Category Archives: Creativity

Cognitive Surplus: put it to work..

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Judi

I love synergistic thinking. Clay Shirky has hit on something that I appreciate with all my quirky soul. A fascinating analysis of the side-effect of paradigm shifts on the humans trying to cope with them. This is an excerpt from the transcription of the video presentation I’ve included at the end of this posting. Worth [...]

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Careers in the Arts

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Judi

It seems ironic to me – and reason for concern – that parents who have nurtured the creative and expressive nature of a child would still be frightened when the child says: I want to be a…. (dancer, an actor, a painter, a musician, etc fill in the blank with some artistic occupation here).
Despite all [...]

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The Long Hallway

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Judi

It is important to make space where creativity can emerge, and where individuals can get help or share ideas not when and where the preset agenda dictates, but in the moment when the need or thought occurs. “The long hallway” refers to a comment made by a participant in a study of work in documentary [...]

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