Creativity Machine

“In the age of AI, Scott Dikkers shows how the only ‘machine’ you need to supercharge your creativity is your own mind.”
—James Breakwell, Author, Only Dead on the Inside

“Creativity Machine is a marvelous blend of the pragmatic and the charming. Built to help anyone who wants to propel their imaginative brain, from novice to seasoned professional, it’s a mix of how-to advice and sharp (and amusing) anecdotes from Coca-Cola to This Is Spinal Tap … This is a guide to sparking (and harnessing) creativity that belongs on a shelf right by your computer—or better, in your hands as a practical field guide.”
—John A. McDermott, Author, The Last Spirits of Manhattan

“Scott Dikkers replaces the myth of the genius-at-work with a practical system for producing good ideas on command. Using his own experiences and a range of real-world analogies, he lays out how creativity actually works and how you might put it to work yourself. So you can read this book, or keep waiting for inspiration to strike.”
—Jane Harrington, Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Washington and Lee University, and Author, Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance

“If you have been searching for a book that is ostensibly a Play-Doh Fun Factory that consistently produces quality ideas and gives you a tool kit full of field tests to apply your own innovative idea generating, then your search is over. Scott Dikkers has written a practical user’s manual on how to build and operate your very own Creativity Machine.”
—Pat Hazell, Host, Creativity in Captivity podcast

Scott Dikkers

Scott Dikkers is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, comedy writer, comedian, and founder of The Onion.

Dikkers is widely regarded as one of the most influential pioneers in comedy history. His visionary leadership at The Onion, his groundbreaking comic strip Jim’s Journal, and his multiple Top 10 comedy podcasts have garnered him tens of millions of fans worldwide.

Rolling Stone named him one of its Top 10 favorite writers. Entertainment Weekly designated him “the funniest person in America” and placed him on the “It List” of the hottest celebrities in show business. He was featured in Time magazine as one of the Top 50 movers and shakers online.

Dikkers’ books on the craft of humor, the How to Write Funny series, have taught comedy writing to hundreds of thousands of aspiring comedians and writers globally. His students have achieved success with Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar wins.

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