CREATIVITY

CREATIVE PROCESS:

INSPECT (observe from multiple perspectives)

COLLECT (gather resources)

SELECT (form taxonomies)

REJECT (exclude outliers)

DISSECT (break elements down into components)

CONNECT (synthesisze components)

REFLECT (idea incubation)

CORRECT (refine ideas)


"Where Good Ideas Come From", By Steven Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU


"The State of Engineering Education", Interview with Don Norman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOYz-9ZWVms


"The Secret of Pixar's Success", WSJ Interview with Ed Catmull

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtHQyEMlc-E


"Innovation Inc.", Interview with Ed Catmull in the Harvard Business Review, August 2002

https://hbr.org/2002/08/innovation-inc


Excerpt from Steve Jobs' Stanford University graduation address, 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOlRWg_iyWY


John Cleese discusses "The Secret to Creativity"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWEXQ9E4QiI


“Do Schools Kill Creativity?”, TED Talk by Sir Kenneth Robinson

https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity


“Eureka! It Really Takes Years of Hard Work”, By Janet Rae-Dupree, NY Times 2/3/08

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/business/03unbox.html


"The 6 Myths of Creativity", By Bill Breen, Fast Company, 12/1/04

https://www.fastcompany.com/51559/6-myths-creativity

Creativity comes from creative types.

Money is a creativity motivator.

Time pressure fuels creativity.

Fear forces breakthroughs.

Competition beats collaboration.

A streamlined organization is a creative organization.


Creativity Quick Start

https://www.skillshare.com/blog/learn/12-ways-to-kickstart-your-creativity-every-day

https://www.ted.com/playlists/170/kickstart_your_creativity

Keep a journal.

Draw or doodle daily.

Unplug completely. Go for a long walk.

Expose yourself to new stimuli. Listen to new music, go to a gallery or museum, cook/eat something different.

Take up a craft.

Maintain your contacts and reach out to new communities.

Change your routines occasionally.

Adopt a genius you admire (read a biography).

Donate your time and talent to a cause you believe in.