Our Innovating Minds The Many Origins of Creative Thought and Action. Play Play, Playfulness, and Permission Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on October 7, 2018 Is playfulness available on demand? Is playfulness available on demand? Environment Exploring and Creatively Expanding Our Auditory Horizons Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on August 29, 2018 Are you giving sound enough space in your creative world? Are you giving sound enough space in your creative world? Career Does an Open Office Plan Make for a Creative Environment? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on August 5, 2018 Creativity: What's privacy got to do with it? Creativity: What's privacy got to do with it? Creativity Creativity Feels Good Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on June 27, 2018 Why do we experience the urge to be creative? Why do we experience the urge to be creative? Motivation Why Do You Ask? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on May 23, 2018 Are we hard-wired to be curious? Are we hard-wired to be curious? Motivation Mastering the Creative Pivot Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on April 15, 2018 What's your metaphor for creative change? What's your metaphor for creative change? Heuristics Using Action Ideas to Boost your Creative Idea Search Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on March 10, 2018 How does asking yourself action-related questions catapult creativity? How does asking yourself action-related questions catapult creativity? Creativity Are You Using Open Questions as Springboards to Creativity? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on February 4, 2018 What makes for good creative feedback? What makes for good creative feedback? Creativity Ambiguity at Work: Friend, Foe, or a Bit of Both? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on December 29, 2017 When it comes to chasing creativity in the workplace, what's ambiguity got to do with it? When it comes to chasing creativity in the workplace, what's ambiguity got to do with it? Creativity Seeing the Creative Value in a New Good Idea Isn't Easy Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on December 1, 2017 What helps us to recognize good novel ideas? What helps us to recognize good novel ideas? Creativity What's Your Innovation Mindset? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on October 31, 2017 Is your perspective on creativity lifting you up––or weighing you down? Is your perspective on creativity lifting you up––or weighing you down? Creativity Finding (and Making) Sweet Spots in Your Creative Process Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on September 21, 2017 Where's your sweet spot for coming up with good ideas? Where's your sweet spot for coming up with good ideas? Stress How Do We Read Emotions in Robots? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on August 13, 2017 In time of need, will you let a robot help you? A new study examines this. In time of need, will you let a robot help you? A new study examines this. Creativity Creativity—What's Curiosity Got to Do With It? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on July 5, 2017 Are inquiring minds creative minds? Are inquiring minds creative minds? Creativity When Emotion Meets Thinking Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on June 4, 2017 Can we be sad and creative too? Can we be sad and creative too? Flow How to Bolster Your Experience of Creative Flow Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on May 7, 2017 Are you recognizing what really energizes your creative making? Are you recognizing what really energizes your creative making? Creativity Speeding Up Your Creativity by Slowing Down Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on April 9, 2017 New research on making creative headway through attentive looking New research on making creative headway through attentive looking Flow The Underrecognized Inspirational Value of Persistence Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on March 5, 2017 How long should you stick with searching for ideas – and why? How long should you stick with searching for ideas – and why? Fantasies Seeking Idea Sparks Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on February 6, 2017 What helps us as inspiration seekers? What helps us as inspiration seekers? Cognition Creative Thinking in Action Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on January 2, 2017 What objects or "things" could you bring into play, to help you reach a fresh new view of what's possible? What objects or "things" could you bring into play, to help you reach a fresh new view of what's possible? Previous 1 2 3 Next
Play Play, Playfulness, and Permission Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on October 7, 2018 Is playfulness available on demand? Is playfulness available on demand?
Environment Exploring and Creatively Expanding Our Auditory Horizons Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on August 29, 2018 Are you giving sound enough space in your creative world? Are you giving sound enough space in your creative world?
Career Does an Open Office Plan Make for a Creative Environment? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on August 5, 2018 Creativity: What's privacy got to do with it? Creativity: What's privacy got to do with it?
Creativity Creativity Feels Good Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on June 27, 2018 Why do we experience the urge to be creative? Why do we experience the urge to be creative?
Motivation Why Do You Ask? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on May 23, 2018 Are we hard-wired to be curious? Are we hard-wired to be curious?
Motivation Mastering the Creative Pivot Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on April 15, 2018 What's your metaphor for creative change? What's your metaphor for creative change?
Heuristics Using Action Ideas to Boost your Creative Idea Search Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on March 10, 2018 How does asking yourself action-related questions catapult creativity? How does asking yourself action-related questions catapult creativity?
Creativity Are You Using Open Questions as Springboards to Creativity? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on February 4, 2018 What makes for good creative feedback? What makes for good creative feedback?
Creativity Ambiguity at Work: Friend, Foe, or a Bit of Both? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on December 29, 2017 When it comes to chasing creativity in the workplace, what's ambiguity got to do with it? When it comes to chasing creativity in the workplace, what's ambiguity got to do with it?
Creativity Seeing the Creative Value in a New Good Idea Isn't Easy Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on December 1, 2017 What helps us to recognize good novel ideas? What helps us to recognize good novel ideas?
Creativity What's Your Innovation Mindset? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on October 31, 2017 Is your perspective on creativity lifting you up––or weighing you down? Is your perspective on creativity lifting you up––or weighing you down?
Creativity Finding (and Making) Sweet Spots in Your Creative Process Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on September 21, 2017 Where's your sweet spot for coming up with good ideas? Where's your sweet spot for coming up with good ideas?
Stress How Do We Read Emotions in Robots? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on August 13, 2017 In time of need, will you let a robot help you? A new study examines this. In time of need, will you let a robot help you? A new study examines this.
Creativity Creativity—What's Curiosity Got to Do With It? Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on July 5, 2017 Are inquiring minds creative minds? Are inquiring minds creative minds?
Creativity When Emotion Meets Thinking Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on June 4, 2017 Can we be sad and creative too? Can we be sad and creative too?
Flow How to Bolster Your Experience of Creative Flow Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on May 7, 2017 Are you recognizing what really energizes your creative making? Are you recognizing what really energizes your creative making?
Creativity Speeding Up Your Creativity by Slowing Down Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on April 9, 2017 New research on making creative headway through attentive looking New research on making creative headway through attentive looking
Flow The Underrecognized Inspirational Value of Persistence Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on March 5, 2017 How long should you stick with searching for ideas – and why? How long should you stick with searching for ideas – and why?
Fantasies Seeking Idea Sparks Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on February 6, 2017 What helps us as inspiration seekers? What helps us as inspiration seekers?
Cognition Creative Thinking in Action Wilma Koutstaal Ph.D. on January 2, 2017 What objects or "things" could you bring into play, to help you reach a fresh new view of what's possible? What objects or "things" could you bring into play, to help you reach a fresh new view of what's possible?