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Creativity

Even those of us not in explicitly creative fields must come up with new ideas and insights in order to move ahead. How can we shake up our thinking patterns? Creativity has been pegged to conducive environments, perfect collaborators, personality traits, serendipity, and even spiritual muses. While research psychologists are interested in increasing innovative thinking, clinical psychologists sometimes encourage patients to use artistic expression as a way to confront difficult feelings.

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The Latest on Creativity

At 88, Betty White is a model of both graceful and spunky aging. by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D.

Work and daydreaming really do go together...honest! by Amy Fries

Honesty is not always the best policy, but worth a try. by Ira Rosofsky, Ph.D.

Study confirms robust daydreaming and superior intelligence are connected. by Amy Fries

Knowledge gave us the confidence to take a risk. by Robert Wilson

Here's one answer -- one way to respond -- to the shadows of this world. by Peter H. Kahn, Jr., Ph.D.

Why do you dismiss your creative ideas? by Darya Zabelina

Suicide bomber psychology: Swapping We for Me by Molly Castelloe Fong, Ph.D.

Daydreams can help you keep resolutions alive all year by Amy Fries

Crayons and paint equal terrorism? I don't think so! by Cathy Malchiodi

Creativity Blogs

Creating in Flow

By Susan K. Perry, Ph.D.
Imagine That!
Annals of Ordinary and Extraordinary Genius
By Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein
Beautiful Minds
Musings on Intelligence and Creativity in Society
By Scott Barry Kaufman
Creativity and the Brain
The link between art and science.
By Semir Zeki
CreativityRulz
Showcasing creativity and innovation in all its forms, shapes, and sizes.
By Tina Seelig
The Power of Daydreaming
Wake Your Creative Abilities
By Amy Fries
The Healing Arts
The Restoring Power of Imagination
By Cathy Malchiodi
Music Matters
Exploring music and the mind.
By Henkjan Honing
Genius and Madness
From Elvis to Picasso and the thorny intersection of "madness" and creativity.
By William Todd Schultz
Life as Art
How our world shapes who we are and how who we are shapes our world
By Shelley Carson
Art, Media, and the Mind
Thinking and learning in the arts and media
By Kim Sheridan
And All That Jazz
A creativity researcher's take on the highs and lows of pop culture and the arts.
By James C. Kaufman, Ph.D.
Counterintuitive Corner
A provocative and humorous look at conventional wisdom,turns it on its proverbial ear and provides counterintuitive advice to succeed in today's world.
By Linda Kaplan Thaler
Freedom to Learn
The roles of play and curiosity as foundations for learning
By Peter Gray
Mindbloggling
Current ideas about cultural evolution and the creative processes that power it.
By Liane Gabora, Ph.D.
Novels, Poetry, and Psychology
What can be learned about psychology from reading novels and poetry? How can novels and poetry be used to teach psychology?
By Mark A. Hector, Ph.D.
People in Nature
Exploring the natural world's psychological effects on human beings.
By Richard Louv
Play
You are designed for play--or else.
By Stuart Brown
Working Creativity
Tapping into your everyday genius.
By Mark Batey, Ph.D.
Mindbloggling
Current ideas about cultural evolution and the creative processes that power it.
By Liane Gabora, Ph.D.