Creativity is not just for artists, musicians, writers, and scientists. Each of us depends on our creative faculties each day as we negotiate problems in work, decorate our homes, deal with family crises and interact with others in both personal and professional capacities. In fact, as I've mentioned in previous...

In the first part of our dialog about creativity in the 21st century, I discussed why each of us needs to flex our creative brains to survive and thrive in the rapid-change climate of this new century. Because the rules of the game for everything from business success...

Apparently juror boredom is becoming a problem. According to an article in this month's APA Monitor on Psychology, "Every day in U.S. courts, jurors fall asleep, become frustrated by trial delays, seek out Google or Facebook on their cell phones, or daydream when...

How much time do you spend each day "plugged in" to email, text messages, social media, cell phone calls and web-wandering? If you're like me, you may have noticed a distressing phenomenon -- I constantly complain about the amount...

The G 20 summit in Toronto is now over and, not surprisingly, one of the conclusions of the conference was that in order to attract investors, nations need to provide an "environment that promotes creativity."(1) From politics to business to education to sports, creativity is one of the buzzwords of...