Here is an article written by Herb Schaffner for BNET (March 7, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. *     *     * You’re on your second cup of coffee, but you can’t [.]. MORE >>

In studying creative people who are passionate about what they do , we can enhance our own creativity, and business savvy, even if we work in a completely different arena. Of course, it’s easier for most people to relate to musicians and other creative people work than to people who design furniture.  Drops out of Harvard.  MORE >>

Creativity & InnovationIn times of change there is the tendency to either stick doggedly to what has always worked in the past or to throw it all out and start new. Neither extreme is the answer. Heritage and innovation is a tension that needs to be managed— thoughtfully. As a result we tend to lose our influence. Truths are maintained. MORE >>

While creativity is associated with artists, creativity is really part of life. Benjamin Franklin put it this way: “To cease to think creatively is but little different from ceasing to live.” But they're both using the same creative tools and wrestling with many of the same obstacles." Creativity craves structure. MORE >>

Creativity & InnovationJohn Maeda is the president of the Rhode Island School of Design. In Redesigning Leadership , he—with co-author Becky Bermont—pulls the leadership lessons from the ups and downs of his time there. Making people work together can be fairly challenging, but getting them to eat together is somehow vastly easier. MORE >>