The key to creativity

by Hilde Østby

ISBN: 9781771648301

Published: 2023-04-11

Readers of Stolen Focus and Quiet will appreciate this wide-ranging and passionate investigation into creativity: Why and when it strikes us, and how to transform workplaces, classrooms, and societies for creativity to flourish. After a cycling crash leaves her head spinning, journalist Hilde Østby finds herself suddenly bursting with creative energy--which makes her wonder: What's the secret to human creativity? Where do ideas come from? And most importantly: in a society that praises productivity and pace, how can we nurture, rather than suppress, our creative impulses? Using Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as her inspiration, Østby takes readers tumbling down the rabbit hole of ideas. The Key to Creativity features: Interviews with powerhouse creatives--like journalist Michael Pollan, novelist Maja Lunde, and artist Tracey Emin--and decodings of their creative regimens. The cultural history and science behind our "aha" moments, our inner critics, and our idle thoughts....