Creativity and Emotions are inseparable and there’s a strong possibility that they may be directly proportional, and yet, we know that an over-abundance of emotions can lead us into darkness. The problem with this whole creativity-emotions nexus is that if…
Category: Creative Thinking
Posts about methods of engaging in creative thinking, especially for creation of training and eLearning content.
The Creative Lounge: 3 Telltale Signs that you are Creative!
Creativity is an exotic term that dons different faces from the walls temple of Many-faced God (Reference: Game of Thrones.) Fortunately, the reasons why Creativity dons several faces, is different than it was in the Game of Thrones where the…
The Creative Lounge :: Perfection vs. Creativity – the Destructive Chemistry between the Two.
The Clue: “Perfectionist” not “Perfect” The term is Perfectionist. It isn’t Perfect. As old as the quest for perfection is – if it had a success rate of even half-a-percent you’d expect hundreds of thousands of “perfects” around. We don’t…
Two New Free Workshops – CICD (Creativity) and TID (Training.)
Dear Readers, This spring, I’m happy to announce two mint-fresh workshops for my two favorite audience groups – the writers and the trainers. 1. The Creativity & Instructional Content Development (CICD) Workshop on April 07, 2019 (Sunday.) For the writers (content…
Creativity – Igniting, Harnessing, and Channeling your Creative Potential.
Last week, I received a call from a young woman who was interested in exploring the IDCD (Instructional Design and Content Development) course. During our discussion, she asked me if her lack of creativity would in any manner hamper her…
Learning the Art of Content Creation from the Master Creator
According to the Genesis I, God first created the heaven and the earth. The earth was created formless and there was darkness all around, so God said, “Let there be light,” and then there was light. Then God named the…
Context-specific Creativity
What is Context-specific Creativity? We are all creative, however, our creativity is contextual. It exists within a specific context and disappears outside it. Thus, The Definition of Context-specific Creativity Context-specific Creativity is the ability to arrive at a solution to…
How to Design Effective Training Games?
Designing Training Games – The Challenges and the Rewards (Train-the-Trainer Series) Every good trainer knows that a single good training game can salvage the most boring of training programs. However, what irks a trainer most is that it’s next…
Aleatoric Creativity and Instructional Design
According to the Webster’s dictionary that sits on my desk, Aleatoric means, “characterized by chance of indeterminate elements.” Aleatoric Creativity: Aleatoric creativity thus, must mean something that’s the complete antithesis of the kind of creativity required for instructional design, which…
Types of Creativity – The 4C Model by James Kauffman
Types of Creativity – The 4C Model by James Kauffman Traditionally, creativity was thought to be of two types: 1. Eminent Creativity (Creativity of those who achieved eminence in their chosen creative field.) 2. Everyday Creativity (Creativity that everyone…