About this Author
Gwen Smith Ishmael, Sr. Vice President of Insights and Innovation at Decision Analyst in Arlington, TX, has led marketing and new product development activities in the CPG and technology industries since 1986. She also conceived and developed ground-breaking Web-based promotional vehicles, two of which are patent pending. Gwen holds an MBA in Marketing and is a featured speaker on insights and innovation around the world. Her writings have been featured in international text books, most recently in Managing 4 Ps of Marketing FMCG Sector, and Product Innovation: A Strategic Tool for Growth, by ICFAI Publications, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
Founding Author
Renee Hopkins Callahan started IdeaFlow and serves as chief blog-wrangler. She is
Director of Innovation Services at Decision Analyst in Arlington, Texas, is a former journalist who worked as an editor and reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the Nashville Tennessean, and was managing editor of D, the Dallas city magazine. She has a master's degree in rhetoric and has also taught college-level English and informal logic.
1. Timo on December 2, 2005 8:30 AM writes...
Wow, interesting... ;-)
Permalink to CommentIs this the reason why we're all creative?
(That's what a friend of mine -working for an advertising agency- said: "i am creative to impress women.")
Here is the link to the original paper: http://tinyurl.com/br8ng
2. susie on December 4, 2005 3:02 PM writes...
okay, this is unrelated, it's just that i found myself quoted in one of your posts on the Starbucks ornaments, and I had to visit and see who you are. Thanks for reading my blog, I am truly honored, and sort of embarrased? I think because I'm not a writer, and I always think my writing must be pretty unconventional, and you are an editor. I shall see what you have to say on these blogs, i have some time on my hands.
Permalink to Comment3. Renee on December 8, 2005 10:03 AM writes...
Susie -- Thank you!! You are a wonderful writer, you express yourself and how you feel very well!! Don't ever underestimate the value of that. Thanks for your comment! -- Renee
Permalink to Comment4. Renee on December 8, 2005 10:05 AM writes...
Kris -- I know, you are right. It was just going to be a really long headline to say that creative pople have sex with more partners! And it seemed logical to me that they might be having more sex since they were having more partners -- though I know that may not be true!! Thanks for the comment!
Permalink to Comment5. Toni on February 20, 2006 11:53 AM writes...
I found this finding very interesting. I actaullly read about this in the Metro in November 2005, and it gripped me as I was on the verge of being classified as a painted lady, but now i realise it must have something to do with my creative nature. Making love, having sex call it what you want can be seen as a beautiful art. I disagree with the statement thought that most artists are attractive, beauty is seen in the eye of the beholder and i guess one would be looking at natural beauty therefore, as poets and artists tend to be natural. Overall, very intersitng.
Permalink to Comment6. marianne mcdougall on February 21, 2007 9:25 AM writes...
Simply not true.
Permalink to Comment7. boyd martin on May 7, 2007 6:15 PM writes...
Bipolar people are known to be hypersexual as well as creative. Sex is used as a self-medication for high energy we feel
Permalink to Comment8. EMARFMYMN on September 3, 2007 2:52 AM writes...
Toronto, Canada's quirky popsters Barenaked Ladies were never ones to follow a trend. They were more interested in making someone laugh than being astute and serious.barenaked lady ticketMost of all, a friendship consumed this band and that bond cemented their place in alternative rock. Teenage friends Ed Robertson and Steven Page found themselves laughing at the innocent and child-like term "barenaked lady" while attending a Bob Dylan concert in 1988.
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