Old Masters and Young Geniuses
Old Masters and Young Geniuses

Author: David W. Galenson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780691121093

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When in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation, or do they achieve it confidently and decisively, through meticulous planning that yields masterpieces early in their lives? By examining the careers not only of great painters but also of important sculptors, poets, novelists, and movie directors, Old Masters and Young Geniuses offers a profound new understanding of artistic creativity. Using a wide range of evidence, David Galenson demonstrates that there are two fundamentally different approaches to innovation, and that each is associated with a distinct pattern of discovery over a lifetime. Experimental innovators work by trial and error, and arrive at their major contributions gradually, late in life. In contrast, conceptual innovators make sudden breakthroughs by formulating new ideas, usually at an early age. Galenson shows why such artists as Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Jackson Pollock, Virginia Woolf, Robert Frost, and Alfred Hitchcock were experimental old masters, and why Vermeer, van Gogh, Picasso, Herman Melville, James Joyce, Sylvia Plath, and Orson Welles were conceptual young geniuses. He also explains how this changes our understanding of art and its past. Experimental innovators seek, and conceptual innovators find. By illuminating the differences between them, this pioneering book provides vivid new insights into the mysterious processes of human creativity.

Youthful Aging Secrets
Youthful Aging Secrets

Author: Mary Jaksch

Publisher: National Library of New Zealand

Published: 2018-07-12

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780473447274

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Are you afraid of aging? What if you could stop or even reverse the process of aging? Recent scientific research in rejuvenation biotechnology shows we can reset the clock. The new paradigm of youthful aging is a revolution in the making. This book will change the trajectory of your life. You will end up with a completely new vision of what your mature years can be like. The new paradigm of youthful aging will help you to bloom into full glory, at any stage of your life. In Youthful Aging Secrets, you

The Widening Stream
The Widening Stream

Author: David Ulrich

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-10-04

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1451663072

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Many people long to fulfill their creative potential yet don't know how. Using the stream as a metaphor, author David Ulrich takes readers through the full range of creative activity and shows that creativity is accessible to everyone who wishes to nourish and develop their artistic spirit. In Part One, he explores the seven stages of the creative process, from Discovery and Encounter through Responsibility and Release. In Part Two, he discusses the three guiding principles of creativity. Each chapter in Part One includes questions, exercises, and suggestions to help readers achieve each step in the process. The book also includes anecdotes and quotations from many artists, writers, and scientists.

The Creativity Question
The Creativity Question

Author: Albert Rothenberg

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780822303541

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Albert Rothenberg, a psychiatrist, and Carl R. Hausman, a philosopher, have prepared a truly comprehensive interdisciplinary book of readings on creativity. This group of selections from the works of writers in psychiatry, philosophy, psychology, psychoanalysis, and education brings together, for the first time, major theoretical works, outstanding empirical findings, and discussions of the definition and nature of creativity. The organization of The Creativity Question is unique: it illustrates the various approaches and basic assumptions underlying studies of creativity throughout the course of history up to the present time. The main body of selections appears under the categories of descriptions, attempts at explanation, and alternate approaches. As specific orientations to creativity can be traced to particular initiating thinkers and investigators, there is a special chapter on seminal accounts containing selections from the works of Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Galton, and Freud. Another chapter includes recent illustrations of special types of exploratory trends: creativity of women, brain research, synectics, extrasensory perception, behaviorism, and creativity computer programming. This organization highlights the tension between strictly scientific accounts and alternative approaches offering new ways of understanding. The editors have provided for the books as a whole and for each chapter explanation and discussion of the basic issues raised by the various approaches to creativity.

The Creativity Gene
The Creativity Gene

Author: Rose Gabler

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-16

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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The Creativity Gene is an essential resource for creators in every industry to empower their unique abilities to produce new, impactful results. Rose Gabler exposes the need for creative clarification in personal and professional endeavors. She has identified five of the most impactful contributing factors to achieving creative success through interviews with dozens of experts in various industries worldwide. These five traits, including your Life Experience, Expertise, Environment, Flexibility, and Grit, will empower your unique creative advantages and will inspire you to find creative connections with your goals, making you unstoppable.The Creativity Gene will help you:-Identify your creative strengths.-Empower your creative potential.-Align your creative superpower with your goals.Praise for The Creativity Gene By Rose Gabler:"In this masterful work, she leads us on a journey to open our minds, expand our horizons and unleash the creativity that lives within us. A must read."-Bonnie Carroll, President and Founder of Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors"The Creativity Gene presents inspiring stories and practices for accessing the benefits of creativity in our everyday lives. Rose's book will impact readers in meaningful, action-driven ways." -Shannon Kenny, Founder of Prontopia and Author"...A mind map for creatively developing your own set of understandings about the genesis, symbiosis, antibiosis, and nurturance of creativity as a destination."-John Dallas, Founder of Enclave Learning & Earning Center and Author"Creativity will be essential for all of us as we enter the 4th Industrial Revolution. Rose's book is timely, insightful, and practical. It truly accomplishes the goal of empowering your own creativity."-Quenton Marty, President of MATTER"Rose Gabler demonstrates that creativity can be cultivated by anyone and the path is found in her five traits. With the cultivation of these tools, the reader will develop a confidence in their unique perceptions of opportunities." -Christopher McCord Stephenson, D.O. General Internist, Research Physician, and Osteopathic Philosopherwww.rosegabler.com @rosegab @thecreativitygene

The Invention of Creativity
The Invention of Creativity

Author: Andreas Reckwitz

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-05-30

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0745697070

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Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and the desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture and an imperative in many parts of society. In this new book, cultural sociologist Andreas Reckwitz investigates how the ideal of creativity has grown into a major social force, from the art of the avant-garde and postmodernism to the ‘creative industries’ and the innovation economy, the psychology of creativity and self-growth, the media representation of creative stars, and the urban design of ‘creative cities’. Where creativity is often assumed to be a force for good, Reckwitz looks critically at how this imperative has developed from the 1970s to the present day. Though we may well perceive creativity as the realization of some natural and innate potential within us, it has rather to be understood within the structures of a very specific culture of the new in late modern society. The Invention of Creativity is a bold and refreshing counter to conventional wisdom that shows how our age is defined by radical and restrictive processes of social aestheticization. It will be of great interest to those working in a variety of disciplines, from cultural and social theory to art history and aesthetics.

Creative Confidence
Creative Confidence

Author: Tom Kelley

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0385349378

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IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative. In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO, the Stanford d.school, and with many of the world's top companies, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, and allow us to innovate in terms of how we approach and solve problems. It is a book that will help each of us be more productive and successful in our lives and in our careers.

Mind Management, Not Time Management
Mind Management, Not Time Management

Author: David Kadavy

Publisher: Kadavy, Inc.

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13:

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OVER 40,000 COPIES SOLD “An exhilarating but highly structured approach to the creative use of time. Kadavy’s approach is likely to spark a new evaluation of conventional time management. ” —Kirkus Reviews You have the TIME. Do you have the ENERGY? You’ve done everything you can to save time. Every productivity tip, every “life hack,” every time management technique. But the more time you save, the less time you have. The more overwhelmed, stressed, exhausted you feel. “Time management” is squeezing blood from a stone. Introducing a new approach to productivity. Instead of struggling to get more out of your time, start effortlessly getting more out of your mind. In Mind Management, Not Time Management, best-selling author David Kadavy shares the fruits of his decade-long deep dive into how to truly be productive in a constantly changing world. Quit your daily routine. Use the hidden patterns all around you as launchpads to skyrocket your productivity. Do in only five minutes what used to take all day. Let your “passive genius” do your best thinking when you’re not even thinking. “Writer’s block” is a myth. Learn a timeless lesson from the 19th century’s most underrated scientist. Wield all of the power of technology, with none of the distractions. An obscure but inexpensive gadget may be the shortcut to your superpowers. Keep going, even when chaos strikes. Tap into the unexpected to find your next Big Idea. Mind Management, Not Time Management isn’t your typical productivity book. It’s a gripping page-turner chronicling Kadavy’s global search for the keys to unlock the future of productivity. You’ll learn faster, make better decisions, and turn your best ideas into reality. Buy it today.