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28 06, 2023

Can creativity training really improve your creativity?

By |2023-06-28T09:26:50+02:00June 28th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

Some people still debate whether creativity is something which only certain people are born with, or whether it can be developed in everyone. Well, we have already previously seen that creativity is determined more by our nurture (upbringing) than by our nature (genes we are born with). However, we have also seen that children appear [...]

7 06, 2023

Evidence that children are more creative than adults (and the opposite)

By |2023-06-09T11:44:44+02:00June 7th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

There is an old adage that children are more creative than adults. That in order to become more creative, you should reconnect with your "inner child". Yet what does the science and research say? Are children really more creative than adults? The answer is a little complicated. How children are more creative than adults Numerous [...]

14 05, 2023

Authority Bias: Why we submit to the ideas and orders of others

By |2023-05-14T11:26:22+02:00May 14th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

Would you ever hurt someone intentionally? What about if someone you respected told you to do it? In some cases, people will believe almost anything someone tells them, if the person telling them appears to have the authority to do so. One of the most dangerous biases in the world might be the Authority Bias. [...]

21 04, 2023

What impact does sleep have on creativity?

By |2023-05-02T10:12:21+02:00April 21st, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

If you have ever felt challenged solving a problem, or struggled to come up with an idea, there is one piece of advice that many people would give: Sleep on it For hundreds of years, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs have told tales about how some of their best ideas came to them in their sleep, [...]

30 03, 2023

Can you separate Art from the Artist?

By |2023-03-30T14:02:28+02:00March 30th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

Even if it was created by a terrible person, can art still be beautiful? Is it possible to appreciate something created by someone, when you know that creator has done something you disagree with strongly? And how bad does their action have to be in order for people to change their mind about the quality [...]

16 01, 2023

Happiness is linked to higher creativity

By |2023-01-16T20:49:02+01:00January 16th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

Many people have the stereotype of a creative person as someone who is broody, weird and possibly a little depressed. But according to research, the opposite might actually be true. Numerous studies have looked at what sort of mood results in people producing their most creative output. And the results are overwhelmingly clear: Being happy [...]

10 01, 2023

Laughter can make people more creative

By |2023-01-16T20:49:54+01:00January 10th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

We have all heard that laughter is the best medicine. But it turns out that if you want to be more creative and come up with highly original ideas, then laughter might also help you. In two sets of research studies, participants were either shown humorous film clips or were allowed to listen to humorous [...]

4 01, 2023

Why creativity is the future of your teams

By |2023-01-05T08:57:47+01:00January 4th, 2023|Creativity|0 Comments

The world is changing faster than ever. Established companies are being overtaken by more innovative upstarts, entire industries which previously dominated the economy are being disrupted. And looking at the future of work, artificial intelligence has already begun replacing low-skilled jobs. So what is the single most important skill for your teams in order to [...]

9 12, 2022

Can meditation help or hurt your creativity?

By |2022-12-09T21:09:31+01:00December 9th, 2022|Creativity|0 Comments

In today's world, there are so many things which are constantly distracting us. And we know that being distracted can be detrimental to our creativity. As a result, many people are trying to build up their internal ability to ignore distractions and be able to focus better in order to live a happier life. One [...]

4 10, 2022

People underestimate how much they might enjoy just “thinking”

By |2022-10-04T14:38:04+02:00October 4th, 2022|Creativity|0 Comments

How would you feel if someone told you that you needed to sit silently in a chair and not use your phone for 30 minutes? To just sit there and "think"? I expect that like many people, you would probably think that you would be bored out of your mind. Being bored has numerous benefits. [...]