Articles
A curated selection of unique articles related to what creativity and innovation is and how to practice it better as people, organizations and systems.
Why creative people are weird
Link to an article on why creative people seem to be weird.
Tom Peters on how Innovation is easy!...
Great little clip from Tom Peters on how innovation is actually easy. Check it out to learn how.
Where do good ideas come from?
In this RSA animate video Stephen Johnson shares where creative and innovative ideas come from
The pattern behind self deception
Michael Shermer shares in this TED talk about how we deceive ourselves. This is important for creativity and innovation.
Richard Feynman on thinking
In this video Richard Feynman shares insight on ways of thinking that are stagnant or creative.
Changing education paradigms
RSA animate on how to boost creativity and innovation in the education system
Bertrand Russell on "exact thinking"
Bertrand Russell on Critical Thinking
John Cage's experimental music compositions
Seeing a real creative in action.
Meaning of creativity and "flow"
In this video Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi shares insights on his 45 years of research on creativity and flow.
Inventor of the digital camera
Learn lessons on creativity and innovation from the creator of the first digital camera.
Dude building a log cabin in the wilderness...lots to learn here
Interesting old documentary on an old dude who builds a cabin in the woods. Insights for creativity and innovation here.
Inventor of the super soaker water gun
Learn about the persistence in innovation from Super Soaker inventor.
Robert Crumb's creative process
Learn about creativity from Robert Crumb's creative process.
Free associate the Bird Man of Portugal
Learn about improvisation and creativity from a master.
Marcel Duchamp on "Assumptions"
Learn about assumptions from artist and outside the box thinker Marcel Duchamp
Try to link ideas as smoothly as Bootsy Collins does
Learn in this video from Boosty Collins on linking disparate ideas for creativity and innovation.
Motorcycle Builder's Creative Process. Shinya Kimura
In this video learn from Shinya Kimura on creative process and innovation.
Jim Force on "The art of the Dumb question"
Jim Force shares in this article how dumb questions can actually lead to real creativity and innovation.
The Myths of innovation, with Scott Berkun
In this article innovation expert Scott Berkun shares myths about innovation.
Slow Hunches go Bump
In this video, creativity master Steven Johnson explores where good ideas come from