Kids are naturally curious. If you’ve spent any time around four-year olds, you know how many times they ask, “Why?” Because of that curiosity, they explore. When they discover how to do something they repeat it, over and over again. Nobody forces them; they do it for the sheer enjoyment of discovery. Most adults have […]
Creativity
Why Kids Are Creative, and How They Lose It As Adults
Yesterday, during a corporate seminar, I drew a black dot on a flip chart. I asked the group, “What did I just draw?” “A dot,” they said. “Anything else?” I asked. “A black dot.” Over the years, I’ve probably done that exercise 300 times. With any group of adults, I always get the same answer: […]

