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Creativity Rules
Creativity Rules
Tina Seelig
Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World
18 min
4.4
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Walter Benjamin
Art's Aura in the Modern Era
4 min
3.4
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell
Understanding the Hero’s Journey Through Psychology and Mythology
16 min
4.5
The Shape of Things Unseen
The Shape of Things Unseen
Adam Zeman
A New Science of Imagination
21 min
4.0
On Writing Well
On Writing Well
William Zinsser
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
25 min
4.4
Make Your Art No Matter What
Make Your Art No Matter What
Beth Pickens
Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles
16 min
4.0
The Power of Writing It Down
The Power of Writing It Down
Allison Fallon
A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life
16 min
4.1
The Idiot
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Price of Unconditional Goodness
5 min
3.8

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Visual Thinking for Design
Visual Thinking for Design
Colin Ware
The Daily Choices That Define Us
18 min
4.2
The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists
Giorgio Vasari
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
26 min
4.3
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
A Comedy of Love, Magic, and Mischief
22 min
4.3
The Creativity Choice
The Creativity Choice
Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas Into Action
20 min
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Follow Alice down a rabbit hole of whimsical, witty absurdity.
25 min
4.7
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Transform your product into a compelling brand narrative
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Gemini: The Versatile Intellectual
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Creativity, Inc.
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
19 min
4.2
The Design Thinking Workbook
The Design Thinking Workbook
CJ Meadows
Essential Skills for Creativity and Business Growth
16 min
4.4
Where Good Ideas Come From
Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson
The Natural History of Innovation
18 min
4.1
Surfaces and Essences
Surfaces and Essences
Douglas Hofstadter
Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
16 min
Never Play It Safe
Never Play It Safe
Chase Jarvis
A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love
17 min
4.5
Non-Obvious Thinking
Non-Obvious Thinking
Rohit Bhargava
How to See What Others Miss
17 min
4.2
Beyond Anxiety
Beyond Anxiety
Martha Beck
Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
18 min
4.2
Unlocking Creativity
Unlocking Creativity
Michael Roberto
How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative Mindsets
20 min
4.3
Curious
Curious
Ian Leslie
The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It
19 min
4.4
Six Thinking Hats
Six Thinking Hats
Edward de Bono
A revolutionary approach to get the most out of working in a group
20 min
4.5
Big Magic
Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert
Creative Living Beyond Fear
12 min
4.2
Make Your Mark
Make Your Mark
Jocelyn K. Glei
The Creative’s Guide to Building a Business with Impact
18 min
4.2
The Road
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
A Haunting Odyssey Through a Post-Apocalyptic World
17 min
4.4
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
Two Sisters, Two Paths to Love
3 min
3.9
Innovators
Innovators
David W. Galenson
The surprising patterns behind when genius ignites
19 min
How to Tell a Story
How to Tell a Story
The Moth
The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
16 min
3.6
Hyperfocus
Hyperfocus
Chris Bailey
How to Work Less to Achieve More
20 min
4.4
Think Like a Freak
Think Like a Freak
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Find the unconvential yet brilliant ideas hidden in data
21 min
4.3
The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman
The cognitive psychology of good design
17 min
4.3
The Illusion of Innovation
The Illusion of Innovation
Elliott Parker
Escape Efficiency and Unleash Radical Progress
16 min
Storyworthy
Storyworthy
Matthew Dicks
Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
18 min
4.2
Your Brain on Art
Your Brain on Art
Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
How the Arts Transform Us
17 min
4.5
Deep Thinking
Deep Thinking
Garry Kasparov
Where Artificial Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
20 min
3.9
Stories for Work
Stories for Work
Gabrielle Dolan
The Essential Guide to Business Storytelling
27 min
4.4

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