The Glad Genius Thesis
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Big Magic : Inspiration as a Force of Enchantment
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity something we control, or does it have a life of its own? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Big Magic: Creative Livin...
Pixar's Playground : Cultivating Creativity Through Joy and Teamwork: T
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a culture of creativity—and keep it alive? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Creativity, Inc.: Overco...
Creativity as a solution to boredom and conformity in education
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity an innate gift, or is it something we unlearn? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Cr...
Playing Fields of the Mind : Unleashing Creativity and Imagination.
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is exuberance a gift that fuels genius, or does it blur the line between brilliance and mania? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore E...
How to Steal Fire – Myths and Truths of Creativity
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity an innate gift, or can it be cultivated? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore How to Steal Fire: The Myths of Creativit...
Beyond the Lone Genius: The Science of Creativity
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity an individual spark of genius, or does it thrive in social and cultural contexts? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore ...
Think More, Think Better : Critical and Creative Thinking
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity purely spontaneous, or does it require structured thinking? This episode of The Glad Genius Thesis explores *An Introduction to Critical...
Finding Flow in Everyday Life : Redefining Creativity Through Joy and Engagement
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is true creative genius found in struggle, or in the effortless immersion of "flow"? This episode of The Glad Genius Thesis explores Finding...
Creativity from Constraints – The Hidden Power of Limitations
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does creative genius thrive in total freedom, or is it actually fueled by limitations? This episode of The Glad Genius Thesis explores Creativity from...
The Autotelic Personality: Finding Joy Within:
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes life truly fulfilling? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Finding Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly C...
Embracing Error: How Mistakes and Noise Fuel Creativity,
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where do groundbreaking ideas come from? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson, uncoverin...
Creativity as a High-Wire Act – Lessons from Philippe Petit
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does walking a tightrope have to do with creativity? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Creativity: The Perfect Crime by Phili...
Unlocking Creativity – Insights from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a person truly creative? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow: The Psychology of Optimal ...
Creative geniuses have many different interests or a "network of enterprise"
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do great creative minds develop their ideas? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Creativity, Psychology, and the History of Uniq...
Creativity Unpacked – Insights from Mark A. Runco
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is creativity, and how can we better understand its development? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Creativity: Theories and T...
Abandoning the "Mad Genius": Creativity as the Pinnacle of Human Flourishing
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creativity isn’t just for artists—it’s a fundamental part of being human. In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Everyday Creativ...
Innovation Decoded: Problem Solving, Science, and the Arts
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity a rare gift or the result of ordinary cognitive processes? In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore Creativity: Understandi...
Beyond the Mad Genius : Creativity Deconstructed
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is creativity? A singular spark of genius or a process of re-creation shaped by history, culture, and collaboration? In this episode of The Glad ...
The Beautiful Contradictions of Creativity – "Wired to Create"
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Glad Genius Thesis, we explore the paradoxical nature of creativity through the lens of Wired to Create by Scott Barry Kaufman ...