Brendan O’Meara arrives for his interview over coffee in typical fashion: a ready smile on his whisker-shadowed face, cheeks ruddy from two-wheeled bicycle transport, head protected by an old-school ...

The road to producing truly meaningful creative work is fraught with obstacles, some of which may feel like they’re out of your control. What if the money runs out, for example? Or the inspiration ...

Tired of the same-old, same-old? Keeping the tried-and-true ways that work is a good idea. But, when you want creative, new ideas, you have to encourage going beyond the status quo: the bolder the ...

Rohit Bhargava fascinated me when I first heard him speak about non-obvious trends on Pivot Podcast several years ago. The process he uses each year to determine the latest business trends has the ...

Backpacks and duffel bags used to be boring. When David BenDavid was a fresh graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York in the early 2000s, the mundaneness of these items struck him as he ...

It is generally assumed that the literary creative process, especially poetic creation, starts with an inspiration. Popular descriptions of the poet creating a poem usually conjure up an image of a ...

In Sherri Scott’s first grade class, the daily "main lesson" pages students work on -- essentially their handmade textbooks made up of words, numbers, and artwork -- are copied straight from the ...

According to new McKinsey research, the best leaders and CEOs are exceptional storytellers. Storytelling, a “foundational skill,” builds strong cultures, aligns teams, and inspires people to do more ...

Sight might have the greatest impact on your state of mind while you’re working. What your eyes take in around you will affect your creativity and focus. That means it can help to vary your lighting ...