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Is there a secret to creativity?

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Is creativity elusive? Is it exclusive? What factors may affect how imaginative you are? We created a lesson for this BrainCraft video that has lots of ideas on how to find your creative spirit and enhance it! Have some fun and spark some of your own uninhibited creativity.   

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Nature versus nurture. Which one affects creativity? This article might help provide some answers!  Secrets of the Creative Brain. Do messy desks really inspire creativity? Learn the answer in this article: Science Continues To Show Us How To Be More Creative. Messy-Deskers Unite: New Study Hints That We're More Creative may help you defend your workspace disaster. 

What makes you feel creative? This video may help you find something that inspires you! What Do You Do to Feel More Creative? This Huffington Post site has tons of articles that may lead you to explore your own creativity. Pick up a pencil, a sketchpad, a journal, or perhaps a camera and just get started. You never know where it may lead you. 

Interested in exploring creativity a bit more? What does TED have to say about all of this?  Kickstart your creativity with these TED Talks! Then, try these TED-Ed lessons: 
Exploring the creative process: drawing with tea and ink.
Music and creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen
Doodlers, unite! - Sunni Brown

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