Why does the “aha!” moment arrive only after we stop looking for it? At Behance’s 99% Conference, Jonah Lehrer explains how creative insight works & what drives incredible achievements.

A recap of 100 beautiful slides from the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2012 by @jessedee

Videos with millions of views come in many flavors, but they have a common thread: they inspire us to share them with others. Viral videos have often provided decidedly ephemeral entertainment—think cats playing pianos and dogs riding skateboards. Yet TED is at the forefront of a burgeoning trend that puts ideas worth spreading high up on the list of things your friends and family simply have to watch. What makes users want to share a meaningful video? What drives success? With more than 750 million views to date, the TED case study illuminates some of the most important trends defining the new viral video.

The landscape of creative work is changing. Much of the friction that once inhibited independent careers has been removed, and the distance between idea and execution is smaller than ever. Scott Belsky, CEO of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen, explores the ways in which our professional output is powered by the latest technology and shaped by the new ways in which we collaborate.

Interesting thoughts by Richard Huntington! via adliterate

Stephan Sigrist is the founder of W.I.R.E. (Web for Interdisciplinary Research & Expertise), a Zurich based think tank that strives to encourage an interdisciplinary cooperation between theory and praxis. Stephan introduces us to Daniel Hirschmann, the co-founder of the project “Technology Will Save Us”.  More interesting talks from the The Avant/Garde Diaries here and their facebook fan page is packed with interesting behind the scenes materia