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The opposite of a good idea…
Yet another psychological insight that is, unfortunately, on prominent display in our current political culture.
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Michael Schaus
What stories have you invented for yourself?
At their most basic level, stories are a form of intellectual alchemy — transforming the way we interact with others, think about our own lives and…
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Michael Schaus
What creativity can teach us about moving forward
What creativity can teach us about failure is that it’s never final… Indeed, failure is often a necessary condition for accomplishing something…
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Michael Schaus
Drinking, conspiracies and social media
Creative Discourse's weekly collection of links to opinions, videos and news stories that offer insights into the act of persuasion and creativity.
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Michael Schaus
Free speech, fair weather values, and productive procrastination
Creative Discourse's weekly collection of links to opinions, videos and news stories that offer insights into the act of persuasion and creativity.
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Michael Schaus
Sports subsidies, the 'new right' and the idea of happiness
Creative Discourse's weekly collection of links to opinions, videos and news stories that offer insights into the act of persuasion and creativity.
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Michael Schaus
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When 1984 wasn’t like 1984
"The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values, and agenda of an entire generation."
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Michael Schaus
Creativity is a kaleidoscope full of old ideas
Originality is the result of rummaging through old ideas and reassembling them in new ways.
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Michael Schaus
Outrage, 'hate speech' and the end of the BuzzFeed era
Creative Discourse's weekly collection of links to opinions, videos and news stories that offer insights into the act of persuasion and creativity.
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Michael Schaus
Social media, 'sensitivity editors' and a partisan parody
Creative Discourse's weekly collection of links to opinions, videos and news stories that offer insights into the act of persuasion and creativity.
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Michael Schaus
Embrace your frustration
To be creatively successful, we must embrace the emotional discomforts most ordinary people work diligently to avoid at all costs.
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Michael Schaus
Professional freaks, and the worlds they ruin
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.”
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Michael Schaus
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