A discerning eye, or learning to pay heed to what may not be openly visible or easily heard is a creative’s early warning signal.

It’s interesting to contemplate how the Creator conceptualized and ultimately gave expression to the Sun, the Moon, Stars, galaxies inconceivable, space, time, gravity, nature—trees, oceans, animals, and… Read more “Hit the “Send” button. It could be the greatest thing you ever do!”

The aesthetic of creativity is its quality to inspire life, making things and people come alive. This is the silver lining to restorative justice, a restored society… Read more “Creativity’s ultimate aesthetic?”

Creativity by definition is characterized by intimacy, ongoing involvement, and nurture. Detached from such mutually stimulating environment, creativity is merely innovation such as artificial intelligence, which carries… Read more “What’s the critical difference between creativity and innovation?”

The Teacher says, “Ask and you shall receive….” But there are conditions. We are taught to be careful for we ask for. The fear is that we… Read more “Before you ask…”

Earthquakes and thunderstorms inspire awe and fear. In many cultures these “expressions” were justified quite naturally as acts of a supreme deity. The underlying worldview justified a… Read more “How might we understand the connection between natural occurrences and human nature?”

As creatives how can we more effectively respond to issues that affect the marginalized and at-risk communities in our contexts?  In many places we sometimes forget what… Read more “Are we serving creativity’s purpose?”

Recently someone asked me, “what does creativity mean for a young person?” I admit I was a little stumped at first resorting to explain creativity as a… Read more “Reimagining human creativity’s greatest purpose?”

I was recently inspired by a talk on godliness and contentment. It made me think about implications of such for creatives. Here therefore are some initial imperfect… Read more “Aspiring for creative excellence…some thoughts”