Imagination & Junk

In the last episode of Season 2, we're recalling the worst things that ever happened to us as creative people, and trying to excavate...

In this episode we're talking about tools of the trade. Every creative trade has them. But they function in a variety of ways: As...

Here's a creativity brain puzzler: Is it better to break new ground or to keep polishing the same act until it gleams? It depends,...

This week we're looking at Getting Things Done, and at the cult of productivity that's sprung up around David Allen's original GTD methodology. It...

Can creativity be malign? Or is it always just... creativity? In this episode we're looking at what researchers call "dark creativity," or the use...

This week we're talking about criticism, including the trickiest kind: Self-criticism. We'll also look at the buzzing neon sign hanging outside the hotel room...