The Creativity Tackle Box offers strategies, games, exercises, and thinker tools to help students practice thinking more creatively. Some strategies limber their creative minds. Others help solve real problems in a creative way. These activities practice fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration; risk taking, preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification - Torrance's, Williams' and Wallas' components that help define the theory of creative thought. So, what can we learn about creativity and how to teach it? It is important to let go, to feel free to take chances, to fail, and to try again. And not just in art class - in any class. Teachers need to allow breathing room for students and need to cultivate an accepting atmosphere for students to create. The activities in The Creativity Tackle Box remind educators to allow students to feel the joy and satisfaction they get from making something new, thinking something novel, and doing something real as they use their creativity to solve real problems.
The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve. “Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable. As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as: • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better. • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them. • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them. • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody. Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Are you an Upholder, a Questioner, an Obliger, or a Rebel? From the author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project comes a groundbreaking analysis of personality type that “will immediately improve every area of your life” (Melissa Urban, co-founder of the Whole30). During her multibook investigation into human nature, Gretchen Rubin realized that by asking the seemingly dry question “How do I respond to expectations?” we gain explosive self-knowledge. She discovered that based on their answer, people fit into Four Tendencies: • Upholders meet outer and inner expectations readily. “Discipline is my freedom.” • Questioners meet inner expectations, but meet outer expectations only if they make sense. “If you convince me why, I’ll comply.” • Obligers (the largest Tendency) meet outer expectations, but struggle to meet inner expectations—therefore, they need outer accountability to meet inner expectations. “You can count on me, and I’m counting on you to count on me.” • Rebels (the smallest group) resist all expectations, outer and inner alike. They do what they choose to do, when they choose to do it, and typically they don’t tell themselves what to do. “You can’t make me, and neither can I.” Our Tendency shapes every aspect of our behavior, so using this framework allows us to make better decisions, meet deadlines, suffer less stress, and engage more effectively. It’s far easier to succeed when you know what works for you. With sharp insight, compelling research, and hilarious examples, The Four Tendencies will help you get happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative.
The Tackle Box is filled with five sticky pads to help you stay organized and tackle your daily tasks. The tin box includes "To Do" and "To Day" lists to check off your tasks, a "Ta-Da" list to celebrate your accomplishments, a "Could Do" list to keep your options open, and a "To Doodle" pad to let your creativity flow. Productivity looks different for everyone, and The Tackle Box is designed to help you find what works for you.
Creativity is paramount if you are to thrive in times of accelerating change or crisis. Learn how to foster the creative mindset that will help you overcome missed opportunities and stay ahead of the competition. In this audio course, Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny, bestselling authors of Thinking In New Boxes and strategic innovation experts at The Boston Consulting Group, offer a revolutionary framework for sustainable business creativity. Their short lessons teach you ingenious ways to challenge your current perspectives, explore and generate exciting new ideas and solution, and then select and implement the best ones that will drive breakthrough results. This audiobook was created by Penguin Random House. We are pleased to host this content in our library.
"Are you ready to boost your creativity to the stratosphere?" Do you want to learn how to find inspiration and be more creative? Or, do you want to improve your creativity muscles? If so, then check out this new book, The Creativity Bible! This book has everything you need to learn how to summon your creativity, and improve it. This book explains the science behind how creativity happens, and gives you the tools and techniques you can do to improve it, and thus achieve your goals in life and career. This book will teach you everything you need to know about creativity and the many ways to unleash your inner genius. So, what are you waiting for? It's time to start unleash your creativity by reading the The Creativity Bible. In this book you'll learn about: Creativity defined Binaural beats Flash of inspiration How does imagination work? Brainstorming Mindmapping Putting your creative ideas on paper Where to get creative inspiration? Be a wide reader Think about the past Ask creative questions Do you consider yourself a creative person? Writing prompts Think outside the box The connection between happiness and creative thinking Further tips to boost creativity The six-hats technique Become original The snowball effect The Psychology of Inspiration Inspired action The source of creativity is inspiration And much, much, more! Get your copy today! Related terms: creativity mihaly csikszentmihalyi creativity a short and cheerful guide creativity by david gauntlett creativity card deck creativity csikszentmihalyi creativity in the classroom schools of curious delight creativity matthew fox creativity osho creativity where the divine and the human meet creativity the psychology of discovery and invention creativity by matthew fox creativity rising creativity john cleese creativity flow and the psychology of discovery and invention creativity and mental illness creativity and problem solving creativity and spirituality creativity art creativity best sellers creativity books for kids creativity business creativity christian creativity for teens creativity from constraints creativity inspiration creativity journal for adults creativity mind game creativity picture books creativity time creativity training practice creativity begins with you creativity and taoism chung-yuan creativity hegarty creativity john steptoe creativity rv store robin barrett creativity it is mind game creativity book creativity for adults creativity unlocked creativity and gratitude creativity journal for kids creativity leap creativity textbook creativity workbook creativity and taoism creativity code creativity exercises creativity planner creativity journal creativity challenge creativity in education creativity takes courage creativity project creativity 101 creativity in business creativity through nature creativity today creativity at work creativity rules creativity creativity to find calm creativity inc creativity inc by ed catmull creativity and native american pottery creativity ince creativity notebook creativity oracle creativity rv store robin barrett book creativity shop notebook creativity sketch book for creativity sucks creativity tackle box creativity through nature ann blockley
This book, Teacher's Tackle Box, was written in an effort to help guide new teachers through the difficult early years in the classroom and to inspire them to stay in the field and become superior teachers. The information is experienced-based and presented within a fun fishing framework to hook both veteran and novice teachers. Colorful cartoon pictures enhance the text and draw the reader in. True stories about teachers, students and classroom situations are scattered throughout the book, along with interactive exercises and thought-provoking quotes. Teacher's Tackle Box is an easy read, full of inspiration, motivation and solutions for everyday classroom problems. It takes the young teacher from the first days in a new school on through the year, offering guidance and survival tips on topics such as: communication, curriculum presentation, discipline, creating a warm classroom atmosphere, dealing with parents, classroom diversity, and basic organization. Free downloadable resources are available from the website, www.teacherstacklkebox.com, including information on many of the activities and recommended practices referenced in the various chapters of the book.
DO YOU WANT AN EXCITING AND SATISFYING MARRIAGE? When the dreams fade and the realities of life set in, those magical vows from your wedding day can start to lose their luster. You begin to negotiate the marital maze of budgeting, balancing in-laws, choosing careers, and then you add children to the mix. To top it off, the romantic feelings for each other ebb and flow in the stresses of everyday life. How can we be men and women who consistently and creatively live out our vows after the honeymoon is over? In a culture that tells us it’s ok to quit, it’s time for us to discover what it takes to commit and experience a marriage and love created to last. Ed and Lisa take a penetrating look at what it means to have a lasting marriage in today’s world. Drawing upon their experience in church ministry and successful marriage of more than forty years, they speak openly and honestly about the hard work involved in keeping your marital relationship fresh and alive as you creatively live out your “I Do’s.” The Creative Marriage offers valuable insight into these critical areas: ● Laying a strong foundation for a lasting marriage ● Keeping your marriage relationship at the center of your home ● Building up your spouse with creative communication ● Allowing positive conflict resolution to increase intimacy ● Removing the barriers to a sizzling sex life ● Protecting your marriage against financial pressures ● Recreating marriage and family after divorce Disclaimer: Former Version The Creative Marriage: The Art of Keeping Your Love Alive by Ed Young Hardcover ISBN: 978-0972581301 October 1, 2002 by Creality Publishing New Version The Creative Marriage: The Art of Keeping Your Love Alive by Ed & Lisa Young Paperback ISBN: 9781950113743 February 11, 2022 by XO Publishing Also Applies to eBook/Kindle Version
