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May 17, 2012 Webinar: IMAGINE: How Creativity Works

meg — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:49:42 +0000

IMAGINE: How Creativity Works
With Jonah Lehrer

May 17, 2012 12pm EST/11am CST

Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? From the bestselling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Shattering the myth of muses, higher powers, even creative “types,” Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single “gift” possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively. Lehrer reveals the importance of embracing the rut, thinking like a child, and daydreaming productively, then he takes us out of our own heads to show how we can make our neighborhoods more vibrant, our organizations more productive, and our schools more effective.

Jonah Lehrer writes on the topics of psychology , neuroscience, and the relationship between science and the humanities. He has published three books: Proust Was a Neuroscientist, How We Decide , and his newest book Imagine: How Creativity Works. Lehrer graduated from Columbia University with a major in neuroscience. Dr. Lehrer is a Contributing Editor at Wired and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and NPR’s Radiolab and writes the “Head Case” column for The Wall Street Journal.

Resources:

Jonah Lehrer’s website: www.jonahlehrer.com

Articles of Interest 5/11/2012

meg — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:08:14 +0000

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

“Ideas shape the course of history.” – John Maynard Keynes

“It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man by argument.” – William McAdoo

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t — you are right.” – Henry Ford

Innovation Quotes of the Week – May 6, 2012
Blog: Innovation Excellence

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK

Clay Shirky: What I Learned About Creativity By Watching Creatives
PSFK

Jason Silva: How Ideas Are Living, Beautiful Beings Of Wonder
PSFK

Introducing PatrickTV – Innovation 3.0
Blog: Innovation Excellence

FEATURED EVENTS

A Conversation with Jonah Lehrer
NCN Webinar Series
May 17

CreativeAlberta’s Imagination Conversation
Eventbrite
May 15 – 17
This event features many great speakers, including NCN Board members Carrie Fitzsimmons, Jean Hendrickson, Susan McCalmont, and Scott Noppe Brandon.

World Science Festival
World Science Festival
May 30 – June 3

Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference 8.0
University of Wisconsin – Madison
June 13 – 15