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Less than half of people would describe themselves as creative

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Often when I am giving workshops or keynotes around creativity, especially in a corporate setting, I will ask the participants to anonymously vote on whether they are creative or not. You would be surprised how many people believe that they are not creative. multiple answers possible, one of which was “creative”).

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Happiness is linked to higher creativity

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Many people have the stereotype of a creative person as someone who is broody, weird and possibly a little depressed. Numerous studies have looked at what sort of mood results in people producing their most creative output. And the results are overwhelmingly clear: Being happy is good for your creativity.

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Can meditation help or hurt your creativity?

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And we know that being distracted can be detrimental to our creativity. So the next question is: If people are feeling better and calmer due to this meditation, does it also have a positive impact on their creativity? This is much more likely to lead to mind wandering, associated with original and divergent new creative ideas.

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Creative people are more likely to cheat

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People usually associate creativity with positive things, like producing beautiful art , scientific breakthroughs or successful new innovations. But creativity might also have a dark side. Research from 2012 suggests that people with higher creativity were more likely to be dishonest than less creative people.

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Episode 080: Creative Ideas From 2012: How Did They Turn Out?

Innovation in Practice

Back in 2012, The New York Times released an article entitled “32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow.” In today’s episode, let’s turn the clock back and see how well they did as we look ahead from 2012 to today. Now the people in 2012 couldn’t possibly have predicted this pandemic.

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Why mind wandering is good for your creativity

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If you want to become more creative, one of the most effective things you can do is become more comfortable letting your mind wander. It sounds simple, but there is a wealth of research which shows the creative benefits of letting your thoughts flow freely. This incubation state is one of the primary aspects of the Creative Process.

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Creative Process: 5 stages which ideas go through

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What is actually happening in the brain a complex combination of conscious and unconscious activities that interact with one another, trying to find creative solutions to a challenge. This is what is known as the Creative Process. The method by which the brain comes up with creative ideas.