Creative Thinking
Find Your Muse by Getting Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation came out just before I went to Japan for the first time. Watching it in the cinema,…
Roger von Oech Talks about the Creative Whack Pack for the iPhone
Roger von Oech is one of my favourite writers about creative thinking, so when I heard he had produced an…
How to Sleep and Daydream Your Way to Success
These days, plenty of people are facing “involuntary entrepreneurship.” They’ve lost their gig and need to reinvent themselves as self-sufficient…
Is Lateral Thinking Necessary for Creativity?
Photo by cesarastudillo Lateral thinking is such a familiar concept that it's virtually synonymous with 'creative thinking'. The phrase 'lateral…
5 Ways Speech Recognition Can Make You a Better Writer
Photo by Abulic Monkey In my last article I reviewed the speech recognition functionality of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Now I'm going…
Elizabeth Gilbert: Is Creativity Divinely Inspired?
Regular readers of Lateral Action will know we're pretty sceptical about the idea of creative genius. You've probably noticed we…
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Does Creativity Make You Happy?
One of my favourite writers on creativity is the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. In this video of his TED talk, he…
How Does Twitter Affect Your Creativity?
About the Author: Mark McGuinness is a poet, creative coach and co-founder of Lateral Action. Subscribe today to get free…
Can You Float Your Way to Creative Flow?
Photos in this article courtesy of Floatworks Did you hear the one about the microwave bed? Eight hours' sleep in…
Don’t Try to Be Original
She was beautiful. I couldn't believe my luck. She took my hand on the dance floor and smiled an ultraviolet…