The Importance Of Play And Imagination
I can preach about the importance of play and imagination on creativity and innovation, but I thought I would let the experts say it best. You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. Deepak Chopra Serious play is not an oxymoron; it is...
Why Mud Pies Are Important To Innovation
Come on, I’m sure as a child you made a mud pie. Smoothed it all out, perhaps decorated it with a leaf or a twig. Did you present it to your mom? I did. But do your children have time (or permission) to make a mud pie? Let’s take a...
Imagination In A Playground Of Rusty Cars
I came across this picture in Canva and had to use it! When I use a picture for a creativity prompt, usually it’s one that I took—not all but most. This is one that I didn’t take but comes right out of my life. When we were growing up, we would...
Yes! This Is My Bucket List
Since this week has been all about trying new things and checking off things on our bucket lists, I thought it would only be appropriate if our creativity prompt this week was a bucket. I found a really cool one for you too. As creativity prompts go, there are no...
The Debt We Owe to the Play of Imagination
Without the playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable. The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The...
You Have To Play In Order To Be Creative
I love creativity. I’m the person who will stand and stare at a painting for hours, who stops mid-read to appreciate a beautiful sentence, and who cries when I see heartache portrayed through dance. But creativity doesn’t just come bursting out of an...
Use Your Imagination
Imagination is not something that disappears as you grow up, but it is something that adults have a hard time connecting with because they think it’s the stuff of childhood. Or, when you use your imagination, it’s written off as just...
How to Tap Into Your Creativity
We all want more creativity in our lives. Whether you’re an artist, writer, musician or crafter. But leaders also want more creativity, so do scientists and parents. Creativity is not something special reserved only for an elite few. It’s...
