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Dusty Crocker
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The following is a collection of essays based on lectures and discussions I have shared with students over the years. Thank you for indulging me. If you like what you have read, want to connect, or have comments, drop me a note at dusty@dustycrocker.com.

H N Werkman, Violist En Publiek and Draaideeur Van Het Postkantoor 2 1942—Groninger Museum, Goningen Province, Netherlands.

The Importance of Creativity in a Free Society

October 31, 2024

Why suppression of free expression is the death knell of creativity.

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Spreading Joy Through Your Creative Work

September 24, 2024

A moment of joy—and an old friend I discovered with a hidden gift.

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How to Earn Creative Autonomy

September 6, 2024

Creative freedom comes with making oneself indispensable. How you do that is a simple matter.

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Nene’s Roses—A Story of Creative Essence

August 30, 2024

The essence of who you are lives on long after you leave this earth. What you create while you are living becomes the essence of who you are.

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The Secret of “Satisficing”—Why it is better to be prolific than perfect.

July 14, 2021

Many creative people never realize their full potential because they don’t practice “satisficing.”

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Creative Thinking: A Lesson from a Lone Wolf

July 1, 2021

Understanding Convergence as a Design Thinking Principle

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A Simple Tool for Better Design Thinking

June 25, 2021

How to use Occam’s Razor—or the Law of Parsimony—to improve your ideas.

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Creativity and the Law of the Vital Few

June 13, 2021

How to identify and solve problems using the Law of the Vital Few.

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People who move create ideas that move people.

June 7, 2021

How good health improves creativity.

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Contents

Featured
Oct 31, 2024
The Importance of Creativity in a Free Society
Oct 31, 2024

Why suppression of free expression is the death knell of creativity.

Oct 31, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
Spreading Joy Through Your Creative Work
Sep 24, 2024

A moment of joy—and an old friend I discovered with a hidden gift.

Sep 24, 2024
Sep 6, 2024
How to Earn Creative Autonomy
Sep 6, 2024

Creative freedom comes with making oneself indispensable. How you do that is a simple matter.

Sep 6, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
Nene’s Roses—A Story of Creative Essence
Aug 30, 2024

The essence of who you are lives on long after you leave this earth. What you create while you are living becomes the essence of who you are.

Aug 30, 2024
Jul 14, 2021
The Secret of “Satisficing”—Why it is better to be prolific than perfect.
Jul 14, 2021

Many creative people never realize their full potential because they don’t practice “satisficing.”

Jul 14, 2021
Jul 1, 2021
Creative Thinking: A Lesson from a Lone Wolf
Jul 1, 2021

Understanding Convergence as a Design Thinking Principle

Jul 1, 2021
Jun 25, 2021
A Simple Tool for Better Design Thinking
Jun 25, 2021

How to use Occam’s Razor—or the Law of Parsimony—to improve your ideas.

Jun 25, 2021
Jun 13, 2021
Creativity and the Law of the Vital Few
Jun 13, 2021

How to identify and solve problems using the Law of the Vital Few.

Jun 13, 2021
Jun 7, 2021
People who move create ideas that move people.
Jun 7, 2021

How good health improves creativity.

Jun 7, 2021

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