New research reveals a global creativity gap in five of the world’s largest economies, according to the Adobe State of Create global benchmark study. The research shows 8 in 10 people feel that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth and nearly two-thirds of respondents feel creativity is valuable to society. Unfortunately, only 1 in 4 people – believe they are living up to their own creative potential. Adobe hired StrategyOne to interview 5,000 adults: 1,000 each in the United … [Read more...]
Even Brilliant People Fail To Realize Potential Because They Stop Themselves
This post is for all of us who struggle to navigate an ever-changing and complex world. It's for the game changers, challengers and change agents. It's for the visionaries, leaders and innovators. It's for anyone trying to make the world a better place. We Learned Early How To Kill Innovation Each of us was born into this world with a natural curiosity to explore. As kids, we tinkered with toys and tried new things. We learned by trial and error. We were discoverers and … [Read more...]
Top Creativity Tips To Think Outside Your Box
Ever been stuck and feel like you can't get out of your box? Maybe even backed into a corner? I have. And I suspect you have too. Routine Thinking Leads To Being Stuck I believe that often we do the same thing so much that we can't see another way of proceeding. Our minds really don't like to think. It defaults to a mental path we've created over and over again. It takes less energy and mental work to follow the same path or process. It's just like driving home from the grocery store. We tend … [Read more...]
Seven Tips To Jump-Start Your Creativity
I consider myself fairly creative. I am not more creative than you. I've just spent a lot of time practicing creativity. And I've surrounded myself with people who constantly encourage me that I can be creative. It helps that my parents, family and teachers always encouraged me that I was creative. Believing that inner voice that "You are creative" is extremely important to success. You Are Creative! I firmly believe that we are all creative! You are a creative person. If you disagree with me, … [Read more...]
Demystifying The Creative Process
Remember kindergarten when we used to play with finger paints, watercolors, crayons, chalk, colored pencils, markers and other fun things. We'd paint with great abandon not worried about what anyone would think about our pictures. And we'd have fun. Our teachers would hang everyone's art on the bulletin board. They would ask us, "Tell us about your picture," without any judgment or verdicts of good and bad. Everyone was considered a creative artist. We were all creative using our … [Read more...]
Are You A Right-Brained Creative?
Where does creativity come from? No, it doesn't come from the strike of lightning bolt or a handful of hallucinogenic drugs. Although the movie Gothic depicting English Romantic poets Mary Shelley and Lord Byron taking drugs on a rooftop in the midst of a thunderstorm might lead you to think so. Dramatic, yes! And far from the truth. (The movie chronicles the summer when Shelley wrote Frankenstein.) Defining Creativity What is creativity? Creativity is a mix of original thinking, ingenuity … [Read more...]
