Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Delete the scoop?
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My last post seemed to have ruffled some feathers and this post is bound to upset some folks more, but I believe Delete the scoop?
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Methods for turning ideas into innovation.
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Creativity as 'the' new managemnet competency! Delete the scoop?
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The following is an excerpt from Creative Intelligence by Bruce Nussbaum (HarperBusiness), out March 5th.It took several hours, but Harry West and his team eventually reached a conclusion about their current challenge: Drinking was weird.West, the... Delete the scoop?
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One of the most influential ideas about crime prevention to come out in recent years is something called the "broken windows theory." According to this theory, small acts of deviance -- littering, graffiti, broken windows -- will, if ignored,...
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Chaos and disorder as a stimulant for creativity! Delete the scoop?
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Recently I came across this old television broadcast of Frank Zappa appearing on the Steve Allen show in 1963. On the show, Zappa demonstrates and conducts an orchestra around making ‘music’ with a bicycle. I had to share this video because there is so much in it for learning about creativity. Delete the scoop?
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"To invent, you have to take the odd and the strange combination of the years of knowledge and experience."
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its combinotariol, but not all patterns/ comibntaions are a jackpot! 
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January 19, 5:43 AM
Hm, true. Do people in the UK really like strange? People are so fearful. Delete the scoop?
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"A man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose."
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Holmes as an example of creative thinking. some good principles there to direct one's attention. Delete the scoop?
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