Hey folks, A lot of you have asked about my Psychology of Creativity syllabus. I’ve taught versions of this course at both Pacifica Graduate Institute and Meridian University. The outline of the syllabus is below. To get more details, it’s on my Books and Courses page: Psychology of Creativity Course. Unit 1: CREATIVITY & EMOTIONAL [ Read more … ]
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Aligning with the Deep Creative
Picasso famously said that every act of creation begins with an act of destruction. We live within a creative process…a creative process that is continually destroying and transforming our man-made things, relationships, and institutions. It’s as if the Universe is in a continual process of “making” and we are its ingredients. We’re part of the [ Read more … ]
Procrastinating…. Or Just Tuned Into Something Else?
Organizational research has demonstrated that people who procrastinate are more creative than people who don’t procrastinate. Actually, the results show a bell curve, meaning that a degree of procrastination is helpful in facilitating creative ideas. This is really not so surprising. If you’re someone who anxiously leaps into action to get every task done without [ Read more … ]
Five key qualities of creative genius
The five qualities below not only contribute to innovative programs and processes, they’re also fundamental for working effectively with others in fast-paced, highly creative environments. They draw on the capacities of both right brain and left brain, and strengthen connection with one’s own inner voice, while also honoring the wisdom of the larger collective group [ Read more … ]
Be a sturdy pot
My clients tell me they need to figure out their next step. But I work with people who aren’t living ordinary lives. They’re living creative lives which means they’re working with a realm that’s BIGGER than they are. Have you experienced a time when you were working on something and a stunningly brilliant idea or direction [ Read more … ]
