Spark Minds Episode 7: There's No Creativity Without Vulnerability

Sharing your ideas and creative work can be a scary process - ever felt like you were exposing the rawest most vulnerable parts of yourself for judgment and criticism? Today with Jess we talk about what it is about sharing our creative endeavours that can make it feel more vulnerable than sharing other kinds of work and how vulnerability is a critical component for true creativity. 

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Scholarly Articles on Vulnerability and Creativity

  • JORDAN, J. V. (1990). Courage in connection: conflict, compassion, creativity. Wellesley, Mass, Stone Center, Wellesley College.

  • Barczak, G., Lassk, F. and Mulki, J. (2010), Antecedents of Team Creativity: An Examination of Team Emotional Intelligence, Team Trust and Collaborative Culture. Creativity and Innovation Management, 19: 332-345. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00574.x

  • Abraham, F. and David J. (1996) The Dynamics of Creativity & the Courage to Be. Nonlinear Dynamics in Human Behavior. Edited by COMBS A ET AL. Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd

  • https://hbr.org/2008/05/how-trustworthy-are-you