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100 More Things #163: THE RIGHT KIND OF COLLABORATION INCREASES CREATIVITY
I tend toward introversion. When I tell people that, they usually don’t believe me. I like being on stage: giving talks at conferences, performing in local community theater productions, singing as a jazz vocalist with a small ensemble. So when I tell people I’m an…
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4 STEPS TO DESIGNING A GREAT USER EXPERIENCE
If you want to design a great user experience for your product you have to first create a great conceptual model design that either blends well with the users’ current mental models and/or helps them create a brand new mental model. Instead of jumping into…
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100 More Things #162: PEOPLE ARE MORE CREATIVE WITHIN SOME CONSTRAINTS
Before you continue in this chapter, I’d like you to do a short exercise. Do not read ahead. Do Step 1 first before reading any further: Step 1: Get a pen or pencil and a piece of paper, and take up to 30 seconds to…
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100 More Things #161: NOISE AND MUSIC INCREASE CREATIVITY
A lot of my work involves activities for which I need a very quiet environment, but when I’m writing, I’m more creative and more productive when I have some amount of visual and/or auditory stimulation. For example, I found that when writing this book I…
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100 More Things #160: SLEEPING ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY
You’ve learned about the positive effect that daydreaming has on creativity. The same is true for sleep, but it works on the brain in a different way than daydreaming. Boost Your Creativity By At Least 33 Percent If I told you that there’s a way…
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100 More Things #159: DAYDREAMING ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY
Now that you know about the three brain networks that are involved in the creative process, there’s some related research to be aware of. Some of this research focuses on daydreaming. Daydreaming refers to the thoughts and images people have when their attention turns inward—when…
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100 More Things #158: INDUCE AN AHA MOMENT
We’ve all had the experience: you’re trying to solve a problem or come up with a new idea. You’ve been sitting at your desk, or discussing it in meetings, but you haven’t come up with a solution or the right idea. Then you step away—go…
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Our Top 5 Most Popular Posts
We are always interested in which of our blog posts are the most read. Below is a list of the top 5 from reviewing our analytics of the blog. I thought the post about all capital letters and whether they are inherently harder to read…
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100 More Things #157: TO BE CREATIVE, ENGAGE THE BRAIN’S DEFAULT NETWORK
You’re at work, it’s after lunch, and you realize you’re sitting at your desk, staring into space, and not thinking about anything in particular. Your brain is, relatively speaking, at rest. Your mind is wandering. What would your brain activity show at this moment?The default…
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5 Things to keep in mind when designing for humans
These are not the only things to think about when designing, but these 5 are some of the most important principles: Remember: the more you know about people the better you design.