<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Stan&lt;span class="citation-32"&gt; Lai is the author of the influential book&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="46"&gt;&lt;span class="citation-32"&gt;CreativitRy: Asia's Iconic Playwright Reveals the Art of Creativity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="citation-32"&gt;(originally published in Chinese in 2006 as&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="158"&gt;&lt;span class="citation-32"&gt;Stan Lai on Creativity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span class= "citation-32 citation-end-32"&gt;).&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "citation-31"&gt;His work is significant because it shifts the conversation from creativity as a "mysterious gift" to a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="286"&gt;&lt;span class= "citation-31"&gt;trainable skill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class= "citation-31 citation-end-31"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="citation-31 citation-end-31"&gt;&lt;span class= "citation-30"&gt;Dr. Lai argues that creativity consists of two parts:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong data-path-to-node="3,0,0" data-index-in-node= "83"&gt;&lt;span class="citation-30"&gt;Method&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class= "citation-30"&gt;(the craft or technique of one's field) and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong data-path-to-node="3,0,0" data-index-in-node= "134"&gt;&lt;span class="citation-30"&gt;Wisdom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class= "citation-30 citation-end-30"&gt;(the cultivation of life experience and self-awareness).&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "citation-29 citation-end-29"&gt;He posits that while schools teach method, they rarely teach the "wisdom" necessary to fuel deep creative work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST

Ken Fong

EP 579: Dr. Stan Lai On Why Creativity Is a Trainable Process

FEB 15, 202654 MIN
ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST

EP 579: Dr. Stan Lai On Why Creativity Is a Trainable Process

FEB 15, 202654 MIN

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Dr. Stan Lai is the author of the influential book CreativitRy: Asia's Iconic Playwright Reveals the Art of Creativity(originally published in Chinese in 2006 as Stan Lai on Creativity). His work is significant because it shifts the conversation from creativity as a "mysterious gift" to a trainable skill. Dr. Lai argues that creativity consists of two parts: Method (the craft or technique of one's field) and Wisdom (the cultivation of life experience and self-awareness). He posits that while schools teach method, they rarely teach the "wisdom" necessary to fuel deep creative work.