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Kanye West Runaway Video Premiere

At long last here’s the 35-minute short film Kanye briefly teased at the VMAs last month. The usual suspects — Pusha T, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj (in a Brit accent), and Bon Iver — make vocal assists, and allegedly 90% of this soundtrack will appear on the forthcoming LP. “Runaway” (written by Hype Williams and shot in Prague over the summer) was inspired by groundbreaking cinematic rock films like Thriller, Purple Rain and The Wall. Which explains the papier-mâché model of Michael Jackson’s head.

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How To Increase Creativity

Based on academic research and published in the Harvard Business Review in August 2002:

The two factors that increase creativity are as follows:
• “On a Mission”: high time pressure – people can focus on one activity for an extended period of time, believe they are doing important work and are challenged resulting in creative thinking that both solves problems and generates new ideas.
• “On an Expedition”: low time pressure – people tend to collaborate with one person rather than with a group resulting in creative thinking that generates ideas rather than solves problems.

Now go make some unicorns cry.

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Influencers: The Movie

INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends & creativity become contagious today in music and fashion. Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today's pop culture.

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