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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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First, Howard Gardner conquered long held misconceptions about 'intelligence' and 'understanding'. Now, drawing conclusions from the lives of extraordinary individuals like Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, and Virginia Woolf, Howard Gardner presents a revolutionary new psychology of creativity and leadership. Here, in this dynamic presentation for the classroom, discover where leaders and creators come from. In creativity and leadership, Gardner...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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What, exactly, is creativity? Take a closer look at what makes a creative person in this introductory lecture that explores ancient ideas about creativity (including the muses of the ancient Greeks); debunks common myths about the sources of creativity; and examines how play, passion, practice, and purpose can enhance your own creative thinking.
5) Smart startups: what every entrepreneur needs to know - advice from Harvard Business School founders
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"Two startup company founders and angel investors take examine eighteen companies founded by Harvard Business School graduates, uncovering lessons for success and unexpected pitfalls"--
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"Written in sync with the progression of the seasons, A Year in Practice is a program of holistic techniques and journaling prompts to nurture the creative seeker all year long. Four seasonally themed chapters keep you connected to natural phases of creative contraction and expansion, from the quiet hibernation of winter to the jubilant and expressive communing of summer. Used regularly, you will move through artistic blocks, deepen your capacity...
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The idea of imaginary friends (creative companions) is pretty standard in the realm of child psychology. However, we never really see anything substantial about the notion of these companions in adolescents and adults, let alone the purpose or effects of those companions on those individuals. Adolescents and adults tend to face more negative stigmas than that of children, yet also use their companions in a way that is more complex yet similarly to...
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"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."– Maya AngelouCourage is what everybody wants. It is an attribute of good character that makes anyone worthy of respect. In this book, you will learn everything about developing courage and how you can use it to face challenges in life. So, grab this...
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Genius is a frontier in psychology. It is a fascinating domain into the thoughtful, ideas, novelty, and inventing. Here in this book, we will review discussion on creative thinking, exploring genius, and opening the reader's mind to a wider world of ideas and innovation.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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After the success of the pioneering Art of Documentary Filmmaking workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar in 2005, Anglo-Burmese filmmaker Lindsey Merrison and four experienced documentary editors from Europe and Australia returned in 2006 to mount The Art of Documentary Editing. Some of the young Burmese men and women on this residential course had previous experience of editing but several had never touched an edit suite in their lives. For one month,...
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Français
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Dans le vaste royaume du langage, les mots ne sont pas de simples éléments syntaxiques, mais des créateurs d'émotions, des sculpteurs de l'âme humaine. Ils transcendent le simple acte de communication pour devenir les architectes de nos expériences les plus intimes. Certains de ces mots, tels des artisans de la pluie, ont le pouvoir de déclencher des larmes, d'insuffler une mélancolie qui se répand comme une brume émotionnelle. D'autres,...
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Discover a more mindful, resilient, and adaptive perspective of the world with "Shifting Paradigms: Uncover the Secrets of a Growth Mindset". This comprehensive guide aims to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of what it means to have a growth mindset, its origin, and how it differs from a fixed mindset.Delve into the science behind the concept, exploring insights from psychology and neuroscience. The book further explains how the cultivation...
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"Like you, syndicated cartoonist Dana Maier wants a creativity shortcut--a magical fairy who will both come up with brilliant ideas and grant the energy and discipline to churn them out. This book is not that magical shortcut--you won't find stirring literary quotes or a foolproof system for sparking inspiration here--but it does provide commiseration, comics, jokes, and reflections about the often-painful act of making something original. Drawing...
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Faire un tri dans l'héritage familial ».... Pourquoi ? Dominique LAMARI ne nous invite pas ici à un inventaire notarié mais à une exploration du moi intime, en tant que psychologue, effectué lors d'une expérience collective dans un cadre invitant, sinon au farniente, du moins à une détente nécessitée par l'expérience.
Pour nous, lecteurs non spécialistes, un tel ouvrage ne sera-t-il pas obscur, voire abscons ? Eh bien non! Dans un style...
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«Le problème avec la course de rats est que, même si vous gagnez, vous êtes toujours un rat » ~ Lily Tomlin ~ Il fut un temps, dans un passé pas si lointain, o les familles devaient tout abandonner pour atteindre la sécurité financière dont elles rêvaient. Vous vous souvenez peut-être de ces décennies, peut-être êtes-vous trop jeune pour vous souvenir de ces temps. C'était l'époque o gravir les échelons de l'entreprise était une...
16) Stormy Roads
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Stormy Roads is a book about a girl who finds herself on many different roads and has to choose the right one. It is a compilation of many different ideas, thoughts, and journeys written in short form. Not some long story.
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"The Art of Creative Thinking: Unleash Your Imagination and Make Your Mark" Are you tired of facing challenges that seem insurmountable? Do you yearn to stand out in a world saturated with information? The answer lies within the pages of "The Art of Creative Thinking." This transformative guide is your key to unlocking the hidden potential of your mind, enabling you to generate extraordinary ideas on demand, conquer difficult tasks with grace, and...
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This book is the Concise Guide to Boosting Creativity: A step-by-step guide for levelling up your creativity. The ability to think creatively is one of the things that truly distinguishes humans from other species. What are your long-term and short-term ambitions, as well as your work and hobbies? Do you know what part creation plays in this? In the creative process, do you know that there are two distinct types of imagination? How difficult... or...
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Hello everyone, this book is going to be teaching you a few tips on how to increase your concentration levels through proven methods. I personally use all of them and seeing how the lockdown is affecting all of us around the world, I thought of releasing this book to help counter the negative effects low concentration can have on our personal as well as work life.
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Creativity begins with you.
Through a series of 20 practical and effective exercises, all using a unique visual approach, Michael Atavar challenges you to open your mind, shift your perspective and ignite your creativity. Whatever your passion, craft or aims, this book will expertly guide you from bright idea, through the tricky stages of development, to making your concepts a reality.
We often treat creativity as if it was something separate from...
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