

CM 300: Zorana Ivcevic Pringle on Turning Ideas into Action
Sep 7, 2025
Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, a senior research scientist at Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of The Creativity Choice, dives into the fascinating world of creativity. She discusses what holds people back from acting on their creative ideas and how emotional awareness can help us overcome these barriers. Zorana categorizes creativity into various levels and emphasizes the importance of social ties—both strong and weak—in the creative process. Tune in for insights on making proactive choices to harness creativity in everyday life!
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Creativity Needs Originality Plus Usefulness
- Creativity requires both originality and effectiveness toward a goal.
- The goal and criteria for effectiveness change by domain (art, science, business).
Four Levels Frame Creative Acts
- Creativity exists on four levels: mini-c, little-c, pro-c, and big-C.
- Each level evaluates originality against different criteria from personal learning to cultural-shifting genius.
Reframe Creativity To Grow It
- Avoid equating creativity only with genius because it makes people assume creativity is innate and unattainable.
- Present creativity as developable to increase engagement and effort.