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The Poison of Labeling
Jenny, a 1st grader, shows up to art class and doesn’t do so well with her first project. She feels ...
Creativity or Bust
In the past, there were creative companies and non-creative companies. Ad agencies were creative. Bolt manufacturers were not. The music ...
Choosing the Best Ideas: Value Mapping
Once you’ve brainstormed a long list of powerful new ideas, the challenge becomes choosing the best ones to pursue. We ...
Zapping vs. Sapping
There are two types of people in the world – Zappers and Sappers. When you are with a Zapper, you ...
Imaginary Barriers
Think of all the stories we tell ourselves that hold us back. “I’m too old”, “I didn’t go the right ...
Are Schools Killing Creativity?
My daughter, Chloe, recently had an unfortunately all-too-common experience in school. Chloe’s 4th grade art teacher asked the students in ...
The Age of Creativity in Action
Shadan Malik is an Age of Creativity entrepreneur. His company, iDashboards , provides exactly the type of value people seek ...
The Creativity Gap
The cover story of Newsweek (July 19, 2010) reports on the state of Creativity in America. The findings, unfortunately, point ...
What’s Your Color?
If you wanted to start a groundbreaking business in 1981 where you could express your creativity and beat your competitors, ...