There is a lot of buzz on creativity and there are many ways to look at it but, in this book, you will not find a methodology for “unlocking your inner creative soul.” Instead, you will be immersed in a thought-provoking dive into neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and a variety of references from arts and sciences. Creativity takes courage (and it also takes time): one must take the existential approach of becoming (a meaningful engagement with life). Enjoy creativity as a process, not as a tool to conquer a goal.


"Most people read one or two books on creativity in a lifetime, Joaquim Franch has probably read them all! In this book, he has broken them down, sorted out the common denominators, and put them in order to produce a book that is both thought proving and practical. An essential read for anyone interested in creativity".

Ian Gibbs, with a degree in astrophysics and a postgrad in education, is an entrepreneur working as a learning-strategies specialist. Author of The Sorites Principle and the 2022 TEDx Talk, The Secret Key to Learning Hidden in Plain Sight.

"I consider it of great value that the author has made use of creative parameters to address its nature. The result is a useful and original book that undoubtedly helps to take a step further in understanding creativity".

Matilde Obradors, Professor in the Department of Communication at the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona). Author of Creatividad y generación de ideas.

"My friend Joaquim is a true generalist (and a systems thinker) and, not surprisingly, with this work he has achieved a balanced vision of a widely studied subject in the Anglo-American world. It’s an honest intellectual analysis of diverse sources".

Pere Marés, former Professor in the Automatic Control Department at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona).

Joaquim Franch (born in Girona, 1958) lives in Barcelona and has a degree in chemistry from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB, Bellaterra), a postgrad in biotechnology (UPC, Barcelona), and a master’s degree in business management (EADA, Barcelona). In 1990 he began working in the Health Division at Eastman Kodak and continued in the health imaging sector for thirty years. He has devoted the years of the coronavirus worldwide pandemic to put into book form his vision of creativity as a paradoxical exploring process. Based on this work, he has developed a program on mentoring for disruption.