The Value of Human Creativity
The value of developing your creative thinking skills and a unique voice through which to express yourself.
Creativity
Inspirational Quotes
Famous quotes that have lasted across time did so because people found value in them. The words of leaders, artist, philosophers and unknown individuals of long ago can reach across the centuries, resonating with us today as strongly as they did when first spoken. These examples might help you to find inspiration and motivation in your own life and work.
The Art of Storytelling
A technical document might tell the customer what a product does, but a story can tell them how it will improve their life. The busy professional whose week is suddenly under control, a family finally enjoying a weekend away. Learn how you can share information, but employ storytelling to inspire, as well as inform.
Cognitive Thinking Skills and AI
Most people would struggle to find a destination without satellite navigation, or recall a number stored on their mobile phone. We have become reliant on the technology we use, losing skills we needed in the past. Many fear that people using AI to think for them could reduce their ability to think for themselves.
Five Factor Model
Five personality traits, measured on a scale from low to high, can explain a surprising amount of why people behave as they do. Life choices, favourite hobbies, who they choose to spend time with, preferences for products or services, can all be shaped by their Five Factor Model traits. Applying the framework might help you to learn how to better understand human behaviour.
What Is Good Design?
Good design, such as comfortable furniture, easy to understand technology or a user friendly website, is often not noticed. By contrast poorly designed products or services stand out because they get in the way of us achieving a desired objective. Understanding features of good design could help you to identify it in your own work and that of others.