Frank Carlson Library

Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.

Faire un tri dans l'héritage familial ».... Pourquoi ? Dominique LAMARI ne nous invite pas ici à un inventaire notarié mais à une exploration du moi intime, en tant que psychologue, effectué lors d'une expérience collective dans un cadre invitant, sinon au farniente, du moins à une détente nécessitée par l'expérience. Pour nous, lecteurs non spécialistes, un tel ouvrage ne sera-t-il pas obscur, voire abscons ? Eh bien non! Dans un style...

David W. Galenson is a professor in the Department of Economics and the College at the University of Chicago, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is the author of several books, including Painting Outside the Lines: Patterns of Creativity in Modern Art. When in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation,...

"The probability of failure in corporate innovation outside of a firm's core business is staggeringly high. Yet, the vast majority of existing books about innovation focus on startups and their entrepreneurs, methodologies, and ecosystems. Few, if any, focus on corporate innovation, those leaders who champion it, and how to maximize their chances of success. Corporate Explorer fills this gap. In January 2021 alone, there were over 10,000 Google searches...

Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school, but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.

The Mozart Effect for Children is the right book at the right time; this is the first program for parents and teachers that shows you how to use Mozart and music to unlock your child's creativity and intelligence.

THE BESTSELLING CLASSIC ON 'FLOW' – THE KEY TO UNLOCKING MEANING, CREATIVITY, PEAK PERFORMANCE, AND TRUE HAPPINESS. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking...

Isn't it incredible what upcycle artists can do with discarded and broken materials? Picking up seemingly worthless pieces to transform them into something wonderful. Did you know you have the innate ability to do this with your life? Life In Full Colors presents a unique seven-step creative process for reframing your perceived "problems" in order to access the myriad potentials you hold, revealing how you can create your own lines to ply your unique...

Et si, l'imagination et l'art n'étaient pas, comme on le croît trop souvent, une parure superficielle de la vie, mais plutt la source essentielle de toute expérience humaine. Et si, la logique et la science étaient issues de toute forme artistique et non l'inverse... la société serait-elle différente ? Serions-nous enclins à écouter nos pulsions créatrices et à les appliquer dans notre quotidien ? Le courage de créer nous plonge au coeur...

American creativity has steadily declined since 1990. That disturbing trend recently came to light through the work of leading educational psychologist KH Kim, a recognized expert in creativity assessment. In this insightful and inspiring book, Kim discovers the causes of the decrease in creativity and proposes methods of recapturing American creativity in education, in industry, and throughout every sector of society. Through the life stories of...