A Creative Buzz - Ideas Market
By Christopher Shea People who like to write in cafes are onto something, it seems: A moderate level of noise—the equivalent of the background buzz of conversation — prompts more-creative thought, according to a study. Across several experiments involving more than 300 people, participants worked on a series of exercises demanding mental flexibility, including word-association games and practical problems. They brainstormed about how a mattress company might improve its product, for example, and devised as many uses as possible for a brick.
25 Landing Page Examples Critiqued for Conversion [+10 Tips for Your Next Page]
Fortunately, all of these pages were designed by our customers – who are awesome – and they consented to have me analyze them. (Original image source) It’s that time again, where we showcase and critique some awesome landing page examples to inspire your next designs. Last time we looked at 35 Beautiful Landing Page Design Examples.
Making Good Lessons Great: Incorporating Multiple Iintelligences and Creative Thinking into Everyday Lesson Plans « clearings
by Betty K. Wood and Andrew L. Hunt, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sarah C. Wood-Jenkins, Ball State University I didn’t find anything very revolutionary here except this quote which I shall bear in mind (lay-out is mine): ‘One model for teaching the skill of creative thinking involves:
The Inspiration Paradox: Your Best Creative Time Is Not When You Think
A bus company in China has launched a new “safe driving” campaign by suspending bowls of water over their drivers. To avoid getting wet, drivers must drive gently. In today’s technology-obsessed world, this solution is elegantly primitive. You might imagine that this simple yet ingenious idea was conjured by someone functioning at their very best, that such “aha insights” come when innovators are at their peak. Not so.
50 Ways To Seduce Your Web Visitors With Persuasive Landing Pages
You’ve worked so hard… You see your traffic go up, and up, and up. But sometimes you wonder… Why are so many web visitors bouncing?
A Computer-Model for the Creative Process Beyond Simple Brainstorming « Visualizing the Invisible
To build computer systems which particularly support creativity, an abstract process model is necessary. Most creativity support systems used in practice, so far only address a simple gathering of ideas in the style of a less-strict version of the Brainstorming-technique. Our main goal was, to find a more generic model which allows for the instantiation of more complex creativity techniques. This model will be explained within this article. The creative process is most commonly described as a linear phase model. Although the various proposed process models (e.g.
Mad Genius, Eccentric Behavior & Creative Process
Kristi Tencarre : Mad Genius Eccentric Creative Beings By Kristi Tencarre What is madness, except for non-conformity to the norm?
5 Conversion Studies Your Competitors Don’t Want You to Know About
Use these 5 conversion studies to stay ahead of the competition. Science, FTW! (Image source) We all know that great web design and conversions go hand-in-hand, but just what connects the two? What many marketers fail to understand is that your website is more of a “user experience” than a book cover: people interact with your site as they use it, so making it pretty is not your only concern. Fortunately, you can inform yourself by utilizing a variety of insightful eye-tracking studies that reveal how customers really view your website.
Creativity Rocks!
There are few things that are more satisfying than coming up with a creative solution to a vexing problem. In fact, the feeling you get from finding a clever way out of a mess, of seeing old things in a new ways, or of making something from nothing can be wonderfully addictive. Unfortunatley, most people aren't encouraged to be creative in their everyday lives. They are given very specific instructions about what to do, whether in school or at work, and are measured by how accurately they replicate what others have done. This is a huge missed opportunity all the way around. Below are some of my favorite video clips of thought leaders talking about the value of creative problem solving.
