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Tracing The Sources Of Creativity
A poetic road trip film around Iceland tries to uncover whether there’s one key ingredient to its thriving culture The concept of Iceland being a secret utopia that breeds creativity is not new. On the one hand, Icelanders themselves like to fuel…
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Ask A Sociologist: Does Iceland’s Weather Spur Creativity?
Iceland is as known worldwide for its creativity as its amazingly bad weather. But is there some sort of relationship between the two? We asked sociology Professor Stefán Hrafn Jónsson. Our surroundings shape our thoughts and behavior. Individuals, and more so societies,…
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Icelandic Musician Björk Appears In New Documentary Series ‘Work In Progress’
File transfer service WeTransfer is producing a new brilliant documentary series called ‘Work In Progress,’ which aims to unveil the creative process behind some of the greatest artistic collaborations of our times. Their first episode features Icelandic musician Björk Guðmundsdóttir and visual…
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Research Attempts To Find Reason Behind Icelanders’ Innovative Spirit
According to a new research by the University of Kansas published in the magazine ‘Gifted and Talented International,’ Icelanders’ prolific creativity arises from their extensive educational curriculum as well as from social equality and the support for cultural innovation encouraged by public…
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Fish Unaware Of Water: What America Can Learn From Iceland About Creativity
Psychologist, teacher of counselling psychology and endowed chair at the University of Kansas Barbara Kerr specialises in the psychology of creative individuals, with a particular focus on adolescents and young adults. In the course of her research, she discovered firsthand some stark…
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Happening Today: Children’s Culture Festival
The Icelandic Children’s Culture Festival is a platform for creativity, culture, art and, above all, having fun—all fields in which children seem to excel. The festival’s events take place in various venues around Reykjavík, like swimming pools, schoolyards and even on the…