AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarNow is a great time to make some mediocre artverified_publisherFast Company - Gwen MoranIf your social media feeds are filled with photos of banana bread, rudimentary watercolor paintings, and beginner sewing projects, it may be more than just people acting out of boredom. They’re likely getting other benefits from those efforts, too. Creative practices can offer a buffer against …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarI’ve walked the circumference of the earth—here’s what it taught me about creativity in quarantineverified_publisherFast Company - Lydia DishmanEspecially now, when we don’t know how long we will be sheltering in place, a walk can provide a way to tap creativity that gets trapped in confusion and quarantine. Eight plus years ago, I started walking every day in our seaside city of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Every morning at 5:00 a.m., I …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarSurprising study finds that creativity is not actually right brain–it is left brainverified_publisherFast Company - By Arianne CohenFor once, we can say “mind-blowing” research without exaggerating. Time to implode one of your sacred cows: Creative excellence is mostly driven by the left brain, not the right brain, according to new research. This flies in the face of all of our popular notions about how right-brain thinkers are …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarSorry, caffeine won't make you more creative, but it may help you solve problemsverified_publisherFast Company - Arianne CohenArianne Cohen Arianne Cohen is a journalist who has appeared frequently in Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian, The New York Times, and Vogue. Sorry, caffeine won’t make you more creative, but it may help you solve problems Sorry, caffeine won’t make you more creative, but it may help you …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatar5 things to practice if you want to be more creativeverified_publisherFast Company - Lydia DishmanTwo years ago, a report was published by the World Economic Forum that showed creativity is one of the top three most important skills for future workers. It went on to explain that by 2030, roughly 85% of the jobs that will exist haven’t even been invented yet—the idea being that with how quickly …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarCan AI ever rival human creativity? Here’s what the science saysverified_publisherFast Company - Suzanne LaBarreAI probably won’t invent the next Post-it note or snowboard. But check back again in 50 years. The European Patent Office recently turned down an application for a patent that described a food container. This was not because the invention was not novel or useful, but because it was created by …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatar3 myths about creativity that are probably holding you backverified_publisherFast Company - Julia HerbstAs a coach who consults with leaders on how to differentiate their brand, I often recommend they share their ideas in writing. Publishing blogs on widely read platforms or penning pieces in respected business publications can help executives become recognized in their field. Yet even accomplished …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarI started a creative community. Here's why you need one tooverified_publisherFast Company - Stephanie MehtaLeonardo da Vinci had one. So did Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull. Dorothy Parker was famous for hers. Each of them belonged to a creative community that collaborated on projects and challenged the status quo. And if the idea of a creative collective was valuable in Leonardo’s day, it’s essential in …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarBrandi Carlile's protest set off a backlash against 'Fortune' for hosting Kirstjen Nielsen at Most Powerful Women Summitverified_publisherFast Company - Joe BerkowitzPower is an intangible commodity with a fluid definition. Among the participants in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C., this week are CEOs such as Tory Burch, whose power is rooted in commerce and culture, along with politicians such as former U.S. National Security Adviser …
AvatarFast CompanyAvatarAvatarWhy reaching a small group of 'super users' is more beneficial than mass appealverified_publisherFast Company - KC IfeanyiTech and media companies fixated on growing their user bases may do well in sticking to the adage of quality over quantity. According to consulting firm Activate and its Tech and Media Outlook 2020, super users are a smaller subset of overall users but, in fact, are the most valuable, accounting for …
AvatarFast CompanyWhy Taika Waititi thinks his Nazi comedy 'Jojo Rabbit' is exactly what society needs right nowverified_publisherFast Company - KC Ifeanyi“It’s pretty sad in 2019 that we even need a film like this that explains to people that it was bad to be a Nazi,” says Taika Waititi of his new dark comedy Jojo Rabbit, which is nothing short of a high-wire act of tone and taboo. Set amid World War II, Jojo Rabbit follows Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin …
AvatarFast CompanySkywalker rises in the galactically anticipated final 'Star Wars' trailerverified_publisherFast Company - Joe BerkowitzWhat: The brand-new trailer for the final movie in the original Star Wars saga. Who: Returning director (from The Force Awakens) J.J. Abrams, and the whole gang. Why we care: No other movie franchise is as heavily obsessed about as Star Wars. It’s not even close. (Okay, fine, the Marvel Cinematic …