What are we doing when we write? Surely we are creating something – or… are we? Eric Rietzschel is not so sure anymore. Reflecting on recent developments in AI and our teaching, he argues that the process is at least as important as the product.
Creativity researchers ask questions about creative ideas: where do they come from, how do we facilitate them, why do some people (dis)like them so much? However, one question seems to have been largely ignored: what are ideas, anyway?
Some people love camping holidays, others hate them. Whatever your opinion, this blog probably won’t change your mind. Or…?
Inspiration can be difficult to find, and even more difficult to hold on to. But is it even what we think it is? Eric Rietzschel explores the meaning of inspiration and its relation with creativity.
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to the inventors of the lithium-ion battery. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize our energy-hungry society and to help us break free from our carbon addiction. But will it? Isn’t our obsession with innovation the disease, rather than the cure?
Donald Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet has invited ridicule and raised some serious questions (such as ‘what was he thinking?’). However, the most important question has so far remained unasked: can his mistyped tweet be called ‘creative’?
Do you find complex jobs motivating, or stifling? It appears that the answer depends on your personality.