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Category Archives: Creativity
What makes a character, a character?
Recently I was following a thread of writers discussing how to find names that make characters memorable. Honestly, I believe that writers should be looking at the reverse situation. It is the skillful creation of a character whose strengths and … Continue reading
What makes a classic, a classic?
When a person refers to classic art, you automatically assume it is the style derived from classic Greek art. This style is associated with city-states on a small Greek peninsula beginning about 500 B.C. and ending 323 B.C., at the death … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends, Literature, Poetry
Tagged architecture, art, Classic, empire, Harold Bloom, Literature, Shakespeare
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Delusion and Imagery
Imagery is one of the harder to pinpoint concepts in writing. What exactly is the difference between describing something in detail and creating imagery? This concept is not always easy to explain. So I looked at what some experts in the … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Poetry, Writer's resource
Tagged advertisement, communication, imagery, language, Marshall McLuhan, Noam Chomsky, poetic devices, poetry, politics
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Group IQ
One of the tricks in getting groups to be more creative is tohave a hand in determining who goes into the group. A number of gurus on increasing group creativity will mention the need for greater diversity in groups. How … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends
Tagged diversity in teams, Group creativity, group IQ, negativity and creativity
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Stuck in a group
The concept of group synergy, the belief that combined abilities of people in groups produces better ideas than individuals is often praised. However, most research points in the opposite direction. Suppose your assignment is to work with a group to … Continue reading
Sweet solitude
Does group work encourage creativity? Not according to the art and writing instructors that I surveyed determine which classroom environments induced creativity. Encouraging students to work in groups is suppose to improve creativity, but most instructors observed the opposite result. … Continue reading
Mentors and money
In the epic poem the Iliad, Telemachus father Odysseus was absent twenty years; first at war and then wandering on his long route home. Meanwhile his Telemachus grew to an adulthood without a father. Having pity on the youth, the … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Writer's resource
Tagged Iliad, masters in creative fields, mentor, science, selecting mentor, socialization, Writing
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Wanted mentors: Dead or Alive
In the city of Florence, Italy stands the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore with a massive brick dome, a masterpiece in its day, built without the wooden framework required to hold up a dome while the mortar dried. Yet, it … Continue reading
What kind of childhood?
According to a review on the childhood of exceptionally creative individuals–“The growth of creativity in a young person suggests the effects of powerful nurturing and support” (Piers 2000). But what this research suggests does not occur most of the time. … Continue reading
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