"Igniting Creativity" is a captivating resource that explores the secrets behind awe and inspiration, equipping readers with strategies to enhance their creative potential. It features insights on mastering the flow state for peak performance, conducting a creative personality test, and the importance of mentoring and collaboration in building effective teams. Unleash your creative power and transform your approach to innovation with this essential guide!
CATCH THE SPARK
Part 1 The Genius of you • PASSION, MOTIVATION, INSPIRATION: FIND YOUR RHYTHM AND KNOW YOURSELF, THEN CREATE YOUR WORLD.
Inspired! • IF YOU’RE WAITING FOR GENIUS TO STRIKE, YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. WHETHER YOU’RE A FINE ARTIST OR HOME PARENTING KIDS, THE EXPERTS AND MAKERS HERE EXPLAIN HOW TO JUMP-START CREATIVITY IN YOUR LIFE.
BREAKING THROUGH A Meditative Exercise That Works
A SPACE OF YOUR OWN • HOW TO DESIGN INSPIRATIONAL AND ARTISTIC AREAS FOR WORK AND PLAY AT HOME
Home Is Where the Art Lives • NO MATTER WHERE I GO OR WHERE I’VE BEEN, MY STUDIO IS THE PLACE I FEEL CENTERED AND WHOLE.
Be True to Yourself • TAKE THE CREATIVE PERSONALITY TEST
Georgia O’Keeffe had a superpower. What’s yours?
Part 2 A Little Help From Your Friends • FIND A MENTOR, JOIN A TEAM, COLLABORATE WITH A PARTNER: HOW THE EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY OF OTHERS COMPLETES YOU AND LEVELS UP YOUR WORK.
Mentoring Women • WE OFTEN SEEK GUIDANCE WHEN STARTING A NEW VENTURE OR PIVOTING IN OUR WORK. HERE, A WORLD-CLASS MENTOR EXPLAINS HOW IT’S DONE—FROM GETTING THE EXPERT INPUT YOU NEED TO PASSING IT DOWN THE LINE.
Collaboration Is a Jam Session • AN EXPERT ON CREATIVE LEADERSHIP EXPLAINS THE RHYTHM OF A TEAM
Kissed By A Bee • Three generations built this herbal pharmacy from the field up.
The World Builder • DEBORAH RILEY, PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF 3 BODY PROBLEM AND GAME OF THRONES, ON HOW CREATIVE PEOPLE DO GREAT THINGS TOGETHER
Part 3 Focus and Energy • MASTER THE FLOW STATE, LET YOUR MIND WANDER, AND ENTER THE MAGIC OF THE AHA MOMENT TO INCUBATE GREAT IDEAS.
Going for Flow • REV YOUR CREATIVE ENGINES WITH THE HEIGHTENED FOCUS OF THE FLOW STATE AND MASTERY OF THE AHA MOMENT.
Finding the ‘Super/Natural’ in Herself • HOW A STAINED GLASS ARTIST FOUND THE WELLSPRING OF CREATIVITY IN A NEUROSCIENCE LAB
The Art of Letting Go • SLOWING DOWN AND SAVORING THE SENSUAL CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH UPLIFTING, EVEN BLISSFUL, BURIED MEMORIES, REVEALING A HOST OF NEW INSIGHTS, STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR SUCCESS.
Fields of Vision • YALE BIOLOGIST KAELYN SUMIGRAY SEES THE ARCHITECTURE OF LIFE IN THREE DIMENSIONS, A SENSORY SUPERPOWER THAT ENHANCES HER WORK IN THE LAB.
Part 4 Getting Out There • VENTURE FROM YOUR COCOON, MAKE SOME WAVES AND SOME MONEY, AND CHANGE THE WORLD.
WHERE THE AWE IS • THOSE WHO CONSTANTLY SEEK INSPIRATION IN JOURNEYS OUTSIDE THEMSELVES MAY MISS THE CHANCE TO BE THRILLED BY THEIR OWN LIVES.
Great Escapes: The Power of Creative Retreats
How To Be an Original • ART ENTREPRENEUR MIRIAM SCHULMAN SAYS THAT FOR CREATIVES, UNIQUE, EVEN QUIRKY STYLE IS KEY TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
On the Trail of Heroes • HOW A SINGLE SENTENCE AND RELENTLESS CURIOSITY HELPED MARIA SMILIOS UNCOVER THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BLACK ANGELS AND PRODUCE A BREAKOUT HIT.
The Last Black Angel • Virginia Allen Remembers What It Was Like
Painting the Cure
Creative Minds • THE WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING WOMEN ON WHAT IT TAKES TO DO SOMETHING NEW
Igniting Creativity: Feel Your Power
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