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Wednesday 15th July 2009
A couple of years ago I had the privilege of interviewing one of the world's top neuropsychologists, (currently Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine) Elkhonon Golberg. I was talking to him about age-proofing the brain and staving off dementia, but (naturally) couldn't resist slipping in a question about how to maximize the brain's capacity for creative thinking. His immediate answer: 'Novelty and diversity, and more novelty'.
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Tags: creativity, tips, adventures
Tuesday 7th July 2009
I am giving some workshops in Victoria over the next week, for the Australian and New Zealand Buddhist Youth Conference. The main topic is 'Building a Strengths Profile', which is one of my favourite themes.
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Tuesday 16th June 2009
A Scientific American Mind magazine issue on creativity a few years ago reported on fascinating research showing that creative people less likely to filter out peripheral information or irrelevant data from their minds than the rest of us.
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Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Assumptions are useful, often vital even. They provide a framework for our daily routines, reflect shared values and generally simplify life (imagine trying to get out of bed in the morning without assumptions about gravity, stable floors, hot coffee and warm slippers - or, in my case, Ugh boots).
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Tags: creative, thinking, tips, assumptions
Monday 25th May 2009
I have been a fan of Tony Buzan's Mind Mapping technique for at least 15 years. I use it most days for one thing or another. I plan workshops, map out articles to write, prepare my class notes - and daydream possibilities for fixing up the back yard.
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Tags: thinking, creativity, tips, mindmapping
Tuesday 12th May 2009
I'm always interested when clients tell me they want to change careers, or start their own business, or introduce a sweeping change in their workplace - especially when they expect to make this shift without a learning curve.
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