Psychologists define creativity as the ability to generate novel, useful, and surprising work. Creativity is not limited to the arts. Businesses, scientists, medical professionals, comedians, and even ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of mind where you can get the best out of yourself. It’s that feeling when you are completely ...

Betsy Wild is the CEO and owner of We Craft Box, an award-winning monthly kids craft kit delivered to the home. We’ve all, no doubt, heard the old adage “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day ...

Steven J. Tepper makes an excellent case for measuring the creative climate of colleges (“The Creative Campus: Who’s No. 1?,” The Chronicle Review, October 1). His essay reminds us that the spirit ...

Creativity is when people get in your way! It's a strange statement, but it's not as paradoxical as it might seem - let me explain. Forget the idea that to be creative, you need absolute carte blanche ...

Quick, think of a new use for a baseball bat. If you thought of something that doesn't involve a swinging action (e.g., smashing things), such as using it as a rolling pin, congratulations, you're a ...

Can an AI chatbot make a person more creative? Supporters of artificial intelligence say it can serve as a muse, but critics doubt it — they say that it does little more than remix existing work. Now, ...

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In 1972, Steve Jobs took a calligraphy class at Reed College guided by campus posters he saw after leaving school. The fonts on the posters themselves were artistic enough to get his attention, and he ...

“Creative insights and imaginative solutions often occur when we stop working on a particular problem and let our mind move on to something unrelated [but] caffeine prevents our focus from becoming ...