Beth Ames
Creativity research experiment — working in a low-ceiling room

The Many Distractions of Creativity Research

Boston Magazine, 2012

For artists, most creativity research is a distraction. Just get to work.

Boston Magazine hired me to write a humorous feature article based on immersive personal experiments attempting to make some of the more absurd findings from creativity research actionable. This involved things like working in low versus high-ceiling rooms, painting rooms different colors, changing beverages to match the type of task at hand.

Boston Magazine feature — immersive creativity research experimentsNested Learning — diagram of creative problem-solving methods

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