RSA - Imagine: How creativity works

Huffduffed by theJBJshow on June 23rd, 2012

Shattering the myth of creative ‘types’, bestselling journalist and author Jonah Lehrer shows how new research is deepening our understanding of the human imagination, and considers how this new science can make us happier, our neighbourhoods more vibrant, companies more productive and schools more effective.

Chair: Ben Hammersley, technologist, writer and broadcaster.

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http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2012/imagine-how-creativity-works

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