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Archives: creativity

Discovery Versus Filtering and Other Questions Raised by Data-driven Services

As we explore the new world of data-driven discovery tools, we must also examine their utility, their trustworthiness and what impact they may have on the creative process.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 2, 2015
  • 36 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Video Rewind — The Creative Deadline, a Video

Simple technologies plus creativity and hard work can create stunning results, as this 2010 video shows.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 28, 2012
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Making Mistakes in a Good Direction — The God Complex and Experiments

This fascinating TED talk will resonate on many levels with people who read this blog — study design, arrogance, vindication, creativity, inspiration, complexity, evolution, and authority are all dealt with. The topic is “the God complex” — the tendency for […]

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 20, 2012
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Plan vs. Path — Which Is Better for Innovation?

Planning is a centerpiece of corporate behavior, but to encourage innovation, blazing a trail is perhaps a better approach.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 5, 2011
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Is the Music Industry’s Recent Past Still Instructive?

Recent inflection points for the music industry may yet again prove instructive for publishers and others. But is it already too late for us to recover the craft of making products rather than providing content?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 7, 2010
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

The Internet’s Extended Cultural Memory — Is It Sapping Our Creativity?

One of the great benefits of the Internet is how it has extended our cultural memory. But has this also stolen our freedom of thought, our ability to create original works of art?

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 25, 2010
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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