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  • Short Q&A about Creativity in Business
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 13, 2009

    Read this article from Consensio.

    “Had a brief exchange with Kevin Carroll about creativity.”

  • Some Ruminations on Creativity in the Face of a Mountain of Work
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 12, 2009

    Read this article from The Bamboo Project

    “For the past several months, I’ve been fortunate enough to be inundated with work. I say fortunate, because as an independent, to have more work than you can handle is a good thing, especially in this economy. Please know that I am not getting ready to complain about the quantity of my work. I am truly grateful for what is coming my way.

    However, I am thinking about how creativity can be sucked out of you when you’re doing “been there, done that, but it needs to get done again ASAP” kind of stuff. I’m always championing the need to to bring new eyes to old projects, but find that I’m not necessarily doing such a great job with that all the time. I see how easy it is to do what you’ve done before because it was successful and you need to get things accomplished as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

  • The Crisis of Creativity in America
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 11, 2009

    Read this article from The Market Oracle.

    “Cage Innoye writes: There is a great crisis of creativity in our age. Critical problems are mounting up and very little is being done. It is because we do not understand, teach or promote creativity that we are in the great mess of today. We live in world of advancing complexity and evolving situations and contradictions; there is no way a species can manage all this without being creative. The more developed a culture and society, the more developed must be its creativity. But look at our nation, our creativity is either inadequate or simply non-existent.”

  • Difficult times call for creativity
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 9, 2009

    Read this article from ABC News.

    “The Australian government has committed $17 million to a new Creative Industries Innovation Centre. 2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. The United Kingdom released the Innovation Nation white paper in 2008; the United States passed a National Innovation Act in 2005 … I could go on.

    With 25 years of working in the arts, I’m thrilled by the policy commitment to the importance of creativity. It gives strength and impetus to the building of connections between the arts and other sectors.”

  • TED Talks Video: Elizabeth Gilbert – A new way to think about creativity
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 4, 2009

    TED Talks Video: “Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.” Watch video.

  • Do you share your creative process?
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 3, 2009

    Read this article from Keith Burtis.

    “Sharing your creative process in the social media space is one of my biggest keys to success. This is not only truthful for people that are making physical things, but also for businesses working on new projects. Recently, I polled a few of my creative friends to tell me why they thought it was important to share their creative process with others.

    What is the benefit to the creator? and what is the benefit to those consuming the content? I received answers from a lot of people, but Lisa Stewart aka ECStewart really got into the questions posed to her. I decided to give Lisa the stage here and include all of her thoughts and answers because they were so valuable. Here is what Lisa had to say…”

  • Creativity Prompts Compendium
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: April 3, 2009

    Read this article from Highly Sensitive Power.

    “What makes you feel so creatively inspired that you automatically take action? Powerful inspiration propels us through and beyond wonder, to the place where we must make the vision manifest now. Carefully chosen for their strength and staying power, this growing collection of creativity prompts is on a mission to fire you up with electric joy-juice, open your circuits, and spark your genius to light.”

  • How To Boost Your Creativity
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: March 30, 2009

    This article is from Just Creative Design.

    “I have previously written an article on how to be creative however, it didn’t tell you how to boost your creativity. Below are some great ways of stimulating your brain to get great ideas – fast.” Read article.

  • Why I Quit My Job And Bet On My Own Creativity
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: March 30, 2009

    This article is from Huffington Post.

    “Last Friday, right in the middle of the biggest economic crisis in a generation, I walked away from my nice, safe, secure job. I walked away from a steady paycheck, employer supplied health insurance, and a 401k. I am betting that my creativity will reap greater rewards and bring more value to myself, my family and the world than working for someone else 40 hours a week. I took back control of my time and my life.” Read article.

  • The Secret To Creativity…
    Written by Peter D. Marshall No Comments
    Last Updated: March 30, 2009

    This article is from Just Creative Design.

    Some questions on creativity. Read article.