Paul McCartney appears to compose the smash hit ‘Get Back’ from thin air in a clip from the Beatles documentary of the same name — but experts propose at least eight other factors behind it.
Brainstorming in a group can be challenging – but it can yield unique, innovative results.
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New software that can generate images and text on command may deliver ‘good enough’ creativity in advertising, copywriting, stock imagery and graphic design.
As COVID-19 public health measures begin to relax, reflecting on routines and their value is useful when moving toward a ‘new normal.’
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Routines can be powerful tools to help people build a ‘new normal’ as pandemic restrictions lift. Routines can support creativity, boost health and provide meaningful activities and opportunities.
Can’t find the answer? You might want to take a nap.
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We compared the ability of volunteers to solve a problem after a cat nap compared to those who stayed awake. It’s a technique we borrowed from Thomas Edison and Salvador Dali.
Creativity can be used in countless ways – with positive or negative consequences.
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Parents often want their kids to be creative. But while creativity has many benefits, it can also be used for harm. Here’s how to teach kids to harness their imagination for the common good.
For Paul McCartney, songwriting involved a convergence of memory, experience and happenstance.
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Art classes and STEM toys are nice, but there are simple and free ways parents can encourage their child’s creativity – or keep it from getting squashed.
Coastal communities are likely to be hardest hit by climate change.
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Fashion designers managing their individual brands while working at renowned companies should strike a balance between benefiting from the affiliation and maintaining their independence.
Until wonder is welcomed in all workplaces, the health of our society and our capacity to imagine new alternatives is contingent on the ability to experience and refine wonder in artistic spaces.
Fortnite players have to think about what they want to build to achieve their goals.
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Games can help players practice important skills related to civics and public life, like communication, empathy and compassion, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
Taking part in creative activities with little ones can help bolster their communication, build their sense of self and even improve their health and wellbeing.
Through creativity, children make sense of the world.
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Art can be a way to promote and support mental health in children, and understanding children’s experiences through the pandemic as seen through children’s art may help support them into the future.
By encouraging random encounters and free-flowing conversation, coffee shops are engines of innovation.
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