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Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals what leads to these moments - be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab - so that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his 30 years of research, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process.

Our ability to think about the future is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. In The Invention of Tomorrow, cognitive scientists Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley argue that its emergence transformed humans from unremarkable primates to creatures that hold the destiny of the planet in their hands. Drawing on their own cutting-edge research, the authors break down the science of foresight, showing us where it comes from, how it works, and how it made our world.

Inspiré par la philosophie et les principes du modèle d’accompagnement psychosocial du Rétablissement, le pôle santé mentale de la Fondation de l’Orme œuvre depuis 2017 à la mise en cohérence de ses pratiques en fondant sa gouvernance sur les partenariats pluriels et en facilitant l’inclusion de la pair-aidance au sein de ses différents dispositifs et niveaux hiérarchiques. Ainsi, collaborateurs et pairs praticiens travaillent de concert dans l’objectif de soutenir le processus de rétablissement des personnes vivant en situation de vulnérabilité psychique et sociale. Afin ...

Find out where great ideas come from. A father cleans up after his toddler and imagines a cup that won't spill. An engineer watches people using walkie-talkies and has an idea. A doctor figures out how to deliver patients to the operating room before they die. By studying inventions like these...

The science behind the traits and quirks that drive creative geniuses to make spectacular breakthroughs What really distinguishes the people who literally change the world -- those creative geniuses who give us one breakthrough after another? What differentiates Marie Curie or Elon Musk from the...