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Can creativity training really improve your creativity?

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Some people still debate whether creativity is something which only certain people are born with, or whether it can be developed in everyone. Well, we have already previously seen that creativity is determined more by our nurture (upbringing) than by our nature (genes we are born with).

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The creative personality: Which of the Big 5 Personality Traits is associated with creativity?

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Why do creative people often behave so differently than other people? For decades, researchers have been trying to find out what makes up the personality profile of creative, innovative people. However, in order to be able to identify the personality of creative people, researchers needed to agree on a way to study personality at all.

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What impact does time pressure have on creativity?

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Diamonds are formed under pressure There are numerous examples of companies who allowed staff to take time to work on their own innovations and creative ideas. So is time pressure actually good for creativity ? And the results were clear: time pressure results in people being less creatively productive.

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Top 12 Best Creativity Podcasts

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Nowadays, there are even a few great podcasts about creativity. Here is a list of the best podcasts about creativity, being a professional creative and becoming more creative: #1: Idea to Value – Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn. #2: 3: Accidental Creative with Todd Henry. #4:

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Are you born creative? Is creativity genetic? The nature vs nurture debate

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Are some people born creative? Or to say it another way, are some people born not creative? But how do we find out whether someone can be born with or without creative ability? Do we inherit creativity from our parents? But what about creativity? I hear this myth all the time. Or can we develop it at any stage?

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What is ‘True Creativity’? (part 2 of 5)

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You see, back in 2005 I started work with one of the largest management consulting firms in the world. I am close to sharing some of the breakthrough insights about what make your ideas, creativity and innovation projects work. And that you could get a sneak preview of what was coming up by registering here for free.

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Do you need to be intelligent in order to be creative? The threshold theory

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What is the link between intelligence and creativity? And can you be creative without being intelligent, or do you need a minimum level of intelligence to achieve great creative feats? This has been a question posed since creativity research began seriously in the 1950s. And it has a long, controversial history.