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OCTOBER 5, 2009

I like to think I wouldn't be fooled by this kind of thing if it landed in my editor's in-tray. Critical Thinking - the Critical Difference? As far as I know, no computer would stop to think whether it was really being creative. As we saw last week, critical thinking is central to the creative process.

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Lateral Action

MAY 24, 2010

You’ve probably had it happen to you: eager, excited, ready to share your article or painting or blog design, you show a friend and ask, “What do you think?” The friend, being the honest and straightforward person he is, believes you really want to know what he thinks, so he launches into his opinions. Pointing […].

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Harvard Professional Development

OCTOBER 24, 2024

An experienced instructor guiding the discussion and activities helps participants deepen their understanding, sharpen their critical thinking, and encourages the exchange of diverse perspectives. If you have a question, they are on hand to answer questions, provide assistance, or clarify information.

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ReNew Business

JUNE 14, 2024

A study published in the "Journal of Digital Information Management" explores the convenience of search engines and easy access to information reducing our critical thinking skills, creating a dependency that complicates our ability to process and analyze information effectively (Sparrow, Liu, & Wegner, 2011).

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International Coach Academy

MAY 7, 2023

A Coaching Power Tool By Anita Szabo, Leadership & Career Coach, HUNGARY The Shades Black & White vs. Critical Thinking The shades between black and white are not grey. ‘Black and White’s thinking is one of the most common challenges I see with coaching clients. Empathize with how others may think or feel.

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ReNew Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Self-awareness enhances cognitive capacities like reflection, perspective-taking, and critical thinking. Thinking adapts, processes, and maps out the connections between inner states (Being) and external realities (Relating, Collaborating). A person grounded in Being can connect more deeply and authentically with others.

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MultiPOD Mentoring

JANUARY 3, 2020

Critical thinking, analytical thinking, creativity, imagination and invention are your tools. And if you can, don't just think "outside the box"; try to build your own box using your intellect and imagination, let ideas flow in and out of your box and share your creativity with others. Master them and make them yours.

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MultiPOD Mentoring

JANUARY 3, 2020

Critical thinking, analytical thinking, creativity, imagination and invention are your tools. And if you can, don't just think "outside the box"; try to build your own box using your intellect and imagination, let ideas flow in and out of your box and share your creativity with others. Master them and make them yours.

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GetSmarter

MARCH 3, 2023

16 While in-demand vocational skills are unique to each industry, research by GetSmarter reveals that leadership, interpersonal, and analytical and critical thinking skills are the most relevant for our work climate and in-demand for workers today – even higher than technical ability. Reshaping your career in the wake of the pandemic’.

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Ayoa

MAY 13, 2022

Developing mind maps and keeping to one word per branch helps students to focus on, and develop branches that deepen their understanding through imagination, organisation and critical thinking. appeared first on Ayoa Blog. As a department, the planning process is becoming more efficient and meetings more focused.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

And the critical-thinking skills necessary to tell a good idea from a bad one are pretty important to. Our left brains create structures that can act as barriers to alternative solutions and perspectives. But your left brain plays a crucial role in creativity as well. tell us which way your dancer spins for you in the comments.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 26, 2023

The purpose of the blogs is to understand the, Concept of Neurodiversity Benefits of having a neurodivergent workforce in the workplace Importance of creating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that celebrates the unique strengths and contributions of all individuals, irrespective of their neurocognitive profiles.

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Lateral Action

JULY 21, 2022

A lot of creative professions involve submitting work to gatekeepers of various kinds: agents, editors, publishers, gallerists, funders, producers, studios and competition judges and so on.

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Harvard Professional Development

JANUARY 22, 2025

But it doesn’t discard the need for us to think thoroughly about data. Complex problem solving and critical thinking Professionals who want to effectively use AI need to think strategically about how they are adopting it.

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Mind Mapping Software

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Sublime Canvas bridges this gap by providing an environment specifically designed for critical thinking and synthesis that is connected to your knowledge library. The post New Sublime app rethinks creative work with an AI-powered visual twist appeared first on Mind Mapping Software Blog.

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Harvard Professional Development

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Beyond achieving expertise in their chosen industry, those pursuing a move to the C-suite need to focus on developing leadership abilities by expanding their emotional intelligence , communication, and critical thinking skills to enhance decision-making and people management. “A A learner mindset is absolutely critical.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 15, 2009

I find that each new medium, motif or material sharpens both my critical thinking and my physical skills so that my work improves across the board with each new project. Instead, I put that energy into twitter, my blog, interviews, responding to queries for articles in newspapers and magazines.

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 26, 2009

Lack of critical filters. Brainstorming is said to work because critical thinking is banned, allowing for a freer flow of original ideas. According to the researchers, it's more effective to ask team members to generate ideas individually or in pairs before a group meeting at which ideas are shared and compared.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 6, 2023

This blog will give you thorough details on the concept of unconscious bias, each bias, and how you can solve them. That way, you will not only open ways to improve the team but enhance the team members' critical thinking. And with the help of unconscious bias examples, we can take a step forward in tackling those biases.

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Lateral Action

AUGUST 17, 2022

A few months ago I was listening to the DavidBowie: AlbumtoAlbum podcast, a terrific show about Bowie hosted by Arsalan Mohammed. In Season 3 episode 11 Arsalan spoke to Donny McCaslin, the leader of the jazz band that Bowie discovered in a New York club, and asked to work with him on what turned out […].

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Lateral Action

JULY 17, 2022

Welcome to Episode 2 of the CREATIVE DISRUPTION season of The 21st Century Creative, where we are hearing stories of creatives around the world who came up with a creative response to the challenges of the pandemic. This week we are off to South Africa, to hear from Earl Abrahams, an artist and filmmaker who […].

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 9, 2009

Photo by interrupt. Earlier this week I switched on the TV halfway through a documentary about the late, great Stanley Kubrick. Presenter Jon Ronson was obviously a huge Kubrick fan, and was thrilled at being invited to the director's home by his family and chief assistant. What did he find when he got there? Cardboard boxes. Thousands of them.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein) Are you attempting to unleash creativity through familiar, comfortable pathways? If so you’re only human – but remember that creativity thrives on novelty.

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Image by watercolors08 Far above the streets of Paris, scattered across the rooftops, parapets and pinnacles of Notre Dame Cathedral, is a collection of monuments to perfectionism. These are the gargoyles, sacred figures, finials and other sculpted details that constitute the icing on the cake of this magnificent building.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 28, 2010

Passion takes inspiration and turns it into something you’re proud of. Passion motivates you in the morning and fires you up when you are immersed in your work. Passion is an unlikely breeding ground for a creative block. However, as an artist, writer or musician, there is a fine line at the far end of […].

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Lateral Action

JULY 26, 2010

The post How to Deal with Stinging Criticism appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. Image by digicla This article is part two in Cynthia’s series on making feedback a positive and empowering part of the creative process, following on from How to Ask for Feedback (without it Blowing up in Your Face). You’re not always funny.

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As you read these words, your brain is being changed. Every day, as you surf the internet, clicking on hyperlinks, opening new tabs and windows, flicking between e-mail, Twitter, Facebook and whatever it was you were reading just now, your patterns of thought are changing.

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Lateral Action

JANUARY 24, 2011

Here’s a creative thought experiment for you: Go to this page on the official Orbital website, scroll down and hit ‘play’ on the track ‘Halcyon + on + on’ Listen to the music before you read the rest of this article. Once you’ve listened to it, stop and consider each of the questions in turn […].

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

We creatives love to think of ourselves as revolutionaries and rule-breakers, thinking outside the box, breaking free of convention and plucking inspiration out of thin air. Formulas, rules and templates are for scientists, bean counters and corporate drones.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 16, 2012

Image by Radhika Bhagwat Are you spending the majority of your time keeping up with business-related tasks rather than creating? Are you lacking the passion you once felt for your business? Is your creative time continually being pushed to the back burner?

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Lateral Action

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Kabuki star Ebizo Ichikawa XI in action, from Ebizo’s YouTube channel Last Christmas I visited the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo to experience kabuki—one of Japan’s traditional forms of drama, dating back to 1603.

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Lateral Action

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

After 18 months, four drafts and countless cups of coffee, my new book Motivation for Creative People is finally complete. You can pick up the ebook edition from Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google Play and Smashwords. There’s also a paperback edition, beautifully designed and illustrated by the wonderful Irene Hoffman.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 5, 2017

This week’s guest on the 21st Century Creative Podcast is Steven Pressfield, author of the creativity classic The War of Art and a string of other bestselling fiction and nonfiction books.

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Lateral Action

JULY 2, 2018

This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative podcast is Mimi Khalvati, one of the foremost poets currently writing in the UK. Mimi was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up on the Isle of Wight in England. She is the author of eight collections of poetry published by Carcanet and the editor of several […].

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Lateral Action

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Today I publish my new book, 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives. You can pick it up from the usual bookstores. So what’s the book about? It’s a compilation of the most powerful insights that have emerged from my coaching conversations with creative professionals over the past two decades, and also from my own practice […].

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Lateral Action

DECEMBER 23, 2018

This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative podcast is Tyler Hobbs, a artist who creates stunning images by writing a computer program to generate each new artwork. A few months ago I was talking to a friend who suggested I check out the artwork of Tyler Hobbs, as an example of generative art. It […].

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Lateral Action

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Have you ever got yourself tied up in knots while working on an important piece of writing? You spend ages staring at the screen, writing, deleting and rewriting, over and over again. The harder you try, the more you work, the more stuck and confused you feel. In my experience, this tends to happen when […].

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