Anthony D. Fredericks Ed.D.

How 'Playing It Safe' Inhibits Our Creativity

Embrace your ability to make mistakes. It is a critical and necessary part of the creative process.

Embrace your ability to make mistakes. It is a critical and necessary part of the creative process.

How Exposure to Nature Influences Creativity

Both research and anecdotal evidence suggest that time spent in nature has a clear and decided impact on our creative development and output.

Both research and anecdotal evidence suggest that time spent in nature has a clear and decided impact on our creative development and output.

How We Influence Our Childrens' Creativity

The comments we make to our children can profoundly affect how they grow up to become creative adults. What we say influences their eventual creativity.

The comments we make to our children can profoundly affect how they grow up to become creative adults. What we say influences their eventual creativity.

How Logical Thinking Gets in the Way of Creativity

We have a tendency to rely too much on logical thinking. Doing so impedes the generation of creative thoughts and innovative ideas.

We have a tendency to rely too much on logical thinking. Doing so impedes the generation of creative thoughts and innovative ideas.

Are You Following the Flock?

We put ourselves at a severe disadvantage when we self-assign ourselves to the "I'm not creative" group. The effects are often negative and long-lasting.

We put ourselves at a severe disadvantage when we self-assign ourselves to the "I'm not creative" group. The effects are often negative and long-lasting.

The Reality of a Creative Mind

We often endorse the myth that a creative idea must be an original idea. Not so! Often, a creative idea is simply the joining of two other ideas into a unique combination.

We often endorse the myth that a creative idea must be an original idea. Not so! Often, a creative idea is simply the joining of two other ideas into a unique combination.