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Brainwriting — the quieter side of idea generation — When I talk to friends and colleagues about creativity, some think brainstorming is creativity, not just a tool to spur creative ideas. They describe brainstorming as a noisy meeting with scented markers, colorful sticky notes, shouting ideas out, and no plan or resolution from the event. …

Creating my new tempo — In my younger life, my tempo was controlled by “gottas” that surrounded family and home: Gotta get my child to the dentist Gotta mow the lawn Gotta get dinner ready by 6 p.m. to be on time for a meeting In my working life, my tempo was lorded directly by…

The only answer is “yes!” Most people don’t believe they are creative. Cultures ascribe the creation of the world to a deity. Theatres and museums celebrate great artists and their works. Nobel prizes go to creative minds. Poets laureate inspire at Presidential inaugurations. These are the heights people imagine when…

Resilience Kintsugi is a Japanese art form where lacquer combined with silver, gold, or platinum dust mends broken pottery. A shattered plate that’s more beautiful after being glued back together — ah, a delightful metaphor for resilience. …

Computers Can’t do “AHA!” Until last month, I thought all creativity was human. I never thought of any other kind. I was made aware of non-human creativity and had to learn about it. This is a shallow dive into non-human and human creativity. Non-Human Creativity Computational creativity is an active…

I wanted to thank his sisters for not being afraid of me. The death, the Thanksgiving holiday, and the birthdays were a triple whammy. How to celebrate a five-year-old’s birthday when his brother was dying? How to celebrate Mark’s first birthday when he was so ill and died five days…

Mashing up a Country Western Song and Everyday Creative Practice Small ‘aha’s are camouflaged in daily life. The first question was, “How to take an idea out of hiding”? Followed by, “How to acknowledge and call out the small aha's”? The final question became, “How to make a game out…