In a culture that treats every idle minute as a missed opportunity, the idea that doing nothing could sharpen creative ...

Often seen negatively, boredom is crucial for creativity and growth – so stop turning to your phone when you feel it coming ...

Think back to a time when you needed a quick answer, maybe for a recipe or a DIY project. A few years ago, most people’s first instinct was to “Google it.” Today, however, many people are more likely ...

Turns out a few Z’s can boost your creativity. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests there’s a link between naps and a creative mind — but timing is key. Researchers from ...

As millions of us embark on New Year pledges to eat better, exercise more and learn something new, research published today ...

In the fast-paced world of marketing, I’ve always approached creativity as an organization’s bread and butter, with innovation as the knife that spreads it. As the VP of marketing at Hootsuite, I’ve ...

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Can an AI chatbot make a person more creative? Supporters of artificial intelligence say it can serve as a muse, but critics doubt it — they say that it does little more than remix existing work. Now, ...

Sometimes doing something completely different from creating helps spark a creative project or motivates us to create. Simple tasks like doing the dishes or folding the laundry can quiet us in such a ...

Creativity is often thought of as an innate ability or trait. (Steve Jobs was clearly creative, I'm definitely not.) Yet creativity, like confidence, can also be situational. For example, research ...

If you're putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick people with cheerful, optimistic dispositions and flexible thinking. But a new management study indicates your team might ...