The World of Creativity: Blog

Sceptical Sceptical Dialogue. (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 150)

“Often, when I have an idea, I get this little voice in my head that tells me all the reasons for why it’s a bad idea. How do I get rid of that voice?”   That was the question I got in today’s coaching session. I think this is a common problem and in this […]

13

Jan

Happeness. (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 149)

There is a special kind of joy that comes from making things happen. That special kind of happiness you feel when you have created something.   Yes, true and pure happiness lies within and is not measured in accomplishments, but that should not stop us from also doing things that create that feeling of delight […]

10

Jan

Look for the Rhythm. (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 148)

A photographer does not look for a “good picture.”   On New Years’ Eve, I was lucky enough to be seated next to Martin Diehl, a professional photographer from Germany.   I asked him to give me an insight into the skill of taking great pictures.   He said: “You have to feel the rhythm […]

05

Jan

Blank Ideation (WheelShare) (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 147)

Blank Ideation is when you let yourself ideate an idea all the way without ever thinking of executing it. Like you are shooting blanks. The purpose is not to “hit” something, it’s just to practice the process.   Like last night, when I (in a dream!), came up with an idea of a wheelchair ride-sharing […]

30

Dec

The Graph of Missed Opportunities. (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 146)

A cautionary tale of missed opportunities.   In November I offered 100 university students one free coaching session while I was giving a speech for them.   It was my gift to them.   95% of the students applauded the gesture and seemed to value it.   All the students had to do was to […]

26

Dec

“Dvinking”: Two People Thinking Together (Often while Drinking Gin) (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 145)

In celebration of Hernö Gin winning “Best Gin in the World” again (!) (they have won it every year since 2015!) I am posting this text from when I met with Jon Hillgren, founder of Hernö Gin last year.   I want to introduce you to a very useful word. It’s a word describing an important […]

15

Dec

Creativity to the Power of Computers. (AI Jokes and More) (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 144)

People have for years been saying that “When AI comes we have to do what the computer can not do, which is to be creative.” I never really understood that. I think AI will be able to do many things that we look at as creative. (And now we are seeing Ai create things like […]

09

Dec

Incurious (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 143)

“An incurious life is not a life. It might sound harsh, but it is true.” That was the message I got to bring home with me after having a beer in Tirana with Dritan Mezini, co-founder of Duapune, the largest recruitment site in Albania. Dritan is a very curious person and we had a lovely […]

02

Dec

Creative Traffic Lights (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 142)

Look at old things in new ways. This text was inspired by a recent visit to Tirana. Albania. As I was exploring the city before my speech I noticed something different with the traffic lights. Instead of a “human standing still” at the red light for pedestrians, there was a “t”. Turns out that Tirana […]

23

Nov

A Non-Negative Mindset – The Mindset for Creativity (The Creativity Explorer. Episode 141)

A negative mindset kills creativity. But so can a positive mindset; it sounds counterintuitive, but let me exemplify. Let’s take the accident on Apollo 13 when there was an explosion and rupture of an oxygen tank. A negative mindset (“Oh, no, we are all going to die!”) would have killed creativity. But a positive mindset […]

16

Nov

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