Monday, May 25, 2020 from creativiteach
The year 2020 will be known for many things, but one of them certainly will be innovation. All of us have had to flex in ways we never expected. Individuals, businesses, and organizations of all sorts have had to find new ways of...Wednesday, May 20, 2020 from 99U
The 99U team of contributors spans the globe: from illustrators in Italy, Spain, and South Africa, to writers in Australia, the US, and Germany, we have collaborators across four continents in eight countries. We asked a handful of our...Monday, May 18, 2020 from creativiteach
I still chuckle at the memory of a mother of teens who said in only-partly joking despair, “I taught my kids to be independent, and now they ARE!” But she was onto something. It is easy to stereotype teenager years. Many of us have vivid...Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
This year, the world’s most prestigious music award show — The Eurovision Song Contest — was set to be more spectacular than ever, as an AI competition was running alongside the traditional extravaganza. Then the coronavirus arrived....Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from creativiteach
I thought I was finished with blogging. Creativiteach had a good run–seven years at the point I paused—and as I looked toward phased retirement, it seemed a good time to wind things down. Last spring, I thought I’d take the...Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
Moog today introduced its new Subharmonicon, a semi-modular analog synthesizer featuring six-tone subharmonic chords and organic polyrhythms. That’s a fancy way of saying it’s a musical instrument that lets you create incredible...Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 99U
Veteran and new work-from-homers share self-care practices, rituals, and boundaries to make working remotely successful for creatives.Tuesday, May 5, 2020 from 99U
Mikko Koskinen, co-founder and head of brand for Kyrö distillery set in an old dairy farm in a rural village in Western Finland, on how his team turned an idea spurred during a night in the sauna to a globally recognized brand.Friday, May 1, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
Deezer has found a new way to expel the scourge of profanity turning innocent children into thugs, drug addicts, murderers — and worse. The streaming service has developed an AI technique that automatically detects explicit lyrics...Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 99U
Through the lens of work from writer Olivia Laing and artist Edward Hopper, we explore how solitude can turn us into keen observers and fuel creative output.Friday, April 24, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
If you think the songs in the charts sound like they were made by machines, you’re probably wrong — an AI’s lyrics would be better. That’s according to research by ticket site TickPick, which recently tested whether people prefer...Tuesday, April 21, 2020 from 99U
We asked six creative leaders how they set the scene for creative exchanges and productive collaboration in the age of remote work and distributed teams. Thursday, April 16, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
Ashamed of your terrible home decor? Fear not: The acclaimed Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli has just released a series of wallpapers to hide your tie-dye tapestries, bloodstains, and Audrey Hepburn posters. And you wanna know...Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from 99U
Managers across creative teams share their best practices to thoughtfully lead teams from afarTuesday, April 14, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
Welcome to our brave new working world, where you’re spending a lot of time remotely sitting in front of a camera, most likely your computer or cellphone camera, in a video conferencing app. As someone who has filmed a lot of interviews,...Thursday, April 9, 2020 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
A new neuroimaging study points to an answer of what may have driven the evolutionary development of creativity.Wednesday, April 8, 2020 from 99U
The illustrator with a creative philosophy of care discusses drawing from nostalgia, getting rid of the pressure to design like others, and setting better boundaries with oneself.Tuesday, March 31, 2020 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
A new brain-imaging study has studied the brain activity of jazz guitarists during improvisation to show that creativity is, in fact, driven primarily by the right hemisphere in musicians who are comparatively inexperienced at...Thursday, March 26, 2020 from 99U
With tips for newly WFH workers and managers, the co-founder of Basecamp reflects on two decades of collaborating remotely as a team and how to manage expectations during transition.Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
The human brain is designed to make quick and effective decisions rather than stick to facts at all times. Instead of acting rationally, we prefer to act fast. This may lead to better outcomes indeed, but it might also lead you...Friday, March 20, 2020 from 99U
One of the highlights of our year is connecting with the creative community at the annual Adobe 99U Conference. In light of our current public health situation, we have decided to transform this year’s Adobe 99U from an in-person event...Thursday, March 19, 2020 from 99U
Samantha Clarke's new book explores ways to fall in love with your current job or work out the skills to move on.Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
A new contender has emerged for the title of best rapper alive: An AI dubbed the ‘Home-made Rap Machine. Li Yang Ku, a researcher at robotics firm Vicarious AI, trained the neural network to rap by feeding it classic lines by MCs...Thursday, March 5, 2020 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Want to boost creativity? Caffeine may not be the way to go according to a news study.Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
A new manga designed by AI and drawn by a robotic hand will be published in this week’s edition of Japan‘s Morning magazine. The AI developed the characters and plot by studying the works of Osamu Tezuka, known as “the father of manga”...Monday, February 24, 2020 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Technology has shifted the way that professors teach students in higher education. For example, by uploading recorded lectures online, students can reference a digital copy of the topics discussed in class. However, lecture-based...Monday, February 17, 2020 from Creativity – The Next Web
Existing intellectual property laws don’t allow AI systems to be recognized as inventors, which threatens the integrity of the patent system and the potential to develop life-changing innovations. Current legislation only allows humans...Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Economists and business leaders agree that innovation is a major force behind economic growth, but many disagree on what is the best way to encourage workers to produce the 'think-outside-of-the-box' ideas that create newer and better...Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Country music songwriters must perform a careful dance when they work with famous singers who may be less talented at writing songs but bring the needed star power to attract fans -- and, importantly, to get the song recorded in the...Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have conducted a study to see if virtual reality can be used as an expressive tool in art therapy.Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
It's increasingly common for managers to instruct employees to 'be creative' during brainstorming sessions. But according to a new article, being creative in the workplace is potentially fraught with peril because creativity itself is...Monday, July 8, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity under certain conditions, according to new research. The experimental study compared the effect of playing Minecraft, with or without instruction, to watching a TV show or...Tuesday, July 2, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
A typical child plays many roles, such as friend, neighbor, son or daughter. Simply reminding children of that fact can lead to better problem-solving and more flexible thinking, finds new research. Better problem-solving was just one...Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
What kind of potato chip would you create, and what would you name it, if you wanted to sell the product exclusively to pregnant women?Thursday, May 23, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
How can employees' working time be organized so as to enable them to perform in the best possible way when completing both creative and routine tasks? Economists investigated this question and made a surprising discovery. Which working...Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Humans use imagination a lot, whether it be thinking about what's for dinner later tonight or trying to imagine what someone else on the other side of the world may be experiencing after reading the news. As situations become farther...Friday, April 26, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they're young, you are missing part of the story. A new study of winners of the Nobel Prize in economics finds that there are two different life cycles of creativity, one that...Monday, April 15, 2019 from creativiteach
Would you like to use more creativity in your classroom? Could you use a little inspiration? How about some short videos for professional development? The American Psychological Association (APA) may have just what you’re looking for....Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from creativiteach
One of the most important things we can do to help students prepare to be creative scientists is to help them understand how science works. We need to share science that looks like science—unpredictable and full of questions—rather than...Thursday, April 4, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Though most firms today embrace a culture of criticism, when supervisors and peers dispense negative feedback it can actually stunt the creative process, according to a new study.Monday, April 1, 2019 from creativiteach
Ever scratch your head wondering how to make a coffin shaped paper box? OK, I haven’t either, but now that I’ve thought about it, I’m curious. The thing that sparked my musings, about coffin-shaped boxes, paper polygons, “exploding...Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from creativiteach » Creativity in the News
It is hard to do experiments in schools, particularly large scale experiments. A true experiment requires randomly assigning participants to an experimental group (which gets some kind of treatment) and a control group (which...Friday, March 22, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
There is an effective formula for unlocking employees' creative potential, according to new research. Employers should incentivize workers to produce an abundance of ideas -- even mediocre ones -- and then have them step away from the...Monday, March 18, 2019 from creativiteach
Sometimes even the most interesting creative project can start to feel like a burden. Experiments don’t work and have to be redesigned. Poetry needs editing. Interviews have to be transcribed and paintings need work. Those moments, when...Friday, March 15, 2019 from The Creativity Post
A look at the college admission scandal in the broader context of fairness.Thursday, March 14, 2019 from The Creativity Post
Sometimes it's the simplest of breaks in your routine that hold the key to the biggest breakthroughs.Monday, March 11, 2019 from creativiteach
One of my favorite books about creativity is titled Beautiful Oops. It makes sense because creativity, by definition, means thinking in new ways—sometimes incremental changes, but sometimes a complete change of course, a different...Monday, March 4, 2019 from creativiteach
We are soon to have another actor in the family! My husband has worked in theater for many years so much of our life has revolved around the show-of-the-moment. We can recite dialog from one show or another for almost any occasion. Now...Saturday, March 2, 2019 from The Creativity Post
What’s an obscure fact about you that you might share with the world to help us remember you and your brand?Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists investigated the impact of background music on performance by presenting people with verbal insight...