Creativity and productivity are two concepts that are not easy to combine. After all, we think of productivity as something dull, consistent, and stodgy, while creative people are thought to be free-spirited and hard to control. However, by applying principles that allow you to explore your team’s creative talents while focusing on getting things done, you can enjoy a high rate of productivity with creative end results that work.

Build a media company that one day can sell a product or service. But most important, serve the ones that are interested in your ideas.

And how to start again even if you don't have time

Insurance for your mind.

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The Greater the Difficulty, the Greater the Glory!

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Take four minutes to think of 10 nouns that are unrelated to one another and as far apart from each other in meaning as possible. Your score will reveal how creative you are, according to scientists studying how to measure creativity.

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Trans singer/songwriter ANJIMILE on music as spiritual transcendence, how his songs write him, and simply being happy to be alive.

or how improv organ is not just for blues players any more. "Modal Toccata"

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Artist Katherine Ball discusses apprenticing with nature, being an ecosystem, and remaining curious as well as optimistic.

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