Creative Intensive

Article review by
Senior Editors Kristi Ryan and Maggie Rieth
In their article “Measuring Climate for Work Group Innovation: Development and Validation of the Team Climate Inventory” Anderson and West search for a way to measure the climate for innovation in “shared perception” work groups. They define shared perception as a level of interdependence between […]

NPR Correspondent Ira Flatow Presents
From Dracula to Hedy Lamarr - The Many Catalysts of Creativity

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 6-7pm
Location: The Avaya Auditorium, The University of Texas at Austin (first floor of the Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences building).

Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday” show, will give a talk about […]

Article Reviewed: Amabile, T. M., Conti, R., Coon, H., Lazenby, J., & Herron, M. (1996). Assessing the work environment for creativity. Academy of Management Journal, 39(5), 1154.
Creativity in the Workplace
Good for them (employees). Great for you (managers)
By Senior Editors Jaclyn Jacobson & Paige Phillips.
More and more researchers and managers nowadays realize the importance of […]

The International Forum of Creativity Organizations (IFCO) has just updated their listing of 2007 conferences and worldwide events.
Here’s the short list:
Great Ideas Conference 2007, Jan. 27-30
Creative Engagements, Feb. 9-11
Florida Creativity Weekend, Mar. 2-4
Caribbean Creativity, Mar. 12-16
American Creativity Association. Mar. 19-24
ETech: Emerging Technology, Mar. 26-29
Creativity in Advertising, Mar. 29
HCI Educators 2007, Mar. 29-30
New Frontiers in Arts […]

On February 21st 2006, Malcolm Gladwell gave a great talk about creativity. The event was part of the New Yorker Nights, a series hosted by the Columbia University Arts Initiative and The New Yorker. Gladwell is the author of:

The Tipping Point and Blink

Here, […]

Richard Florida is a professor of public policy at George Mason University.

He is best known for his work in developing his concept of the creative class and its ramifications in urban regeneration. He received a PhD from Columbia University in 1986 and taught at Carnegie Mellon University from 1987 to 2005. He is the […]