Mentally blocked? Take a walk, you’ll feel better. This concept isn’t new — Nietzsche once warned: “Do not believe any idea that was not born in the open air and of free movement.” Now, however, ...

We're often taught that mistakes in art are to be avoided. Even kids are brought up to be perfectionists: to scrub it out and start again if their artwork doesn't go the way they planned. Of course, ...

In times of duress, it can feel like we’ve hit a wall when it comes to creativity and innovation. In fact, studies have shown that our brains diminish in performance and problem-solving capacity when ...

Summary Brain exercises can be as simple as actively engaging the brain in everyday tasks. Others are targeted workouts for the brain, specifically designed to enhance memory, cognition, or creativity ...

Just as sports or workouts exercise the body, creating art exercises the imagination and is essential to mental as well as physical well-being. Painting instructor/artist Bob Ross jubilantly holding ...

Trainees learn ways to integrate yoga and creativity. Exercise bores you. Running to shed pounds? Snooze. Aerobics dancercise to jazz you into fitness? Uh, no. A Treadmill evening in front of a tv ...

A conversation with marketing experts Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman on thinking outside the box every day. We all know that innovative thinking is vital to individual, team, and organizational success ...

Regular creative activity is linked to a younger-looking brain and slower brain aging, according to a large international brain-imaging analysis.