Resources
To support you on your creative journey, I encourage you to explore some of the books, materials, and website references that follow.
Books and Audio
Benzel, Rick, ed. Inspiring Creativity: An Anthology of Powerful Insights and Practical Ideas to Guide You to Successful Creating. Playa del Ray, CA: Creativity Coaching Association Press, 2005.
Cameron, Julia. The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2002.
———. The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1996.
Digh, Patti. Creative Is a Verb. Guilford, CT: skirt!/Globe Pequot Press, 2011.
Gelb, Michael J. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day. New York: Bantam Dell/Random House, Inc., 2004.
Kleon, Austin. Show Your Work: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2014.
———. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2012.
Maisel, Eric, PhD. Coaching the Artist Within: Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists & Musicians from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2010.
———. Fearless Creating. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1995.
Maziarz, Mary Beth. Kick-Ass Creativity. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., 2010.
Michalko, Michael. Thinkertoys. New York: Ten Speed Press/Random House, 2006.
Myss, Caroline, and Sandra Joseph. Your Creative Soul: Expressing Your Authentic Voice. Sounds True, 2014. Audiobook.
Nyemaster, Wendy. Unleash the Poem Within: How Reading and Writing Poetry Can Liberate Your Creative Spirit. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008.
Tharp, Twyla. The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Toder, Francine, PhD. The Vintage Years: Finding Your Inner Artist (Writer, Musician, Visual Artist) After Sixty. Palo Alto, CA: Aziri Books, 2014.
von Oech, Roger. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative. New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1990.
Zander, Rosamund Stone, and Benjamin Zander. The Art of Possibility. New York: Penguin Books, 2000.
Online
AFTA, Arts for the Aging, accessed November 29, 2014, aftaarts.org.
Amabile, Teresa, Constance N. Hadley, and Steven J. Kramer. “Creativity Under the Gun,” Harvard Business Review, August 2002, hbr.org/2002/08/creativity-under-the-gun/ar/1.
“Association Problem Solving: An Open Thinking Process to Aid Your Creativity,” Business Survival Toolkit, accessed August 6, 2014, business-survival-toolkit.co.uk/stage-three/creative-problem-solving/association-problem-solving.
Beecher, Henry Ward. “Doodling as a Creative Process,” Enchanted Mind, accessed August 12, 2014, enchantedmind.com/html/creativity/techniques/art_of_doodling.html.
Begley, Sharon. “When Is a Brick Not a Brick?” accessed December 6, 2014, www.sharonlbegley.com/how-to-make-yourself-more-creative.
“Being Bored at Work Could Boost Creativity, Study Suggests,” Huffington Post, accessed November 18, 2013, huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/bored-at-work-creativity-daydreaming_n_2450104.html.
Bellis, Mary. “Liquid Paper—Bette Nesmith Graham (1922-1980),” About.com Inventors, accessed July 10, 2014, inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/liquid_paper.htm.
Blank, Steve. “Using SCAMPER to Play with Your Business,” Five Whys, May 30, 2012, fivewhys.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/using-scamper-to-play-with-your-business/#more-849.
Bratskeir, Kate. “Color Me Creative: Study Says Green Sparks Inventiveness,” Huffington Post, accessed April 3, 2012, huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/green-colors-creative_n_1386190.html.
Breen, Bill. “The 6 Myths of Creativity,” Fast Company, accessed December 1, 2004, www.fastcompany.com/51559/6-myths-creativity.
Brown, Sunni. “Doodlers, Unite!” TED, accessed September 2011, ted.com/speakers/sunni_brown.
———. “What We Learn from Doodles,” CNN Opinion, accessed September 2, 2011, cnn.com/2011/09/01/opinion/brown-creativity-doodles/.
Buss, Dale. “Messy-Deskers Unite: New Study Hints That We’re More Creative,” Forbes, accessed September 19, 2013, forbes.com/sites/dalebuss/2013/09/19/messy-deskers-unite-new-study-hints-that-were-more-creative/.
Buzan, Tony. “How to Mind Map,” ThinkBuzan, accessed August 11, 2014, thinkbuzan.com/how-to-mind-map/.
Chopra Center Meditation, “What Is Meditation?” accessed October 8, 2014, chopra.com/ccl-meditation/21dmc/meditation-tips.html.
Clear, James. “How Long Does It Actually Take to Form a New Habit? (Backed by Science),” James Clear, accessed September 19, 2014, jamesclear.com/new-habit.
Cohen, Gene D., MD, PhD, primary investigator. “The Creative and Aging Study,” National Endowment for the Arts, accessed April 30, 2006, arts.gov/sites/default/files/CnA-Rep4-30-06.pdf.
Couch, Robbie. “Stylist Who Spends Every Sunday Cutting Hair for Homeless: ‘Every Human Life Is Worth the Same,’” Huffington Post, accessed August 17, 2014, huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/17/mark-bustos-homeless-haircuts_n_5678454.html.
“Creativity—the Key to Proactive Aging,” Creativity Toolbox for Seniors, accessed November 29, 2014, creativitytoolbox.org.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. “The Creative Personality,” Psychology Today, accessed June 13, 2011, psychologytoday.com/articles/199607/the-creative-personality.
Currey, Mason. “Daily Rituals,” The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People, accessed July 25, 2014, podio.com/site/creative-routines.
Curtis, Rhoda P. “Why the Elderly Are More Creative,” Huffington Post, accessed January 21, 2012, huffingtonpost.com/rhoda-p-curtis/creativity-and-aging_b_1002737.html.
Desta, Johana. “10 Famous Writers Who Don’t Use Modern Tech to Create,” Mashable, accessed February 15, 2014, mashable.com/2014/02/15/modern-writers-technology/.
Ditkoff, Mitch, and Tim Moore of Idea Champions. White paper on “Where and When Do People Get Their Best Ideas?” Idea Champions Informal Online Poll, accessed June 18, 2008, ideachampions.com/downloads/Best-Ideas-Poll.pdf.
Donnelly, Tim. “9 Brilliant Inventions Made by Mistake,” Inc.com, accessed August 15, 2012, inc.com/tim-donnelly/brilliant-failures/9-inventions-made-by-mistake.html.
Eby, Douglas. “The Urge to Create: Jane Piirto on Motivation,” PsychCentral/The Creative Mind, accessed July 14, 2014, blogs.psychcentral.com/creative-mind/2011/05/the-urge-to-create-jane-piirto-on-motivation/.
Fenn, David. “A Management Lesson from Walt Disney,” Quality Digest/Inside Quality Insider, accessed June 4, 2014, qualitydigest.com/inside/quality-insider-column/management-lesson-walt-disney.html.
Fields, Jonathan. “Clutter Can Kill Creativity and Innovation,” Unclutterer, accessed September 26, 2011, unclutterer.com/2011/09/26/clutter-can-kill-creativity-and-innovation/.
Franks, Hunter. “Artist Uses Creativity to Build Community Connections,” Knight Blog, accessed February 25, 2014, knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/2/25/artist-uses-creativity-build-community-connections/.
“Frito Lay’s Creative Approach to Cost Improvement,” Basadur Applied Creativity, accessed September 3, 2014, web.basadur.com/publications/case-studies/frito-lays-creative-approach-to-cost-improvement.
Gargiulo, Susanne. “Daydream Believer: Is a Wandering Mind a Creative Mind?” CNN Thinking Business, accessed October 30, 2013, edition.cnn.com/2013/10/30/business/daydream-believer-is-a-wandering/.
Generations United, accessed November 29, 2014, gu.org.
Giles, Jeff. “Paul McCartney Still Gets Songwriting Advice from John Lennon,” Ultimate Classic Rock, accessed October 25, 2013, ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-songwriting/.
Gilliard, Martin. “Colors That Inspire Creativity,” Innovation-creativity.com, accessed August 4, 2014, innovation-creativity.com/colors-that-inspire-creativity.html.
Glassman, Edward, PhD. “Creativity as a Learnable Skill,” Creativity Portal, accessed June 9, 2010, creativity-portal.com/articles/edward-glassman/creativity-learnable-skill.html.
———. “Ways to Shift Paradigms & Think Outside the Box,” Creativity Portal, accessed December 14, 2011, creativity-portal.com/articles/edward-glassman/shift-paradigms-outside-box.html.
Grant, Katie, ed. “Having a Messy Desk Makes You ‘More Creative,’” The Telegraph, accessed August 6, 2013, telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10225664/having-a-messy-desk-makes-you-more-creative.html.
“The Greatest Comeback Story of All Time: How Apple Went from Near Bankruptcy to Billions in 13 Years,” Business Insider, accessed September 13, 2014, businessinsider.com/apple-comeback-story-2010-10#1997-partnering-with-the-enemy-microsoft-1.
“Hallmark History & Timeline,” Hallmark Corporate Information, accessed November 15, 2014, corporate.hallmark.com/Company/Early-Innovation-1910s-30s.
Heid, Markham. “Boost Your Creativity in 2 Seconds,” Prevention, accessed March 2012, prevention.com/mind-body/emotional-health/looking-color-green-enhances-creativity.
Hofman, Scott Barry. “The Creativity Crisis: The Decrease in Creative Thinking Scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking,” Taylor & Francis Online, accessed November 9, 2011, tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10400419.2011.627805#tabModule.
“How Oprah Winfrey Changed America,” Discovery Newsletter, accessed May 25, 2011, news.discovery.com/human/oprah-winfrey-changed-america-110525.html.
“IBM 2010 Global CEO Study: Creativity Selected as Most Crucial Factor for Future Success,” IBM, accessed May 18, 2010, www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss.
Interview between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, accessed August 17, 2014, Joseph Campbell Foundation, jcf.org/new/index.php?categoryid=31.
Jarrett, Christian. “Performing Horizontal Eye Movement Exercises Can Boost Your Creativity,” Research Digest, accessed November 8, 2009, digest.bps.org.uk/2009/11/performing-horizontal-eye-movement.html.
Kaufman, Scott Barry. “The Real Neuroscience of Creativity,” Scientific American/Beautiful Minds, accessed August 19, 2013, blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/ 2013/08/19/the-real-neuroscience-of-creativity/.
Kim, Kyung Hee, PhD. “Yes, There IS a Creativity Crisis!” The Creativity Post, accessed July 10, 2012, creativitypost.com/education/yes_there_is_a_creativity_crisis.
Kleon, Austin. “10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered,” Austin Kleon, accessed February 19, 2014, austinkleon.com/2014/02/19/10-ways-to-share-your-creativity/.
Knight Foundation. “New Creative Placemaking Project Led by Hunter Franks to Inspire Civic Participation with More Than $55,000 From Knight Foundation,” Knight Foundation, accessed February 25, 2014, knightfoundation.org/press-room/press-release/new-creative-placemaking-project-led-hunter-franks/.
Knight, Meredith. “Writing by Hand May Open a Conduit to Human Creativity. Have We Evolved to Write?” Genetic Literacy Project, accessed June 12, 2014, geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/06/12/writing-by-hand-may-open-a-conduit-to-human-creativity-have-we-evolved-to-write/.
Konnivkova, Maria. “What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades,” New York Times, accessed June 2, 2014, nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=0.
Kuszewski, Andrea. “The Educational Value of Creative Disobedience,” Scientific American, accessed July 7, 2011, blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/07/07/the-educational-value-of-creative-disobedience/.
Levy, Paul. “Catching the Bug of Synchronicity,” Awaken in the Dream, accessed October 4, 2014, awakeninthedream.com/wordpress/catching-the-bug-of-synchronicity/.
Lilyquist, Mindy. “How to Be Creative? Change Your Morning Routine: 5 Tips on How You Can Boost Your Creativity,” About Money, accessed September 9, 2014, homebusiness.about.com/od/worklifebalanceathome/a/How-To-Be-Creative-Change-Your-Morning-Routine.htm.
Ma, Moses. “The Power of Humor in Ideation and Creativity,” Psychology Today, accessed June 16, 2014, psychologytoday.com/blog/the-tao-innovation/201406/the-power-humor-in-ideation-and-creativity.
May, Matthew E. “The Neuroscience of Creativity: Why Daydreaming Matters,” American Express, accessed March 22, 2012, americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/the-neuroscience-of-creativity-why-daydreaming-matters/.
McNerney, Sam. “What Motivates Creativity?” Big Think, accessed May 31, 2012, bigthink.com/insights-of-genius/what-motivates-creativity.
Menge, Fred. “Business Viewpoint: Avoid These Five Email Mistakes,” Tulsa World, accessed June 26, 2014, tulsaworld.com/viewpoint-fred-menge-avoid-these-five-email-mistakes/article_f4fe4ae6-d2c4-5a13-9cc3-44ef0a25ea04.html.
“Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,” Pursuit of Happiness, accessed December 6, 2014, pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/.
The National Guild for Community Arts Education, accessed November 29, 2014, nationalguild.org.
Poh, Michael. “6 Ways to Unleash Creativity in the Workplace,” Hongkiat.com, accessed September 2, 2014, hongkiat.com/blog/unleash-creativity-workplace/.
Popova, Marina. “John Steinbeck on the Creative Spirit and the Meaning of Life,” Brain Pickings, accessed February 27, 2014, brainpickings.org/2014/02/27/steinbeck-east-of-eden-meaning-of-life/.
Radicati, Sara, PhD, ed. “Email Statistics Report, 2011-2015,” The Radicati Group, Inc., accessed October 15, 2014, radicati.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Email-Statistics-Report-2011-2015-Executive-Summary.pdf.
Riggott, Julie. “Americans Consume Media in a Major Way, Study Finds,” USC News, accessed October 30, 2013, news.usc.edu/56894/americans-consume-media-in-a-major-way-study-finds/.
“Rolestorming: Improving Group Brainstorming,” Mind Tools, accessed September 6, 2014, mindtools.com/pages/article/rolestorming.htm.
Root-Bernstein, Robert, and Michele Root-Bernstein. “Einstein on Creative Thinking: Music and the Intuitive Art of Scientific Imagination,” Psychology Today/Imagine That!,accessed March 31, 2010, psychologytoday.com/blog/imagine/201003/einstein-creative-thinking-music-and-the-intuitive-art-scientific-imagination.
Sawyer, R. Keith. “Group Flow: How Teamwork Can Foster Creativity,” Daily Good, accessed February 1, 2012, dailygood.org/story/171/group-flow-how-teamwork-can-foster-creativity-r-keith-sawyer/.
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