by Julie Austin | Oct 30, 2011 | Inventing
Today I spoke at the Girl Scout Conference on the topic of women inventors/women innovators. The session was sponsored by the people at THQ who make the U Draw Game Tablet for the Nintento wii. Then the Girl Scouts had a unique kind of roundtable area where the...
by Julie Austin | May 11, 2011 | Creativity
Ahh, what did kids do before XBOX and Wii? What did kids do before computer games? Well, they probably had a much stronger imagination. And imagination is important to a child’s cognitive development. Studies show that children who have imaginary friends are...
by Julie Austin | Dec 21, 2010 | Creativity
A new study shows that happy people are better able to be creative: Article by Robert Preidt MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) — People who are seeking creative inspiration should try to look on the bright side, the results of a new study suggest. Canadian...
by Julie Austin | Jun 25, 2010 | Creativity
Working writers and other artists know that you have to “work” at being creative. Writer’s block isn’t an option when you are being paid to crank out scripts, novels, or articles. So you have to make creativity a habit every day. It’s no different for...