Does Imagination Depend on High IQ?
In the twenty-first century, how do we cultivate the imagination?
Douglas Thomas • A New Culture of Learning
A society that gives short shrift to the power of something as unquantifiable as imagination and focuses instead on the power of the intellect.
Maria Konnikova • Mastermind
“On one hand, those with wandering, defocused, childlike minds seem to be the most creative; on the other, it seems to be analysis and application that’s important. The answer to this conundrum is that creative people need both … The key to creativity is being able to switch between a wide-open, playful mind and a narrow analytical frame.” (Dean, 2
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Imagination is absolutely critical to the quality of our lives. Our imagination enables us to leave our routine everyday existence by fantasizing about travel, food, sex, falling in love, or having the last word—all the things that make life interesting. Imagination gives us the opportunity to envision new possibilities—it is an essential launchpad
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‘There is a lack of opportunities for children to apply their imagination in a meaningful way … in a world that doesn’t value it. We see imagination as much more fundamental.