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The 8 Types of Creative Intelligence
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. (Albert Einstein) Are you attempting to unleash creativity through familiar, …
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Can Computers Think Creatively?
Photo by AZAdam Computers are very smart, but they have no imagination, right? They can only slavishly follow instructions and rules - which means they can't think for themselves and generate …
Why Critical Thinking Is Not a Creativity Killer
Photo by Okko Pyykko Everyone knows critical thinking kills creativity. Suspending judgment in order to come up with new and unusual ideas is one of the sacred cows of the creativity …
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Can You Tell a Masterpiece from a Fake?
If you take your creative work remotely seriously, you probably pride yourself on your good taste and critical judgement. Just like Max Harris. In the 1940s, Harris was one of the leading …
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What Do Your Possessions Say about Your Creative Obsessions?
Photo by interrupt Earlier this week I switched on the TV part way through a documentary about the late, great Stanley Kubrick. Presenter Jon Ronson was obviously a huge Kubrick fan, and was …
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