Creativity Research

Creativity Research

A colorful abstract painting is centered over a black-and-white collage of old newspaper clippings featuring portraits and articles.
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
A creative spark ignites amidst darkness.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
Creative people are better able to engage brain systems that don’t typically work together.
Life is the only physical system that actively uses information.
When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it.
thinking fast slow
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
John Templeton Foundation
A vintage-style illustration of a man in a suit with a mustache and top hat, the top of his head open as colorful smoke swirls out, symbolizing creativity.
3mins
Anyone can learn from this creativity challenge.
John Templeton Foundation