How to Think Creatively

Tony Schwartz, author of the book Be Excellent at Anything wrote an exceptional article about thinking creatively for The Atlantic.  With the help of Betty Edwards (Artists and Art teachers know her as the author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) Schwartz was able to develop an understanding that the traditional right-brain-left brain separation method of thinking does not force us as learners or creators to choose a side, but that real creativity comes from moving back and forth between the two modes.  In his article, Schwartz lays out a simple 4 step process that can be used to help boost your creative output.  I think that this article is useful to me as a way to pattern student projects and "toggle" between both left and right-brain-oriented activities to not only maximize student creative output, but also to break away from "subject overload" and increase motivation in student learning.
Read Schwartz's article here