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The Science of Creativity Keith Sawyer
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- Vitenskap
Welcome to THE SCIENCE OF CREATIVITY, your home for insights and inspiration about art, design, and invention. No ads, only content! Your host is Dr. Keith Sawyer, one of the world's leading experts on creativity, art, and design. Dr. Sawyer is a tenured university professor who has published 20 books about the science of creativity. Our goal is to inspire you with stories of brilliant creators and world-changing inventions. You’ll learn about the latest psychological research and gain insights about creativity that will help you reach your full creative potential.
Dr. Sawyer is the author of the award-winning books GROUP GENIUS and ZIG ZAG. He is the author of EXPLAINING CREATIVITY, known as "the creativity bible." His books have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and he gives keynote talks about creativity around the world. He even has his own creativity card deck, the ZIG ZAG Creativity Cards (available on Amazon).
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Monopoly: Invention through Collaboration
Monopoly is the bestselling boardgame of all time. In this episode you’ll learn how Monopoly was invented. Until the truth came out, in the 1970s, we used to believe that a man named Charles Darrow created the game in 1934 in a burst of genius. But some dedicated sleuths discovered the real invention story. It’s a fascinating story about the power of collaboration and social networks. You’ll hear about the battle against Capitalism, the Supreme Court, Quakers, a political campaign—this story has it all! Monopoly emerged over a 30-year period, with creative contributions by hundreds of people. Each person contributed a small spark of creativity along the way. The story of Monopoly demonstrates the power of collaboration to drive creativity.
(0:00) Introduction
(1:01) Opener
(2:09) Anti-Monopoly
(5:04) Charles Darrow
(9:23) Single Tax
(10:51) Quakers
(14:05) Fraternities
(15:37) Atlantic City
(18:44) Anspach Wins
(20:34) Closer
SOURCES:
Keith Sawyer, Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration Ralph Anspach, The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle Philip Orbanes, Monopoly: The World’s Most Famous Game and How It Got that Way Mary Pilon, “How a fight over a boardgame monopolized an economist’s life." Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2009 Tim Walsh, Timeless toys: Classic toys and the playmakers who created them Music by license from Soundstripe (in order of appearance):
"Miss Missy" by AFTERNOONZ "At The Get Down" by Matt Wigton "Uptown Lovers" by AFTERNOONZ