//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/creativity/ Read about the latest research on the creative process, enhancing creative thinking and more. en-us Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:48:40 EDT Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:48:40 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/mind_brain/creativity/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822111639.htm Train elementary school students how to be creative and you can help increase their resilience in the face of real-life problems, new research suggests. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:16:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822111639.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124528.htm For those with creative minds, screen-free downtime can be fruitful and entertaining: Creative people use their idle time by letting one idea lead to another. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:45:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124528.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705154051.htm New research suggests artificial intelligence can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test for creativity. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:40:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705154051.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230419150241.htm Power often boosts an employee's creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from constraints, such as worrying that their ideas will be rejected. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to 'warm up' to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:02:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230419150241.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230404114224.htm Bioinformaticians are focusing on the topic of creativity in research. They advocate teaching the importance of creative processes for the advancement of science especially in graduate study programs. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:42:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230404114224.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221122111419.htm 即使是那些倾向于认为传统,这样的as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative, a recent study suggests, if they can look at emotional situations in a different light. In a set of experiments, researchers found that conventional thinkers, those who rank low on openness to new ideas and experiences, came up with more creative ideas than peers after they practiced 'emotional reappraisal.' This means viewing a situation through another emotional lens, such as trying to see an anger-inducing event as one that is neutral or hopeful. The study indicates that creativity can be trained. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:14:19 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221122111419.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220714165825.htm New research has identified one reason why some first-time producers struggle to repeat their initial creative productions while others go on to continually produce creative works. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:58:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220714165825.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220519115351.htm Researchers have identified five types of daily workplace experiences that influence employees' creative performance. Thu, 19 May 2022 11:53:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220519115351.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220427115745.htm Researchers have published a study in which they reviewed 11 years of research on creativity assessments and found the field is focusing on three main types of assessment between education and psychology. They note little innovation in the field and that the standard approaches are often gendered and racialized. The authors call for better understanding of creativity assessments to better serve all students, make creativity a more central part of education and better translate research to practice. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:57:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220427115745.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220328112325.htm A new study shows highly creative people's brains appear to work differently than others, with an atypical approach that makes distant connections more quickly by bypassing the 'hubs' seen in non-creative brains. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:23:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220328112325.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220314095702.htm Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current ways of sparking innovation. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:57:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220314095702.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220218100646.htm A new study reveals that care from a co-worker inspires people to be supportive to their partner at home, showing that co-workers have a significant role to play in enabling couples to cope with balancing the demands of work and family life. This spiral of support has knock on benefits for creative thinking at work. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:06:46 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220218100646.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/09/210908180525.htm Researchers examined the differences in prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation between two distinct drawing tasks in virtual reality. Results of the study indicated significant differences between a rote tracing task and a creative self-expression task, with the rote tracing task showing an increase in PFC activity. It also showed there was reduced PFC activation for creative self-expressive tasks, indicating a possible relaxation response. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:05:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/09/210908180525.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/08/210817193007.htm If you're putting together a team for a project, you might be inclined to pick people with cheerful, optimistic dispositions and flexible thinking. But a new management study indicates your team might also benefit from people who are exactly the opposite. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:30:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/08/210817193007.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/08/210810104709.htm Music artists can find inspiration and new creative directions for their song writing with technology. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:47:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/08/210810104709.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210727111921.htm Can you think of three words that are completely unrelated to one another? What about four, five, or even ten? According to researchers, this simple exercise of naming unrelated words and then measuring the semantic distance between them could serve as an objective measure of creativity. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:19:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/07/210727111921.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210618134004.htm To boost employees' creativity, managers should consider offering a set of rewards for them to choose from, according to a new study. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:40:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/06/210618134004.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210202192751.htm Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathize with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes, new research suggests. Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:27:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210202192751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210107125310.htm In a money-saving revelation for organizations inclined to invest in specialized information technology to support the process of idea generation, new research suggests that even non-specialized, everyday organizational IT can encourage employees' creativity. Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:53:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/01/210107125310.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201013105748.htm An expert in creativity and innovation is calling for schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines and critical for ensuring future job success. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:57:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201013105748.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/04/200409162315.htm A new neuroimaging study points to an answer of what may have driven the evolutionary development of creativity. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:23:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/04/200409162315.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200331130104.htm A new brain-imaging study has studied the brain activity of jazz guitarists during improvisation to show that creativity is, in fact, driven primarily by the right hemisphere in musicians who are comparatively inexperienced at improvisation. However, musicians who are highly experienced at improvisation rely primarily on their left hemisphere. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:01:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200331130104.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200305135050.htm Want to boost creativity? Caffeine may not be the way to go according to a news study. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:50:50 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200305135050.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/02/200224131123.htm Technology has shifted the way that professors teach students in higher education. For example, by uploading recorded lectures online, students can reference a digital copy of the topics discussed in class. However, lecture-based teaching traditionally leaves students as consumers of information solely with little room for student creativity or interaction. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:11:23 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/02/200224131123.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/02/200212150141.htm 经济学家和商界领袖同意innovation is a major force behind economic growth, but many disagree on what is the best way to encourage workers to produce the 'think-outside-of-the-box' ideas that create newer and better products and services. New research indicates that competitive 'winner-takes-all' pay structures are most effective in getting the creative juices flowing that help fuel economic growth. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:01:41 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/02/200212150141.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191211115550.htm Country music songwriters must perform a careful dance when they work with famous singers who may be less talented at writing songs but bring the needed star power to attract fans -- and, importantly, to get the song recorded in the first place, research suggests. A study of 39 successful country-music songwriters found that they use two strategies to navigate creative collaboration with more famous artists. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:55:50 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191211115550.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/11/191112130407.htm Researchers have conducted a study to see if virtual reality can be used as an expressive tool in art therapy. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:04:07 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/11/191112130407.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/09/190904113210.htm It's increasingly common for managers to instruct employees to 'be creative' during brainstorming sessions. But according to a new article, being creative in the workplace is potentially fraught with peril because creativity itself is deeply personal. Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:32:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/09/190904113210.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190708140051.htm Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity under certain conditions, according to new research. The experimental study compared the effect of playing Minecraft, with or without instruction, to watching a TV show or playing a race car video game. Those given the freedom to play Minecraft without instruction were most creative. Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:00:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190708140051.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190702184604.htm A typical child plays many roles, such as friend, neighbor, son or daughter. Simply reminding children of that fact can lead to better problem-solving and more flexible thinking, finds new research. Better problem-solving was just one positive finding of the study. After considering their own various identities, children also showed more flexible thinking about race and other social groupings -- a behavior that could be valuable in an increasingly diverse society. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:46:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/07/190702184604.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190528120334.htm What kind of potato chip would you create, and what would you name it, if you wanted to sell the product exclusively to pregnant women? Tue, 28 May 2019 12:03:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190528120334.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190523091252.htm How can employees' working time be organized so as to enable them to perform in the best possible way when completing both creative and routine tasks? Economists investigated this question and made a surprising discovery. Which working model works best depends on employees' impulsiveness. Thu, 23 May 2019 09:12:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190523091252.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190508142458.htm Humans use imagination a lot, whether it be thinking about what's for dinner later tonight or trying to imagine what someone else on the other side of the world may be experiencing after reading the news. As situations become farther away from reality and more distal, imagining a situation becomes more difficult. The limits to distal imagination are known to lead to many biases. Yet, a new study finds that creativity may help us surmount these barriers to distal imagination. Wed, 08 May 2019 14:24:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190508142458.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190426075424.htm If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they're young, you are missing part of the story. A new study of winners of the Nobel Prize in economics finds that there are two different life cycles of creativity, one that hits some people early in their career and another that more often strikes later in life. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 07:54:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190426075424.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190404132534.htm 尽管大多数公司今天拥抱criti文化cism, when supervisors and peers dispense negative feedback it can actually stunt the creative process, according to a new study. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:25:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190404132534.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/03/190322093856.htm There is an effective formula for unlocking employees' creative potential, according to new research. Employers should incentivize workers to produce an abundance of ideas -- even mediocre ones -- and then have them step away from the project for an 'incubation period.' Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:38:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/03/190322093856.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190227081542.htm The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists investigated the impact of background music on performance by presenting people with verbal insight problems that are believed to tap creativity. They found that background music 'significantly impaired' people's ability to complete tasks testing verbal creativity -- but there was no effect for background library noise. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:15:42 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190227081542.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/12/181210150622.htm The human brain needs to suppress obvious ideas in order to reach the most creative ones, according to scientists. These obvious associations are present in both convergent thinking (finding an 'out-of-the-box' solution) and also in divergent thinking (when individuals have to come up with several creative ideas). Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:06:22 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/12/181210150622.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/11/181102095501.htm Children who create imaginary parallel worlds known as paracosms, alone or with friends, are more found more commonly than previously believed, according to a new study. Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:55:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/11/181102095501.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/10/181025103329.htm The use of minute doses of magic mushrooms and truffles containing psychedelic substances could induce a state of unconstrained thought that may produce more new, creative ideas. 'Microdosing' in this way may allow people to experience the creative benefits of psychedelic drugs without the risk of the so-called 'bad trips' that often come with high doses of such substances. Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:33:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/10/181025103329.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180918140840.htm Researchers address neuro-ethical concerns associated with the increasing use of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES). Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:08:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180918140840.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/04/180416142508.htm The rock n' roll lore says that once a bandmate gets married, the party's over for the group. But recent research says that the blended mix of married and unmarried bandmates improves creativity, innovation and collaborative thinking (and, that the same goes for working professionals). Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:25:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/04/180416142508.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/01/180126163828.htm In the nearly 60 years between the 1939 release of Hollywood's first animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and modern hits like Toy Story, Shrek and more, advances in animation technology have revolutionized not only animation techniques, but moviemaking as a whole. However, a new study found that employing the latest technology doesn't always ensure creative success for a film. Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:38:28 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/01/180126163828.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/01/180117163954.htm Scientists studying brain scans of people who were asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that correlated with the most creative responses. Researchers were then able to use that pattern to predict how creative other people's responses would be based on their connections in this network. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:39:54 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/01/180117163954.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/12/171214144533.htm Many adult coloring books claim to be art therapy and can reduce negative feelings, but art therapists are significantly more impactful, a new study shows. 星期四,2017年12月14日14:45:33 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/12/171214144533.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/10/171024105656.htm Ever been stuck in a rut? Researchers found that stimulating a region of the brain called the posterior cingulate cortex can lead to changes in routine behavior. Neurons there ramp up their firing rates, then peak just before a pattern shifts. Knowing this could help businesses better understand how to spur employee innovation, exploration and creativity. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:56:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/10/171024105656.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/10/171011120401.htm With the U.S. economy less reliant on manufacturing, creativity and innovation are of increasing value. Arts graduates, and others who have developed and honed their creative skills, can be critical assets. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:04:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/10/171011120401.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/10/171004162016.htm The best way to reward creativity is not with social-recognition awards such as plaques or other plaudits. According to new research, it's all about the money. Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:20:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/10/171004162016.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/09/170927100931.htm 人们普遍认为,从c寻求反馈olleagues, managers, friends and family enhances employees’ creativity. But is this always the case? No, a positive effect depends on the work environment. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:09:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/09/170927100931.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/09/170907142704.htm Listening to happy music may help generate more, innovative solutions compared to listening to silence, according to a study. Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:27:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/09/170907142704.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/08/170809151423.htm Scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) that uses internet searches to help co-design a word association magic trick. Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:14:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/08/170809151423.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/08/170802083314.htm According to a new study, creative people want a transformational leader, especially one who uses motivation and intellectual stimulation. Other dimensions of transformational leadership include taking individuals’ needs into account, visioning and modelling. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:33:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/08/170802083314.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/06/170621103100.htm New research looks at developing processes for musical improvisation that enhance creativity. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:31:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/06/170621103100.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/06/170607085455.htm Scientists have found a way to improve creativity through brain stimulation, according to researchers. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 08:54:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/06/170607085455.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/05/170515154811.htm The very nature of crowdsourcing means that ideators can be overwhelmed by the number of ideas generated, rather than inspired by them. In an effort to enhance idea generation within the crowd context, the researchers sought to determine what effect peripheral tasks -- such as rating and combining others' ideas had on ideation performance. Mon, 15 May 2017 15:48:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/05/170515154811.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/03/170322152736.htm Structure organizes human activities and help us understand the world with less effort, but it can be the killer of creativity, concludes a new study. Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:27:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/03/170322152736.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/03/170310121710.htm While education may not be able to create innovative traits in individuals, education may improve the ability of individuals to utilize the traits they already possess. To that end, the authors begin by defining innovation and identifying the characteristics, traits, and thought processes of innovative individuals or groups of individuals and the environments that they exist in. The ultimate goal will be to develop an educational process whereby individuals would learn how to fully utilize the traits they have and awaken traits that are dormant. Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:17:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/03/170310121710.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/02/170221101125.htm Seemingly countless self-help books and seminars tell you to tap into the right side of your brain to stimulate creativity. But forget the "right-brain" myth -- a new study suggests it's how well the two brain hemispheres communicate that sets highly creative people apart. Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:11:25 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/02/170221101125.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/01/170126082022.htm The study compared art students and social science students, and found that art student sleep more hours, but reported more sleep disturbance and daytime dysfunction. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:20:22 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/01/170126082022.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/01/170109134131.htm Struggling to get your creative juices flowing for a new idea or project? A new study sheds light on the secret sauce to developing creative ideas, and it all comes down to word choice. Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:41:31 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2017/01/170109134131.htm