The World of Creativity: Blog

The Creative Process: Decisions at the Core (Episode 228)

“Creativity is 99% decisions and 1% inspiration.” This reimagining of Thomas Edison’s famous quote about innovation captures a fundamental truth often overlooked: creativity is not merely about sudden bursts of inspiration. As Alice Liu, Partner at innovation consultancy ID8 Innovation, emphasized, creativity is deeply rooted in the decisions we make throughout the process. ​ Now, […]

18

Sep

I dare you to dare. (Episode 227)

The slide of Åsa Gabrielsson of Epiroc said “Dare to think new”, and it got me asking myself: “Am I daring enough around thinking in new ways?” I am afraid the answer is “no”. Do not get me wrong, I think I am good at coming up with ideas that make my life better in […]

13

Sep

Creativity inspiration from Davos (Episode 226)

Today, I am in Davos and after giving my speech I decided to go for a hike in the mountains. While being there I recorded a short video about embracing creativity inspired by how The World Economic Forum – that is held in Davos – has ranked “creativity” the #1 soft skill of the future. […]

05

Sep

BIG news: Partnered with Wiley to publish The World of Creativity! (Episode 225)

Since writing my first book – 30 years ago – I’ve been dreaming of this moment – to partner with Wiley for the global launch of a book. ​ I am “The Creativity Explorer” and I feel it is so aligned with Wiley’s motto of: “We champion the seekers.” ​ Celebrate with me today for […]

29

Aug

Build your perfect office. (Episode 224)

Here’s a video with a message about investing time and energy to create the perfect office for you. (Okay, I admit, the main reason I made this video is that I bought a drone a few days ago and really wanted to film my office 😀 But I think the message about creating the perfect […]

22

Aug

Burn old ideas, burn! (Episode 223)

A few months ago, the house that I used as storage for my book “The Idea Book” burnt down in a fire. All the books went up in flames!   I took it as a positive sign.   A sign that I should move on.    The book has served me really well. It has […]

15

Aug

Lucid Dream Ideation (Episode 222)

This morning I had a magical creative moment. I was half-asleep, half-awake and I started brainstorming with myself in a dream like state about ways to create a memory for my dad on my island. I played along with different ideas while being in a state of half-asleep. The ideas flowed in and out of […]

09

Aug

MIMA (Make It More Awesome) (Episode 221)

A couple of days ago I experienced the amazing feeling of taking a cold swim and a hot sauna bath in an abandoned mine 80 meters below ground. ‘The lady of the mine sauna ritual – with mining guide‘ is in Dalarna Sweden. Words or pictures cannot describe how unique this experience was. The woman […]

01

Aug

Lubopiten – The love for asking questions. (Episode 220)

Today, I was interviewed (via Zoom) by Bulgarian TV about my views on creativity. The journalist asked many good questions, and we had an interesting conversation that covered topics ranging from North Korea to mothers playing games with their children. In the end, I asked HIM a question: “How do you say the word “curiosity” […]

18

Jul

Introducing the word: “curiositer”. (Episode 219)

A Curiositer is a person who is curious. The Predicate Nominative for a person who is adventurous is “adventurer”. A person who takes on challenges is a “challenger”. I think there should be a Predicate Nominative for someone who is curious, and “Curiositer” works just fine. Personally, I am a “curious introvert”. Or perhaps that […]

17

Jul

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