Newsweek magazine just came out with a cover article on creativity. Apparently, a poll of 1500 CEOs said that creativity was the most important skill of the future. Authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman write, “The necessity of human ingenuity is undisputed.” The article goes on to lament that creativity scores are declining and we…
It has been said that love does not want to destroy, but to preserve. Quietistic love has been praised, [yet]…mere passivity is surely no true love. The process of love is a creative drive, a force which, in spite of its tranquility of the present, lives a life of active realization. I’ve often told the…
My current muse is this painting by Tsuguhara Foujita (1886-1968), a Japanese artist who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western-style paintings. There’s something that’s really captivating about it…the simple lines and muted color make me want to go draw and paint. I love the girl’s expression and the cat is cute and hilarious. My photo…
By perceiving the complementary opposites in any phenomenon, you open the door to play.” –Jessica Porter, The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics
One of my favorite quotes about learning is from Donald Oliver, who writes in Education and Community (published in 1976, it’s been out of print for years): “Knowledge, treasured as the gift of education, is really only useful as a catalyst for the active use of the student’s creativity. Not used for this purpose, knowledge…
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