Celebrate Your Internal Child Recently a group of 2nd graders was asked if they considered themselves “creative” 90% of the kids said yes, they felt they were creative. A group of high school students was asked if they felt they were creative and only 5% considered themselves creative. What happens to us? How do we …
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Innovation vs Creativity in·no·va·tion /inəˈvāSH(ə)n/ noun the action or process of innovating. synonyms: change, alteration, revolution, upheaval, transformation, metamorphosis, breakthrough; a new method, idea, product, etc. plural noun: innovations “technological innovations designed to save energy” cre·a·tiv·i·ty /krēāˈtivədē/ noun the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. …
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The Stroop Effect In this challenge, you will need to create the chart below in your word processor. Type the two columns of words that you see below. Then, Change the text to the colors in the parentheses; e.g.: the YELLOW is printed in (Green), the BLACK is printed in (Yellow), etc. YELLOW …
Try To Read This Read this aloud… I cdnuolt bivelee taht I cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer ni waht oredr the Itteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and Isat …
Where Does Creativity Hide Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Getting technical, it’s the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex that controls a person’s will to live, personality, and has been implicated in planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior. It is our filter or “gatekeeper”. If a creative thought wants to surface and make …
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A Doodle Story Create a squiggle on a piece of paper. Use a phrase from the list below (or create one of your own). Transform your squiggle into a doodle, that visually expresses the phrase in some way. It could be literal or just a response to the phrase. Happy as a clam I can’t …
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Your Brain Is Messing With Your Head! Let’s talk about the brain… Your brain. Scientists and psychologists discovered long ago, generally speaking, analytical thinking is done on the left side of your brain while creativity is done on the right side of your brain. Of course this is a gross generalization and in fact, when …
The most important part of failure is not to take it personally. Later on in this book, I will discuss a new concept of “Organic Innovation”. This is where you look at your idea or creation as that, a creation. Many entrepreneurs see their creations as a child. You give birth to the idea, you …
The Failure Continues Here are two more quick examples of failure from companies and products you are familiar with. WD40 How about WD40. It stands for Water Displacement, 40th Formulation attempt. It was invented during World War II when the military was looking for a way to keep wires and other parts dry and water-free, …
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