Creativity isn’t a trait that some people have and others don’t. Before I explain why that’s true, let me first define what I mean by creativity. If one hundred people looked at the same abstract ...

At the recent annual convention of the American Psychological Association, researchers examined how people make creativity happen. Although when we are impressed by a creative product or performance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. The science of creativity also provides a much-needed ...

I’ve always found it odd that hiring managers, C-suite executives and recruiters mention creativity, innovation and a willingness to disrupt the status quo as attributes they want to see in new hires.

Creativity is an essential element of the human condition. Yet unlike other elements of our humanity, there’s a perception that creativity seems to leave us as we age. Children, wrapped up in their ...

What’s the big idea? We are all creative beings because making your life is the ultimate creative act. For those who choose to tune their senses as artists, there are 10 key principles to improving ...

E ncoded in the word “creative” is a long history of secularization. The power of creation (from the Latin creare: to make, beget, or cause) was once reserved for the gods. Later, it was claimed by ...

Author, voice over artist, documentarian and podcaster. Directed one of the world's first viral videos and run the StolenDress Podcast Network (stolendress.com). A great documentary has the power to ...

Creativity flourishes when you give students the freedom to explore, within limits. I answered questions about this topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: If you ask people whether or not ...

Sonakshi Sinha has opened up about the challenges of being a creative person in today’s hyper-online world, saying artists ...

If you’re interested in staying healthy as you age — and living longer — you might want to add a different set of muscles to your workout routine: your creative ones. Ongoing research suggests that ...