The Truly Creative Do Not Just Generate Ideas — They Implement
A very good point by Steven Furtick, via Zach Nielsen: Let’s define creative. Cause it seems like to me that the way we often use the term in church work today misses the point. Some people fancy...
View ArticleChristians and Creative Imagination
Vishal Mangalwadi, in The Legacy of William Carey: A Model for the Transformation of a Culture: Carey is a classic example of Christian thinking not ruled by fatalistic resignation. Rather than...
View ArticleThe 4 Phases of Developing Your Creative Voice
Very helpful, from the 99U. The four phases are: discovery, emulation, divergence, crisis. The post The 4 Phases of Developing Your Creative Voice appeared first on What's Best Next.
View ArticleHow History’s Most Creative People Organized Their Days
Fascinating! From the Washington Post. And it’s collected into a nice chart for easy comparison: The post How History’s Most Creative People Organized Their Days appeared first on What's Best Next.
View Article3 Basic Laws of Idea Generation and Human Nature, and Why It's Bad to Make...
Excellent, from Scott Belsky’s Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality: As you develop some norms and expectations for your team’s work flow, try to elevate true...
View ArticleSeven Predictions for the Creative Community in 2011
Scott Belsky, author of Making Ideas Happen and founder of Behance (devoted to helping organize the creative world), asks “What are the key shifts in technology, trends, and work styles that will shape...
View ArticleHow to Get Creative: Stop Trying
Jason Fried, co-founder of 37 Signals, has a good article on productivity and creativity with some counterintuitive points. Here’s the beginning: A few weeks ago, I was on fire. I was working on some...
View ArticleAnd the Greatest Enemy of Creativity and Innovation Is…
Efficiency. Patrick Lencioni makes the case very well in his article, The Enemy of Creativity and Innovation. Here’s a great part: I’ve become convinced that the only way to be really creative and...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Dangerous Creativity Killers
A great article from the 99%.The 5 most dangerous creativity killers are: Role mismatch External end goal restriction Strict ration of resources Lack of social diversity Discouragement/no positive...
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