M. Csikszentmihalyi

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi offered the audience the benefit of his expertise in the area of psychology called “positive psychology”. Specifically, Csikszentmihalyi gave a lecture on his theory of the concept he calls, “Flow”. According to Csikszetmihalyi, Flow is the mental state one encounters in which the person is fully immersed in what they are doing, to [...]

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Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow – Pleasure and Creativity

First off I thoroughly enjoyed both meeting Csikszentmihalyi in the morning and his presentation at night. He is very insightful yet down to earth which made conversing with him all the more enjoyable. Coming from the field of video games, Csikszentmihalyi’s work on flow is something that is used throughout the industry as many games [...]

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Mihaly Csikszentimihalyi

Do not expect a damn thing; do it because you love it. This statement sums up Csikszentimihalyi’s idea of what life is all about, flow. Mihaly Csikszentinihaly was the most articulate speaker of the series. He spoke very clearly on a subject everyone can relate to, living one’s life in a world filled with distractions [...]

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Csíkszentmihályi’s Flow Lecture (Foltz)

Csíkszentmihályi’s lecture was not difficult to understand but seems more difficult to apply.  In the sense of understanding his theme(s), one can easily recall experiences that we all have encountered as “flow-like” and layer them with his interpretation within positivist psychology.  From my perspective, I would like to look at two areas in which his theory [...]

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Flow, Happiness and Creativity

          Csíkszentmihályi’s “flow” concept refers to a kind of “Optimal experience”. He thinks people are most happy when they are in a state of flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. According to his study, some of the happiest, most creative people find joy simply in [...]

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Csikszentmihalyi Response

Csikszentmihalyi was perhaps the most charismatic lecturer this semester. However, he was somewhat toned down during the morning meeting which made his performance during the evening lecture (which was filled to capacity) that much more animated. Everyone has experienced Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of FLOW, which is partly why I think this lecture was such a success. [...]

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In the Flow with Csikszentmihalyi

I found the morning meeting and evening lecture with Dr. Csikszentmihalyi’s both interesting and entertaining. I completely get the “flow” concept, at least as far as it was explained to us. I’ve experienced that sucked-in, all-consuming focus quite a few times in my life, and I consciously strive for it on a fairly regular basis in my [...]

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Csikzentmihalyi Lecture: The Need for Challenges

The Csikszentmihalyi lecture continues the theme I keep noticing of the balance between the individual and the group in the creative process.  Since I have decided to use this aspect as the basis for my creative project, I believe I will continue to search for this thread in every lecture and reading.  In the Csikszentmihalyi’s [...]

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Gregory Crewdson Links

For those tuning in to our discussion from afar, it may be helpful to get a little background info on Crewdson’s work.  Here are some links that may be helpful. First, a five-minute interview with Crewdson in which he talks about his process. Moreover there is video of the production of his photos and images [...]

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Bohm and the Creative Utopia

  The preface to Bohm’s “On Creativity” showed promise of an interesting concept of a broadening of the mind and of taking different perspectives in a harmonious (if not mystical) world.  At first, Bohm argues that what is needed to solve problems is an open and creative mindset.  A new schema must be adopted so [...]

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