Oddly enough, this makes sense. Typically, when one things of creative settings, one thinks of the open sea, or an endless skyline, or a blank canvas. All of these things have one common theme between them: endless possibilities. However, if we really need to think creatively, we almost need to have some boundaries. Why? Well, ...
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Whoo doggies, Have I got a hot site for you creative types! If you’re into mind mapping, (which I am), then you’ll definitely need to check out Bubbl.us. There’s a thorough review over at Solutionwatch, so I don’t need to re-hash the nuts and bolts of the app. What you do need to know is ...
Hot on the heels of an article I wrote for Problogger about creativity this morning, I later discovered this little nugget about the benefits of Jazz and creativity. Dee Coulter, specialist in musical patterning and neurological development finds that the jazz of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and John Cage can lift the listener into theta ...
Merlin at 43F points us to a terrific (mac only) resource for writers: Scrivener. Scrivener is more or less a project management tool for writers. It allows you to: edit multiple documents create “corkboards” to storyboard and arrange thoughts use a fully-featured outliner track keywords (like themes) you write about full screen edit … and ...
I’ve been trying out a couple of mind mapping programs: MindManager Pro and Thinkature. MindManager Pro is paid software ($349) from Mindjet, and in my opinion is the Cadillac of mind mapping programs. It’s fast, has an easy to use interface, and is very intuitive with an interface very similar to Microsoft Word. I love ...
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. “- Teddy Roosevelt Resourcefulness is really just another word for creativity. It’s how you get something done. Many times the difference between failure and success in a project is whether or not you were resourceful in getting the job done. Many times people don’t ...
