I have a new article on Medium True creativity is confronting, confusing, unacceptable, and childlike. And nearly impossible to measure, contain or define. Creativity lives in the unknown…in a fairy-tale place that’s beyond how we are currently “looking.” While businesses purport to be all about creativity, in truth, it’s a problematic relationship. Here are five…
There was a particular moment in my teaching career when I asked a room full of graduate students to imagine a world beyond what they saw around them. We were discussing creativity, and I could sense their hesitation—they were accustomed to relying on facts, on what was tangible and “real.” I shared that Einstein once…
Metaphor is at the core of nearly all scientific breakthroughs and acts of genius. Celebrated scientists like Niels Bohr, Richard Feynman, and Albert Einstein relied on metaphor to help them make new discoveries. Metaphors play a crucial role in transforming how we see the world and approach problems. By connecting seemingly unrelated ideas, they open…
Einstein famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” It’s one of those quotes we nod along to, appreciating its brilliance. But here’s a question: if imagination is…
Metaphor has a unique ability to provide clarity and perspective that words alone often cannot. This is true for all of us—whether we realize it or not. We often search valiantly for explanations, descriptions, and the perfect words to articulate what we mean. But when those words fail us, something remarkable happens. We unconsciously access…
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