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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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What impact does sleep have on creativity?

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And dreams sometimes exhibit some of the most creative, unexpected and original thoughts we ever have. However, more recent scientific evidence has looked at whether there really is a link between sleep and problem solving, creativity and the development of new divergent ideas.

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Evidence that children are more creative than adults (and the opposite)

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There is an old adage that children are more creative than adults. That in order to become more creative, you should reconnect with your “inner child” Yet what does the science and research say? Are children really more creative than adults? Teenagers did show higher creativity on the social challenge though.

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Careers Conducive to Creativity

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Living a creative life is a goal for a lot of people. The idea of spending every day immersed in artistic pursuits exploring opportunities, even gaining a better understanding of what creativity means is exciting. The good news is you can tip the balance further in your creative favor. The reality is a need to achieve a balance.

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Join me next week, 18th May, for a live “Ask Me Anything” session

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I don’t do very many mass-market public speaking engagements anymore. That is why I am happy to announce that next week, on the 18th of May at 12:00 CEST, I will be speaking live at the Innov8rs Unconference 2021. It will be an Ask me Anything style interview format, titled: Enhancing Creativity to Deliver Innovation Results.

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THINKING ABOUT WELL-BEING, RESILIENCE AND CREATIVITY DIFFERENTLY

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Doing this effectively creates a safe space, to transform the power of our minds and hearts to connect with others, cultivate well-being, harness people’s collective genius, and generate our resilience, by thinking about creativity differently. It also as well as enhances our well-being and creativity differently.

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Future Trends 2021: Purpose & Co-creation

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and the answer can serve as the beacon for all organizational decision-making in 2021 paired with collaboration in an online world. What is the benefit of being purpose-driven in 2021? ?? Nearly two-thirds of US-based employees surveyed by McKinsey & Co said that COVID-19 has caused them to reflect on their purpose in life.

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