If creativity is something we're born capable of, what role should education play?
And should we be teaching correctness, or preserving curiosity?

These are questions that come up for me when thinking about how music & other creativity applies to real life situations, our consciousness of the processes of creativity & the possibilities that are implied if we use creativity to solve problems. Or better yet, asking ourselves this...

Is improvisation limited to music, or is it a fundamental human ability that appears in conversation, science, entrepreneurship, and everyday life?

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Why it matters: 
Unlike expert musicians, children showed widespread deactivation in sensory brain regions during improvisation, rather than activation of areas linked to artistic voice, according to researcher Karen Barrett. Improvisation also strongly engaged the brain's reward centers, suggesting that making up music provides inherent pleasure even in beginners. This research suggests that children possess raw creative potential, and that engaging in musical creativity does not require extensive training to be neurologically meaningful and rewarding.

The power of creativity: 
Barrett also emphasizes that you don't have to be good at music -- or any other creative task -- to benefit from it. "My biggest takeaway is that we need to get out of our own way, turn off that critic and be creative," Barrett said.

SOURCE:  The Conversation

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1. I know: How to manage team schedules, travel arrangements, events,  and team relationships. How to create websites, flyers, advertisements, layouts for magazines/newspapers, brochures, social media events…design work. How important emotional intelligence is to the workplace and personal relationships. 

2. People ask me about: How to create reels, websites, stronger relationships, and events.

3. I use: Canva & have used other creative programs like Adobe. Word, What’s app, Social media (LinkedIn, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok. etc).

4. I’ve solved: Opening other perspectives to professional and personal problems. Fundraising/event concerns. Marketing on Facebook &IG for business owners.  Event details

An ongoing malware campaign is targeting WhatsApp users in multiple countries with deceptive messages that push VBScript files, leading to remote system access.

The threat actor is using file names that indicate business and financial documents delivered by the victim's contacts, whose accounts had been compromised.

By downloading and executing the malicious attachments, the recipient starts an infection chain that leads to installing the legitimate ManageEngine Endpoint Central, which is used by IT administrators to manage systems from a centralized dashboard.

SOURCE:   bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-phishing-attack-uses-fake-business-docs-to-hack-pcs/

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In the past year, I've really benefitted alot from learning much more --on a personal basis-- about the 9 types of intelligence AND how they apply to my personal work, activities that I'm passionate & even goals that I'm reaching for.

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