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The Art of taking the right kind of break
BBC’s Horizon programme about Creative Insight saw Californian Professor of Psychology, Jonathan Schooler exploring what made people have creative insights or ‘aha’ moments and whether these could be deliberately increased. Experiments in thinking were set on the beach front; people came along to try lateral … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Horizon, Creative thinking, Creativity, Creators, Education, horizon, imagination, Invention, thinking
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Beautiful images of play from around the world
These images by Steve McCurry show how play is one of the things that unites us as humans. What I love is that they include adults as well as children. These would be wonderful to have around a play room … Continue reading
10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking
10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking 1. Trying to Find the “Right” Answer One of the worst aspects of formal education is the focus on the correct answer to a particular question or problem. While this approach helps us function in society, … Continue reading
As Children’s Freedom Has Declined, So Has Their Creativity
Published on Psychology Today (http://www.psychologytoday.com) As Children’s Freedom Has Declined, So Has Their Creativity By Peter Gray Created Sep 17 2012 – 11:15am If anything makes Americans stand tall internationally it is creativity. “American ingenuity” is admired everywhere. We are not the richest country (at … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative, Creators, Education, Good Childhood Enquiry, imagination, Independent, Invention, Play
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Defining creativity
Creativity is a very popular word these days. It’s everywhere, so you imagine that we all know what we mean by it. When you try to pin the word down to a particular definition though, this is when things get … Continue reading
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