Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about branding, burnout, and redefining ambition. Burnout is about exhaustion, but it’s also about losing the ability to ...

Fast Company recently interviewed Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, a senior researcher at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, on what it means to lead a creative life. In this essay, she shares one ...

This post is part 2 of a series. In my previous post, I wrote that, after being inspired by Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, I decided to find out what is going on in the human ...

Whether you’re creative as part of a little hobby, a way of life, or somewhere in between, you probably consider creativity to be a force for good in your life. But when you also live with chronic ...

Creativity is a prerequisite for almost any job today, though it comes in many forms. Whatever form you use in your job role, you’re sure to find yourself feeling uninspired and unmotivated at times.

Studies have shown that the most creative companies see better business results, so it’s important for leaders to intentionally build a work environment that encourages and supports creative thinking.

Simplicity is having a moment. We’re told to declutter our minds, unsubscribe from everything, eliminate toxic people, and reduce our goals to a vision board and a few sticky notes. Simplicity is sold ...

Remember when you were a kid and could turn a cardboard box into a spaceship? That ability to create without boundaries didn't disappear when you became an adult. It just got buried under deadlines, ...

Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process. Sometimes Lizzie Wilson shows up ...