Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about branding, trends, creativity and disruptive businesses. In Silicon Valley, when considering an investment in a ...

Imagine trying to draw your face with your non-dominant hand. How would it come out? Probably pretty terribly, right? You can’t expect symmetrical eyes or a recognizable nose when you’re going against ...

An exploration both artistic and scientific, Jonah Lehrer’s Imagine: How Creativity Works tells us why a walk can lead to a big idea and how brainstorming dulls imagination. FC: How does creativity ...

There are three and only three ways to create. They come from connective, component and blank page creativity. That’s it. Those three. If you want to “make new things or think of new ideas” as Webster ...

It drives me crazy. Whenever I mention my research on creativity, people invariably tell me how they wish they could be creative. When I ask them why they think they can’t be, they explain how they ...

Five-year-olds invent imaginary friends, teenagers visualize what an amorous crush would be like, and adults plan for job achievements, buying a house or traveling the world. Imagination is a trait ...

How can you keep your brain agile and young throughout your life, even as you get older? By spending time on creative ...

When Gail Glagola moved to the area to be closer to family, her art and life changed. She asks herself two questions when facing a big life change: "Where am I?" and "How do I fit in?" Bringing her ...

Today’s creative workplaces work hard to obscure the uncreative labor that makes them run. While “creativity” is presented as the panacea for our overly cubicled society, this often leads to a ...

It drives me crazy. Whenever I mention my research on creativity, people invariably tell me how they wish they could be creative. When I ask them why they think they can’t be, they explain how they ...