Fool’s Gold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing your Creative Process  By Wooldridge, Susan (Book – 2007) Summary: The author is wonderfully well-read. Anecdotes sprinkle this book through with quotes by Zen masters and poets and tips on how to be more creative. She describes her collage processes, her poetry composition, how she inspires…

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Kaku, Michio (Book – 2011) Summary: Kaku makes his predictions about the future. He talks about his experiences as the host of this science program or that television special. He uses his “insider” knowledge to describe…

The idea hunter: how to find the best ideas and make them happen / Andy Boynton and Bill Fischer with William Bole. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2011 Summary: The authors structure their take on creativity and how to cultivate better ideas through the acronym of IDEA (Interested, Diversity, Exercise and Agile). It’s about cross-training…

The Accidental Creative .How to Be Brilliant at A Moment’s Notice  By Henry, Todd (Book – 2011) Summary: This book is written for all the creatives out there, the people who make value in their companies by their ideas. These people depend on a flow of inspiration. How does a person cultivate themselves, harvest their…

Brainstorm .Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions By Maisel, Eric (Book – 2010) Summary: Eric Maisel talks about how “productive obsessions” change the way people think very literally. An obsession has a bad reputation for being something that motivates people to do great things that require intense focus and devotion. Maisel encourages all of us…

Your Creative Brain .Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in your Life By Carson, Shelley (Book – 2010) Summary: Shelly Carson, PhD, goes through her acronym, CREATES, as she describes neuroscience behind creativity and the mildly surprising lack thereof. Connect, Reason, Envision, Absorb, Transform, Evaluate, and Stream are the steps to creative output.…

Artscience: Creativity in the Post-Google Generation By Edwards, David A. (Book – 2008) Summary: This is a captivating book really making the case for the necessary art and science connection. Artists like Diana Dabby (who used chaos theory to create piano variations) and Julio Ottima who used, painting to tap into liquid diffusion properties work, are…

The Age of the Infovore .Succeeding in the Information Economy By Cowen, Tyler (Book – 2010) Summary: Tyler Cowen makes his case about how “nerds” rule the world… at least the world of information technology. He discusses the particular “neurodiverse” tendencies of people with Asperger’s and notes the famous scientists and authors in history with…