Fateful creative solution
One unfortunate merchant owed a large sum of money to a moneylender.
The old, ugly moneylender proposed that he would forget the debt
if...
A bus stop pick-up riddle
While driving on your way home, you pass by a bus stop and see among the people waiting for the bus, an old lady...
Three cups puzzle
There are 3 empty teacups on the table. Can you put 10 lumps of sugar in them so that there would be an odd...
Inventive General: Unraveling Story that Requires a Creative Solution
During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but...
The riddle of The Sphinx
The Sphinx lurked outside Thebes in ancient Greece, and demanded passers-by answer a riddle:
'Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at...
The spinning girl
Which direction does the girl rotate?
Clockwise or counterclockwise
If you shift your gaze to the shadow,
in the same instant, the direction of rotation will change.You...
Psychologists and psychiatrists about creativity
Creativity quotes from psychologists and psychiatrists
Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
William James (January 11, 1842 – August...
Mechanisms of Creative Dialogue with the World
Mechanisms of Creative Dialogue with the World
Sergey L. Markov
Markov, S. L. (1997) Mechanisms of Creative Dialogue With the World. Paper presented at the 105th...
Personal mechanisms of sense creation
Sergey L. Markov. Personal mechanisms of sense creationThe paper discusses and analyzes the personal mechanisms of grasping and creating the new meanings. The system...
Sense creation in the structure of processes of meaning dynamics
Sergey L. Markov. Sense creation in the structure of processes of meaning dynamics
The article discusses the basic processes of meaning dynamics of personality, reveals...
Articles on the psychology of creativity
Psychology of creativity, creative vision, creative management and methods of enhancing creativity
1. Sergey L. Markov. Kvintological approach to the construction of a unified theory of...
Universal mechanisms of Creativity
Universal mechanisms of creative dialogue with the World
The hierarchical system of mechanisms is outlined to account for the creative dialogue that may occur between...