The Spark: Reinvigorating Creativity

Welcome to The Spark!

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Tonight's Creativity Challenge asks you to participate in a Nature Experiment to discover if spending time in solitude and the natural world leads to happiness. Once you've completed this challenge, submit your reaction and results on the Creativity Challenge Response page. As the year progresses, you may hear about your challenge result on an upcoming podcast. Join the creativity community that we're building today!

For the interview portion of the show, photographer and busy mom of three, Dawn George, shares her advice on finding time to be creative and making the most of opportunities.

Finally, the show wraps up with some final thoughts on seeing differently with insights from The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore.

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Many thanks for stopping by to get your creative groove on!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Amanda Morris thesparkcreativity@gmail.com

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Welcome to a special birthday edition of The Spark!

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Tonight's show features a special interview with my dad, Calvin Lynch. Today is his 81st birthday and he is a professional painter. When I started The Spark, I knew I wanted to interview my dad, but didn't realize the timing would be perfect to broadcast his interview on his birthday. So no creativity challenge tonight. Just a great interview with a creative and practical man. Please enjoy and be inspired.

Happy birthday, dad.

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Creatively yours,

Dr. Amanda Morris thesparkcreativity@gmail.com

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Creative work of tonight's guest: Cal Lynch, Artist

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Welcome to The Spark!

Reinvigorate your creative spark and subscribe so that you don't miss a show! On the go? Take The Spark with you via iTunes!

Tonight's Creativity Challenge asks you challenge your palate with a culinary exploration. Once you've completed this challenge, submit your reaction and results on the Creativity Challenge Response page. As the year progresses, you may hear about your challenge result on an upcoming podcast. Join the creativity community that we're building today!

For the interview portion of the show, pianist and music professor at Kutztown University, Dr. Daniel Immel, shares his experiences with creativity as a musician.

Finally, the show wraps up with some final thoughts on how you can contribute to America's creative health by incorporating convergent and divergent thinking into your daily routine at home and at work.

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Many thanks for stopping by to get your creative groove on!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Amanda Morris thesparkcreativity@gmail.com

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Welcome to The Spark!

Reinvigorate your creative spark and subscribe so that you don't miss a show! On the go? Take The Spark with you via iTunes!

Tonight's Creativity Challenge introduces you to clustering words and phrases for idea generation, also called "thought bubbles" in Thinkertoys. Once you've completed this challenge, submit your reaction and results on the Creativity Challenge Response page. As the year progresses, you may hear about your challenge result on an upcoming podcast. Join the creativity community that we're building today!

For the interview portion of the show, Vica Shparber, owner of Black Forest Deli in Bethlehem, PA, discusses her creative process and how her creativity has helped her business.

Finally, the show wraps up with some final thoughts on bias against creativity (liking it in theory, but then being biased against it in practice).

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Many thanks for stopping by to get your creative groove on!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Amanda Morris thesparkcreativity@gmail.com

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Welcome to The Spark!

Reinvigorate your creative spark and subscribe so that you don't miss a show! On the go? Take The Spark with you via iTunes!

Tonight's Creativity Challenge asks you to change your perspective. Once you've completed this challenge, submit your reaction and results on the Creativity Challenge Response page. As the year progresses, you may hear about your challenge result on an upcoming podcast. Join the creativity community that we're building today!

For the interview portion of the show, writer Heather Goodman shares her favorite elements of creativity as well as her thoughts on disorder, dissonance, and tangible results.

Finally, the show wraps up with some final thoughts on how changing your perspective on work may lead you to a positive career change.

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Many thanks for stopping by to get your creative groove on!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Amanda Morris thesparkcreativity@gmail.com

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Creative work of tonight's guest:

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