“Creativity takes courage. ” ― Henri Matisse A very brief quote today, but a good one.  I believe that fear is one of the primary factors that holds back creativity in our lives today.  In our home lives, we want to conform to the way society does things, the way our extended family does things [...]

“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things” – Ray Bradbury Similar to Daniel Pink’s quote from yesterday, today’s quote reminds us that conscious thought is the enemy of creativity.  Give your unconscious mind room to breathe [...]

“Abstract thinking leads to greater creativity… But in our businesses and our lives, we often do the opposite. We intensify our focus rather than widen our view.” – Daniel H. Pink What does creativity require? Today’s quote of the day is one piece of a puzzle, but nobody would agree on how many pieces the [...]

“Creativityis allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams Yesterday we discussed the definition of creativity.  Today’s post expands on that definition by including a couple of clarifications which contrast creativity, art and innovation.  Scott Adams (creator of the Dilbert comic strip), has the above to say about creativity vs [...]

“Creativity is the ability to find new solutions to a problem or new modes of expression; thus it brings into existence something new to the individual and to the culture.” – Dr. Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain  To start off this week’s theme of creativity, it seemed appropriate to define [...]

“And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship; to make designs for working in gold and in silver and in bronze, and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive [...]