Hi everyone,

how was your week? Do you need some optimistic stories to start next week? Here are 3:

1. Listening to news these days can be very depressing. Violance, climate change, financial riscs … the world is shaken and things look pretty bad. But it isn´t that bad: Steven Pinker spreads some optimism in his response to Edge.org. Every year Edge.com asks philosophers, scientists and authors about their view on the world with a specific question. This year they ask: “What do you consider the most interesting recent (scientific) news”. Pinker´s answer is surprising: “Data proves: progress in many areas has actually occurred.” Read the good news!

2. “Colored visuals increase people's willingness to read a piece of content by 80%.” – Are you a Numbers cruncher? So here are 37 Visual Content Marketing Statistics You Should Know in 2016


3. Is Creativity Guru Teresa M. Amabile wrong and "time" isn´t the biggest challenge we are face with when it comes to creativity? A street survey done by Robert Gerlach in New York and San Francisco gives a surprising answer: co-workers are most important to spark new ideas. No matter how much time we have. Read more about this surprising news.