We know more about creativity today than at any other time in history. This is the golden age of creativity research. Creativity research helps us solve pressing social problems, be more innovative at ...

LOS ANGELES — As a creative person, I've been looking forward to taking some time to read Jonah Lehrer's new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Lehrer, a prolific and popular writer bridging science ...

What if creativity wasn’t the enigmatic, unpredictable spark we’ve long romanticized, but instead followed a set of underlying principles, almost like a formula? Imagine if the brilliance of a Picasso ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. The science of creativity also provides a much-needed ...

Hilde Østby, trans. from the Norwegian by Matt Bagguley. Greystone, $27.95 (328p) ISBN 978-1-7716-4830-1 Novelist Østby (Diving for Seahorses) explores creativity in this fascinating inquiry. After a ...

Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity, and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists believe, is also the secret to happiness. It’s considered ...

Science and creativity often seem like completely separate worlds, but it doesn’t have to be that way. On Wednesday, the Cognitive Science Colloquium hosted Matt Daniels. Daniels wears many hats: ...

Over the last few decades, research has grown ever more international. Big projects, like major astronomical observatories, genome sequencing, and particle physics, are all based on large teams of ...

Having the opportunity to create a learning environment that encourages creative thinking, teachers are in a unique position to help students develop one of their most important life skills. Although ...