BACK IN THE 1950s, when Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was 16 and traveling in Switzerland (but with no money to enjoy skiing or even go to a movie), he heard about a […]
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was the pioneering co-founder of the field of positive psychology. Known to many as the “father of flow”—a term he coined to refer to the psychological state of […]
On Dec. 6, 2014, Claremont Graduate University psychology professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was presented with the Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, the nation’s highest civilian honor. […]
Creativity is very messy. According to one prominent theory, the creative process involves four stages: preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification. This is all well and good in theory. In reality, […]
Claremont Graduate University (CGU) psychology Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary from Hungarian government officials during an official state […]
Bill Clinton called his book a favorite. Newt Gingrich made his work required reading. Jimmy Johnson used his ideas to motivate the Dallas Cowboys to win the Super Bowl. So […]
Companies trying to create a culture of innovation often seem to rely on office decor like ping-pong tables or multi-colored bean-bag chairs, or one-off events like hackathons. But most of […]
Dwight Tse is interested in how people define – and live – meaningful lives. His research interests range from the impact of prosocial activities on psychological and physical well-being to […]
Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was one of a kind—the Father of Flow and a giant in the field of positive psychology. His retirement from teaching in 2018 left a huge void […]
The annual AD Scientific Index provides a who’s who of researchers whose work is cited most frequently by other academics around the world. The index analyzes academic studies from 218 […]