The Paradox of the Scattered Genius Picture a typical day for a creative professional. Your morning starts with ten ideas at ...

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A few years ago, a business coach of mine presented me with an intriguing question. He asked me whether I preferred my employees to be an extension of my hands or my brain. I struggled to decipher the ...

Have you ever had the solution for a tough problem suddenly hit you when you’re thinking about something entirely different? Creative thought is a hallmark of humanity, but it’s an ephemeral, almost ...

What do you think about when you hear the word "creativity?" Problem solving? Or the mysterious mojo bestowed by the muses? While people probably thought something akin to the latter, creativity ...

Imagine you’re on a first date, sipping a martini at a bar. You eat an olive and patiently listen to your date tell you about his job at a bank. Your brain is processing this scene, in part, by ...

Researchers analyzed data from 857 patients across 36 fMRI brain imaging studies and mapped a common brain circuit for creativity. A new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that ...

While it might seem like we have a good grasp on the human brain, there is a lot we still don't know. We have come a long way — Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was useless, and Aristotle theorized ...

Yang Yongzhong, Professor of Creative Management, founder of Chinese Creative Management, and global systematic proposer of ...

Have you ever observed that some individuals seem to possess a natural talent for creativity? They effortlessly generate ingenious ideas, come up with inventive solutions to problems, and consistently ...

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