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  1. Parallel Mind, The Art of Creativity by Aliyah Marr, 2008-11-21
  2. Nurturing Creativity in the Classroom
  3. Quantum Creativity: Nine Principles for a Life of Possibility by Pamela Meyer, 1997-12-02
  4. Awakening Minerva: The Power of Creativity in Women's Lives by Linda A Firestone, 2006-11-15
  5. Glancing Fires: Investigation into Women's Creativity by Lesley Saunders, 1987-10-01
  6. Creativity, Making Your Mark by Hyacinthe Baron, 2004-07-28
  7. Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic: The Psychological Genesis of Violence, Evil and Creativity (Suny Series in the Philosophy of Psychology) by Stephen A. Diamond, 1996
  8. The Houdini Principle: Discover Harry Houdini's Secrets of Creativity and Confidence by Tim Kenning, 2006-09-13
  9. Principles of Survival, A Theory Of Every Day Creativity by Gennady Kizevich, 2004-03-30
  10. Women, Writing, and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine by Peggy Tabor Millin, 2009-08-12
  11. Inner Knowing: Consciousness, Creativity, Insight, and Intuition (New Consciousness Reader) by Helen Palmer, 1998-12-28
  12. Understanding Creativity by Jane Piirto, 2004-06-30
  13. Modeling Creativity and Knowledge-Based Creative Design
  14. Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius by Michael Michalko, 2001-06-26

61. Eyes On Creativity
Eyes on creativity is a web site dedicated to providing news and reviews from all things creative. Creative Links. Recently Written
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62. Exploring The Creative Process - Women Creativity
Articles on the nature of creativity, how creativity is processed in the brain and ways for women to develop their creativity.
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Whatever you wish to create or are already in the process of creating these pages can help you.
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Fostering creativity is a process of joy and discovery. But this doesn't promise that there will be no barriers, no frustrations, and no failures. Instead creativity will reach into your deepest self; it will continually press and challenge you. What is Creativity? Taking Time for Moodling Finding Focused Time and Space Building Blocks to Creativity ... Children and Creativity Exploring Women's Creativity
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63. Gosling: Blu-ray Victory To Spur Java Creativity - CNET News.com
Mar 5, 2008 Gosling Bluray victory to spur Java creativity So-called father of Java hopes that JavaFX will enable a Blu-ray graphical user
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"Father of Java" James Gosling says he sees Blu-ray's victory over HD DVD as a catalyst for more interesting forms of entertainment for the disc format. Speaking at the Sun Tech Day in Sydney, Gosling told ZDNet Australia's Builder AU that he hopes that Blu-ray Disc win combined with the possibility of having Java's new graphical framework, JavaFX , within the Blu-ray specificationwould enable a graphical user experience beyond solely playing Blu-ray discs. "There's actually this Profile 2.0 spec for Blu-ray

64. Creativity Designs, Web Design, Hosting, Database, Catalog Sites & More
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65. Thinking XML: The Commons Of Creativity
Many artists independent of big media concerns seek to collaborate with others and make their work more widely available. They are often willing to offer
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    Level: Introductory Uche Ogbuji uche@ogbuji.net ), Principal Consultant, Fourthought, Inc.
    12 May 2003 In writer Marshall McLuhan's global village, a lot of kiosks and corner stores of creative output are dwarfed by the megalithic big box stores. Luckily, the same media that have globalized the reach of creative output also provide the tools to even the pitch on which producers of all sizes play. From independent filmmakers, musicians, and authors to the open source and Weblog communities, there has long been a push to advertise and distribute material on the Internet, and usually at much lower cost and less restrictive terms than more commercial content. This push has had aspects of politics, economics, and technical problem-solving, raising questions like the following:
    • Can the wider spread of less restricted content put pressure on policymakers and big media companies to lessen restrictions on consumers' rights? Would this pressure increase if the variety of rights and restrictions on content were better communicated to consumers?

66. Access : : Nature
We humans have built a creativity machine. It s the sum of three things a few hundred million computers, a communication system connecting those computers,
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          What will emerge from using the Internet as a research tool? The answer, Vernor Vinge argues, will be limited only by our imaginations. We humans have built a creativity machine. It's the sum of three things: a few hundred million computers, a communication system connecting those computers, and some millions of human beings using those computers and communications. To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).

67. HOW Design - Creativity
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68. Welcome To The Creative Aerobics Homepage
If you want to learn how to develop the most creative and effective strategy for an advertising campaign, a marketing plan, or an internet web site,
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Advanced brainstorming for greater creativity... If you want to learn how to develop the most creative and effective strategy for an advertising campaign, a marketing plan, or an internet web site, you've come to the right place. Creative Aerobics ® uses advanced ideation and mind-set breaking techniques to develop powerful consumer insights, innovative communication ideas, and effective marketing strategies. Creative Aerobics applies new and existing techniques to three tasks critical to creative strategy development: getting to the heart of the matter, breaking mind-set, and generating ideas. Creative Aerobics also uses Wallwriting a powerful interactive process that visually stimulates and records the group's thinking.  Learn more about Allen Bukoff's  Creative Aerobics Consulting Practice click here click here Creative Aerobics® Techniques To give you an idea of what Creative Aerobics is like, a sample of our techniques is briefly described below. Click on the HOW TO button to view the step-by-step instructions for some of these techniques. Please feel free to print out the instructions and to use these techniques yourself (

69. Creativity Spark From Masters Of Illustration | Design Showcase | Smashing Magaz
Creative thinking is an essential part of design workflow. Whatever sketch you are working on, at some point find yourself in the situation where simply
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    Creative thinking is an essential part of design workflow. Whatever sketch you are working on, at some point you find yourself in the situation where you simply need some fresh ideas to find your path around the creativity block. Going away may help. Listening to the music may help. But particularly the works of the famous graphic artists may help. In fact, studying them very closely, you can not only explore new ideas, but also learn the smallest details - they form the profound foundation of every masterpiece. an ultimate breakthrough for your creativity blocks So what do we have as result? Over 100 breathtaking illustrations from some of the best contemporary graphic designers illustrators click on the image to get to his/her portfolio and explore his/her work in more depth. Please notice that most artists listed below are well-known in the worldwide design community (and so are their works); hopefully you know not all of them. Further suggestions and ideas? Please comment.

70. Tracking Creativity
Tracking creativity Footprints .. Green Foot. Hi! We re the Footsome Brothers. Come on in and follow us down the path of creativity.
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71. Creativity: HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE: The Art, Science, And Practice Of Creativty
creativity HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE (Your firstever BUSINESS e-COACH) creativity is not about inventing something totally new, it is about making new
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Be Different: Lateral Thinking Creativity How To Be More Creative: The Art, Science and Practice By Vadim Kotelnikov , Founder, Ten BUSINESS e-COACH – New Wonder of the World, 1000ventures.com " The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. " Albert Einstein Innovation vs Creativity
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  • mental work – analyzing, synthesizing, imaging, and valuing – continues in your subconscious mind the parts of the problem separate and new combinations occur
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  • a new idea emerges into your conscious mind, either gradually or suddenly - often when you are in a relaxed frame of mind and are not thinking about the problem
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  • thorough testing of of a new idea, insight, intuition , hunch, or solution
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  • Chooses Changes Looks for what is right Looks for what is different One thing must follow directly from another Makes deliberate jumps Concentrates on relevance Welcomes chance intrusions Moves in the most likely directions Explores the least likely directions
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72. Download The Windows Movie Maker 2 Creativity Fun Pack For Windows XP
Make home movies like a pro with Windows Movie Maker 2 and this brand new collection of creative extras, including video titles, music, and sound effects.
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73. Creativity --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on creativity the ability to make or otherwise bring into existence something new, whether a new solution to a
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  • 75. Beyond Creativity
    Open strategy balances the powerful value creation forces that can be found in creative individuals, innovation communities, and collaborative initiatives
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    The following test "revealed" that I am social nerd. Am I? Please, try the Nerd-quiz: What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Social Nerd You're interested in things such as politics, psychology, child care, and peace. I wouldn't go so far as to call you a hippie, but some of you may be tree-huggers. You're the type of people who are interested in bettering the world. You're possible the least nerdy of them all; unless you participate in other activies that paled your nerdiness compared to your involvement in social activities. Whatever the case, we could still use more of you around. ^_^ Musician Drama Nerd Literature Nerd Gamer/Computer Nerd Science/Math Nerd Artistic Nerd Anime Nerd What Be Your Nerd Type?
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    In ECIS Galway in June 2008 Eoin Whelan and I will have a following session: "Knowledge Diffusion in R&D Groups: The Impact of Internet Technologies"

    76. Gosling: Blu-ray Victory To Spur Java Creativity | Tech News On ZDNet
    Mar 6, 2008 Socalled father of Java hopes that JavaFX will enable a Blu-ray graphical user experience beyond playing high-definition DVDs.
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    Posted on ZDNet News : Mar 6, 2008 6:03:00 AM "Father of Java" James Gosling says he sees Blu-ray's victory over HD DVD as a catalyst for more interesting forms of entertainment for the disc format. Speaking at the Sun Tech Day in Sydney, Gosling told ZDNet Australia's Builder AU that he hopes that Blu-ray Disc win combined with the possibility of having Java's new graphical framework, JavaFX , within the Blu-ray specificationwould enable a graphical user experience beyond solely playing Blu-ray discs. "There's actually this Profile 2.0 spec for Blu-ray , which almost all of the Blu-ray players out now don't implement...that adds all this networking ability. So you can actually use a Blu-ray box to do things other than play Blu-ray discs," Gosling said. "You can do things that are hybrids between playing discs and content over the network."

    77. Creativity And Innovation Management - Journal Information
    creativity and Innovation Management fills a crucial gap in management literature between the theory and practice of organizing imagination and innovation.
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    78. SwarmCreativity
    COINs are powered by swarm creativity. This Web site explores why COINs are so important to business success in the new century. It explains the traits that
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    79. Web Design | Internet Marketing | Akron Ohio | Michigan City Indiana
    Akron, canton, cleveland ohio based web design, creative, marketing, ad agency, and creative consultant.
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    80. Scottberkun.com » #56 - Creative Thinking Hacks
    All of us, except my idiot cousin who still eats glue, possess everything necessary to be more creative. The problem is we’ve been trained away from our
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    By Scott Berkun , August 7, 2007 All of us, except my idiot cousin who still eats glue, possess everything necessary to be more creative. The problem is we’ve been trained away from our creative instincts by schools, parents, movies and workplaces. The word creativity is frequently inflated by association, frequently appearing with overused, hype-laden words such as genius, brilliance, revolution and innovation. Hype mongers and creative intimidators throw those labels around like candy, scaring most people out of their own natural creative instincts. This essay, a high speed hack-centric interpretation of the creative thinking course I taught at the University of Washington , offers both concepts and tricks to help anyone be creative at any time.
    Kill creative romance
    First, like most media today, this essay starts with violence (and unnecessary exclamation points)! Close your eyes, imagine the most amazing sword ever made, and attack every creative legend you’ve ever heard. We’ve romanced da Vinci, Mozart and Einstein into gods, minimizing the ordinary aspects of their lives so intensely that their mothers wouldn’t recognize them in the legends we tell. Next, using your sword’s mint scented flamethrower attachment, set fire to childhood tales of Isaac Newton and the apple, Benjamin Franklin and the lightning kite , and Edison and the light bulb. These popular tales of creativity and discovery are deceptive at best, wild lies at worst, shaped to placate the masses, not to inform creative people on their craft. Tear it all down, throw a dozen napalm coated hand grenades in for good measure, and watch your old, broken down view of creativity go up in flames. Dance over the smoldering ruins! Roast marshmallows on the still warm remains of your creative fulminations! The fun begins now.

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