In the times that are rapidly changing when a single event like a flu virus can create a global crisis, it is of utmost importance for every company, be it big or small, to form a team of creative professionals ready to face different business challenges. Regardless of the size of your team, there are some basic principles can be applied when working with creative people.

Listen to the story of how two scientists, Guthrie and Snow, were able to break the gender bias that said that all Palaeolithic cave paintings were made by male individuals and prove that the first artists in human history were females.

Creativity starts with curiosity. With curiosity being so essential to creative thinking, I decided to share with you a few tips for cultivating your curiosity: Embrace the improbable Become inquisitive Seek new experiences Become courageous By learning how to become curious you will be able to discover inspiration everywhere around you and find new ideas whenever you need them. If you want to gain exclusive access to New Creative You secret page that contains free e-books and other digital...

Imagine being able to play accurately a tune that you have just heard or to paint from memory an image you saw years ago as an experienced realist painter. There are people who can do just that! To gain exclusive access to NCY secret page that contains free e-books, please follow this link. For showcase notes, please visit NCY website.

Throughout history, the human brain has intrigued philosophers, puzzled doctors, and was a mystery for the psychologists. Thanks to modern science, we are now able to have a peek inside the human brain in real-time and explain psychological and neurological processes taking place inside. We can even tell what happens inside the brain the precise moment a new idea is born. If you want to gain exclusive access to New Creative You secret page that contains free e-books and other digital...

Intelligence and creativity are both complex phenomena of the human mind. In this episode, I talk about psychologists’ and neuroscientists’ look on creativity intelligence and the link between them. Some of their research findings might surprise you. If you want to gain exclusive access to New Creative You secret page that contains free e-books and other digital material, please subscribe to NCY mailing list on www.newcreativeyou.com. Complete show notes can be found on NCY website

Every day we are led into forming certain opinions and making individual decisions. Our thinking is influenced on a subconscious level by our family, friends, the media, politics... you name it. The psychological process behind this subtle mind control is called ’priming’ and it is put into action through the use of 'Schemata' – conceptual structures created in the brain. In this episode of New Creative You podcast I talk about: What is Schemata? Can Schemata be used in creative...

The final episode of the Deciphering Creativity serial is all about creative thinking habits. A great thing about habits is that you can deliberately influence them – get rid of the bad ones and develop good ones. You already have dozens of habits, most of them you are not even aware of, so why not add to them a few creative ones. In this episode you will learn: Why is it essential to create every day and who are some of the most prolific creators in the history of art? How can learning...

In this episode of the Deciphering Creativity serial, I am discussing the most popular creative thinking techniques. During my work, I have noticed that there are much ambiguity between the terms: 'creative thinking techniques' and 'creative thinking tools', so I use this opportunity to explain the difference between the two. I also talk about Lateral Thinking, what is Lateral Thinking and why it is mistakenly taken for a creative thinking technique. My favourite thinking techniques are...

This episode of the Deciphering Creativity will offer the answer to the often heard question: ’How can I become more creative?’ The answer is simple, yet (seemingly) complicated to apply – by practising creative thinking! Creativity is a complex skill that incorporates many other skills. In this podcast I discuss the top four creative thinking skills that I for practical purposes call FRIC skills: F – Focusing R – Regarding /Observing I – Intuiting C - Connecting I explain why each of these...

The second episode of the Deciphering Creativity podcast serial explores the personal connection we have with our own creativity. Most of us are a lot more creative than what we realise. We are all born as creators. In this episode, I share some arguments that will convince you that you too have the gift of creativity. Topics discussed: The final proof that we are all creative. Why are children more creative than adults? What are the common reasons that are preventing us from expressing...

The first episode of Deciphering Creativity explains how ideas are created. Other topics mentioned in this episode are: What is creativity? Creativity VS talent? What is an idea? What is Inspiration? Bonus content that complements this episode is 10 QUICK EXERCISES TO IGNITE YOUR CREATIVITY e-book which can be downloaded on this link: newcreativeyou.com/podcast-serials.