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Where does creativity come from? How can you nurture your own? Watch TEDTalks from creative people like Steve Jobs, architect Frank Gehry, designerPhilippe Starck, writer Elizabeth Gilbert and more.

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A poem from the futureEditor’s note: This poem kicks off a new “Question Worth Asking” series: “How weird will the future be?”

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6 ideas from creative thinkers to shake up your work routineTo improve your ability to think creatively, try one of these changes to your work routine. Every seven

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8 talks • 2h 03m

How does the metaphorical lightbulb go off? Is it a

flash of genius? The power of crowds? These

heady talks explore the nature of ideas

themselves: Where they come from, how they

evolve, and how each of us can nurture them.

Where do ideas come from?

6 talks • 1h 51m

What makes us create and innovate? Here, wildly

creative thinkers share ideas and insights into

what kindles genius.

The creative spark

What is success?

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Video playlists about Creativity

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11 talks • 2h 05m

Success can mean: feeling that tingle of

excitement about what you do, sticking with what

matters through hard times, living a life you can

feel proud of in retrospect. These talks say it all.

8 talks • 1h 39m

DJs make remixes, cross-pollinating old sounds

with new. But all of us engage in this conversation

between the past and present, making ideas

resonate over and over again.

The Remix

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Talks about Creativity

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Cristina DomenechPoetry that frees the soul

310K views • Jan 2015

Erin McKeanGo ahead, make up new words!

665K views • Dec 2014

12:37

6:52

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Jose Miguel SokoloffHow Christmas lights helped guerrillas put down their guns

398K views • Dec 2014

Kare AndersonBe an opportunity maker

1M views • Nov 2014

14:22

9:46

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Mac BarnettWhy a good book is a secret door

1M views • Sep 2014

Joi ItoWant to innovate? Become a "now-ist"

1.4M views • Jul 2014

16:59

12:31

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Billy CollinsTwo poems about what dogs think (probably)

1M views • Jun 2014

Uri AlonWhy truly innovative science demands a leap into the unknown

819K views • Jun 2014

4:02

15:52

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StingHow I started writing songs again

1.4M views • May 2014

Elizabeth GilbertSuccess, failure and the drive to keep creating

1.9M views • Apr 2014

23:15

7:18

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Mary Lou JepsenCould future devices read images from our brains?

764K views • Mar 2014

Aparna RaoArt that craves your attention

881K views • Feb 2014

10:26

8:56

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Maya PennMeet a young entrepreneur, cartoonist, designer, activist …

1.1M views • Jan 2014

Iwan BaanIngenious homes in unexpected places

1.2M views • Oct 2013

7:16

16:58

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Alexa MeadeYour body is my canvas

2.2M views • Sep 2013

Jinsop LeeDesign for all 5 senses

1.1M views • Aug 2013

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