The Creative Environment (Press) : Does it Inspire or Stifle Your Creativity?

Think about your place of work. Would you say that your work environment mimics the sitcom “The Office” or resembles the musical comedy show “Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist”? What are three words or phrases you would use to describe your workplace? For example, What are the words or phrases to describe your co-workers? How about, What […]
The Creative Product – What Makes Something Creative?

To Create or Not to Create… How many of you have a refrigerator covered with drawings from your children or grandchildren? Remember the sense of pride you felt when you saw your finger-painted masterpiece hanging for all to see? Or maybe your teacher displayed your essay on the bulletin board as a model product. Have […]
The Creative Process – Childlike Wonderment and Creative Problem Solving

Do you remember when you were young? For some of us, it might be a while since we thought about our childhood. Being a parent or a grandparent often allows us to revisit our childlike side: we can play with dolls and action figures, dress up as kings and queens, wrestle the “bad guys” on […]
The Creative Person – Wait, you mean me?

In our last blog, we reviewed the 4P’s of creativity: Creative Person, Creative Process, Creative Project, Creative Environment (press). Today, we want to focus on the Creative Person. How did they do that? That person is so creative…I could never do that. Where did they get that idea from? If only I could be that […]
How to Improve Creativity – The 4 P’s of Understanding Creativity

Over the past few blogs, we discussed the definition of creativity and the benefits of being creative. Together, we discovered that everyone is creative. But, the lingering question remains – how do we instill creativity in our everyday lives? Reflect on this for a moment – What is your daily routine or process? When your […]