Perfectionism often impedes the creative process. However, an awareness of the two types of perfectionism can open up ...

When we think of genius, we tend to think of these types of stories. Immensely gifted individuals who shoot to meteoric success before they even become full adults. And there is truth to this pattern.

BetterUp’s Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and the University of Pennsylvania’s Marty Seligman on finding new paths to good ideas. We all know that creativity is the backbone of innovation and, ultimately, ...

Imagine trying to draw your face with your non-dominant hand. How would it come out? Probably pretty terribly, right? You can’t expect symmetrical eyes or a recognizable nose when you’re going against ...

With the pervasive existence of smartphones, tablets, social media, and artificial intelligence, we can daily peruse the creative and cultural output of a diversity of humans. I am fascinated by ...

The visionary musician, who composes an orchestral symphony and struggles to originate a melody for the scherzo, must use creativity to solve the problem. And the clever engineer, who designs an ...

Arguably, the key to organizational innovation is that elusive “out of the box” thinking that generates truly creative ideas and solutions. While many hard-core business types may have a hard time ...