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It seems that every magazine article I have picked up lately has related directly to creativity and innovation. The trend continued this morning, when I discovered the The Atlantic's special culture report on How Genius Works. In Project: First Drafts, the magazine asks some of the world's most creative and famous artists to explain their process of turning inspiration into art. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the feature.
Topics: Chris Dolan, creativity, creative problem solving, creative problem solving skills
Topics: creativity, trends, Lorie Lin, questions, Innovation, Collaboration, brainstorming
Yesterday, Chris showed me a fun tool on the Web called Wordle, "a toy for generating 'word clouds' from text that you provide."
Topics: Design, creativity, Amanda Hines, Wordle, Innovation
Topics: creativity, Ideas, Amanda Hines, divergent thinking, DIY, Innovation
Topics: creativity, facilitation, Clay Maxwell, Innovation, Collaboration
Topics: creativity, Clay Maxwell, trends, Innovation, Collaboration
Last month, Forbes contributor Chunka Mui posted an interesting article that addressed an upcoming study to be published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The results of the study found that creativity negatively affected perceptions of leadership potential. In a series of experiments conducted among working adults in India and college students in the U.S., individuals perceived as “creative” were repeatedly seen as less effective leaders.
Topics: creativity, Lorie Lin, Innovation, Compelling Case for Innovation, 9 Critical Success Factors, creative problem solving, leadership
Last week, the controversy over the popular iPhone Hipstamatic app sparked once again as the feature story in Lens, The New York Times photojournalism blog. For those of you unfamiliar with the app, the Hipstamatic produces highly processed shots with color filters and vignette framing that simulates vintage photography. The images are dreamy and while the iPhoneographer (note: this term actually exists) has a degree of control over the style of the shot, no two pictures turn out exactly alike. The debate over the validity of a smartphone camera app started November 22, 2010 when the following paper hit the newsstands.
Topics: creativity, Lorie Lin, Innovation, new product development, Incremental Innovation, Transformational Innovation
Topics: creativity, facilitation, Clay Maxwell, Ideas, Innovation, brainstorming
Here are the best innovation-related articles I read in January and found worthy of sharing on Twitter.
Topics: Chris Dolan, creativity, Business Model, Healthcare, Army, Entrepreneurial, Innovation, Obama
