5 TED talks about creativity that everyone should watch

Creativity

Every person is creative, but it's hard to be creative because it's easy to fall into the pattern of repeating after others, and that's no longer creativity. The following TED talks will push you to cross the boundaries of your creativity and encourage you to be different.

 

Julie Burstein - 4 lessons in creativity

Julie Burstein hosts radio programs on a daily basis, where she talks with creative people -- in the video she shares four lessons in creativity, how to create in the face of challenge, doubt and loss.

 

Elizabeth Gilbert - YOUR ELUSIVE CREATIVE GENIUS

 

We all have genius

Elizabeth Gilbert reflects on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses - and shares the controversial idea that instead of a unique person who "is" a genius, we all "have" genius, we are all geniuses.

 

David Kelley - HOW TO BUILD YOUR CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

 

Building creative confidence

Is your school or workplace divided between "creators" and practical people? Yet David Kelley clearly points out that creativity is not the domain of only the chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary career and his own life, he proposes ways to develop confidence in creating.

 

Margaret Heffernan - DARE TO DISAGREE

 

Good arguments drive progress

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good arguments are crucial for progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) why the best partners don't echo our opinions - and how great research teams, collaborations and companies allow people to disagree.

 

Gary Vaynerchuk - DO WHAT YOU LOVE (no excuses!)

Do what you love

At the Web 2.0 Expo, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk gives a chance to dreamers and beginners who have doubts. He argues that the Internet has simplified the formula for success. So there is no excuse now not to do what you dream of.

Summary

The article presents five TED talks devoted to creativity. Julie Burstein teaches how to create in the face of challenges and loss, and Elizabeth Gilbert proposes the controversial thesis that instead of being a genius, everyone "has" genius. David Kelley argues that creativity is not the domain of the chosen few, and Margaret Heffernan proves that good arguments are the key to progress. The whole is closed by Gary Vaynerchuk, who at the Web 2.0 Expo argues that the Internet has simplified the formula for success.

It is worth noting the diversity of the speakers - from a radio host, through a writer, to an entrepreneur - which shows that creativity is a universal competence that can be developed regardless of industry.