The concept of flow has captured our imagination so fully that it is often assumed that flow is required for #creativity. It isn’t. In my latest newsletter, I explore what flow really is, what it's not, and how to increase the chances of entering it.

We use technology on auto-pilot. But it doesn't have to be like that. What if we were purposeful? What if we learned the lessons of what happened with social media to inform how we use #AI for #creativity? My latest newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/creativi...

Diving more into the writing process. Which is a great example of The Creativity Choice process, from decisions to get started to doing to redoing (part 2) #creativity #writing #writingcommunity #booksky

When I started writing The Creativity Choice, I couldn't resist checking advice to writers. But none of the top tips were helpful for me. The truth is that there is no right way to write. Just. Write. Edit. Write. And write. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #creativity

As #AI takes over many generative tasks, what is left is complex #creativity of finding problems, drawing on expertise that builds capacity for effective judgment + decision making, and building by incorporating signals from emotions and thinking alike (what matters? what is important?)

Despite all the talk about #AI and #creativity, I think that all the evidence points to human creativity continuing to be a way of future proofing ourselves.

Big themes from my chat on Psychologists Off The Clock ... thread #creativity #podcast #flow #growth #emotionalintelligence #Confidence offtheclockpsych.com/the-creativi...

Mark Blackwell AI-summarized my podcast appearances to extract lessons and take the conversation about The Creativity Choice in new directions. #creativity #InnovationInMotion #emotions #AI #work www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rOr...

What started as an idea for a newsletter post became a full day of reflection. I became aware how much I engage with art, which is crucial for my well-being. 38 events! open.substack.com/pub/creativi...

We set out to achieve goals that are often ill-defined. To achieve them, we need creative confidence. In my first piece for @psychologytoday.com for this year, I dive into what it takes to build creative confidence. #creativity #creativeconfidence www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crea...

It is a time for years in review and I could not resist one. But I also didn't want to do the traditional best of list post. So here is something different. My year in art I had the fortune to see in 2025 #creativity #art #learning #yearinreview #inspiration open.substack.com/pub/creativi...

My 2025 was a year of translating the science of creativity for those interested in developing capacity for developing ideas and bringing them to life - educators, coaches, consultants, and leaders. #creativity #innovation #learning #emotions www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Have you ever looked up from your phone and felt your world broaden? What did looking and seeing do to you and for you? Interview about this and more w/Keith Sawyer in my latest @psychtoday.bsky.social: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crea... #creativity #design #Education

Learning & the Brain review of The Creativity Choice: "Her core argument is simple yet liberating: Creativity isn’t exclusive to artistic geniuses; it’s a series of deliberate choices available to everyone." www.learningandthebrain.com/blog/the-cre... #creativity #confidence #booksky

Emotions are information. As any other information, they can be used in decision-making. The Creativity Choice shows that when our goal is creativity, #emotions can be inspiration, boost divergent and critical thinking, and build climate for repeatable #creativity

My talk last week in Colorado Springs got cancelled by a poorly timed snow event. So I figured to write about what I was going to speak. What have the arts ever do for us? #creativity #art #emotions #inspiration #confidence #doubt #uncertainty

My talk last week in Colorado Springs got cancelled by a poorly timed snow event. So I figured to write about it in my newsletter. What have the arts ever do for us? #creativity #art #emotions #inspiration #confidence #doubt #uncertainty creativitydecision.substack.com/p/answering-...

The Creativity Choice is about hard creativity. From vague idea and "can I really?" to surviving the emotional rollercoaster to making creativity reliable #booksky #creativity #innovation www.kevinmiller.co/podcast/who-...

Thank you to Colorado for the first snow of the season. And a terrific group at the Yale University club hosting The Creativity Choice. #creativity #innovation #leadership

Grateful for The Creativity Choice in the wild around the world, from Serbia to Sweden, from the UK to Paraguay... #creativity #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #gratitude

Full week of gratitude. Cannot wait for the final season of Stranger Things. The Creativity Choices visiting the Barbie Pond in Washington, DC, as we count down to new episodes. #creativity #gratitude #StrangerThings

Why are we drawn to art? I recently listed to the podcast episode in which @ezraklein.bsky.social interviewed Patti Smith. In my opinion, the conversation was fundamentally about giving thanks

What if a college honors program was designed around creativity? This is what The John Martinson Honors EDGE program at Montclair State University is doing and I am honored to serve on its advisor board. #creativity #education #honorsprogram #teaching #learning #booksky

For the Learning and the Lab conference, I wanted to share science translated into actionable items for educators. Here is a micro-action creativity starter pack #creativity #education #learning #skills #inspiration #emotions open.substack.com/pub/creativi...

How to spark #creativity in #education? 1st step: learn what creativity is, what it is not, and what we can expect on the way to realizing creative goals. Chat about The Creativity Choice on the Spark Creativity Teacher podcast. #learning #emotions sparkcreativity.libsyn.com/393-research...

The theme of the just completed Learning & the Brain conference was teaching whole students. Educational leaders know that this is the only way to have true learning. #creativity #thriving #wellbeing #engagement #education #EducationalLeadership

Great time at the Learning & the Brain conference in Boston. From #curiosity to #creativity to #thriving whole learners Great to see The Creativity Choice in great company thanks to Toadstool Bookshop and @alranbooks.bsky.social #books #booksky

Love seeing The Creativity Choice in the wild. On this cold November day, a picture from a warmer one a few weeks ago at the Harvard Bookstore. #booksky #books #creativity

When people ask me what is the target audience for my book, The Creativity Choice, I have multiple levels of the answer. #creativity #innovation #curiosity #work #leadership #emotions #coaching @booksky.bsky.social www.gayleallen.net/cm-300-zoran...

It was an honor to speak about The Creativity Choice in the context of work and leadership at the Yale School of Management . I walked the audience through the lesser discussed portions of the creative process: #creativity #innovation #work #leadership #emotionalintelligence

Very much looking forward to speaking at the @learningandtheb conference in Boston. The theme is teaching thriving, social, curious, and critical thinkers. #creativity #learning #education #curiosity #criticalthinking You can check out the program: www.learningandthebrain.com/conference-5...

Hint about what to expect in The Creativity Choice? Mindset meets Grit, but for creativity. #creativity #books #booksky #mindset #grit #emotions #confidence

Surprisingly, the science of creativity did not investigate what would happen to our creative potential and how we use it if we practiced creative thinking. #creativethinking #creativity #learning #growth #personaldevelopment open.substack.com/pub/creativi...

What do we know when we know a creative person? This is one of the oldest questions in #creativity studies. We have learned much. About traits of creative individuals (openness to experience! and beyond!), their cognitive #abilities, #values and #motivation. And we are ready to ask more questions.

Among top 10 skills for 2025 the World Economic Forum lists 5 creativity-related ones. But skills are not a goal in themselves. We need to transform them into action. What do we need to put creativity skills to work? #creativity #emotions #emotionregulation #skills #futureofwork #education

The Untangle podcast is perfectly named for a discussion about creativity. It is far from linear. This conversation was a 45 min grand tour of the creative process I describe in The Creative Choice... thread... #creativity #innovation #creativeprocess podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Creativity exists on four levels (not just one) 📊 Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle (@z-i-pringle.bsky.social) from Yale: "Psychologists distinguish these four levels of creativity."

Looking forward to sharing the lessons about the emotional side of creativity, from empathy and self-compassion to frustration and self-doubt at the Designing for Empathy summit. #creativity #emotions #emotionalintelligence #art #fashion

What if doubt is actually the good part? 🤔 Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle (@z-i-pringle.bsky.social) from Yale: "There is no removing doubt. You can get better at coping with it" Maddox: "Wouldn't certainty just kill the magic?" Think about it.

Creativity isn't what you think it is 🧠 Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle (@z-i-pringle.bsky.social) from Yale: "when we think about creativity, we first go too big—Einstein, Steve Jobs, Coco Chanel. but creativity is much more." Psychologists identify FOUR levels of creativity...

Join us at the Mindful Leader Summit in Washington DC later this week. I will be speaking about creativity not as a trait but a decision leaders make every day. Registration link: #leadership #mindfulness #emotionalintelligence #creativity www.mindfulleader.org/mindful-lead...

What key insights about #creativity are we missing when we focus only on inspiration? The Creativity Choice @hachettelibrary.bsky.social uncovers how to take the ideas and make them real. Takeaways thread... #inspiration #emotions #AI podcast.toddhenry.com/the-creativi...

A colleague introduced me in ChatGPT pics before a talk. What this act of everyday creativity did: 1️⃣ Fun for her 2️⃣ It made me smile, 3 hands, oddly critical look at art, and all 3️⃣ It set the mood of openness for the talk #creativity #wellbeing #relationships

One of my favorite events of the year, Designing the Empathy summit in New York. If you are a museum professional or academic or entrepreneur working to create understanding and care, this is the place and a community for you. #conference #empathy #empathymatters

One of the most expansive conversations about creativity and The Creativity Choice I had in the last few months was with Andy J. Pizza on the Creative Pep Talk podcast. #creativity #design #problemsolving #ideas #ProblemFinding #emotions www.creativepeptalk.com/512-the-scie...

Excited to share a call for articles for a special issue of Education Sciences on #aesthetics #creativity and #emotionalintelligence @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social that I am co-editing w/ John Pellitteri and Jessica Hoffmann @iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social More: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...

Creativity depends less on what we feel than on how we use and manage emotions. My chat with Rob Emmerling for the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations podcast #creativity #innovation #emotionalintelligence #work www.eiconsortium.org

#Creativity exists in every area of human work. But it does not stop there. We also have lives outside of work and we can actively create them. This includes envisioning, planning, and designing particular #career and personal trajectories and goals podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/t...

@ibdinvestors.bsky.social reminding us that creativity is much than good or even brilliant ideas. We need to move on it and that is hard #TheCreativityChoice #creativity #Innovation #IDEAS www.investors.com/news/managem...

For #educators who are already thinking of teaching and leading to build skills for the future, #inspiration from the team at Feuling Creativity in Education podcast. #creativity #education #skills fuelingcreativity.podbean.com/e/the-creati...