Creative Insights

Lantern is the new ByBa Observatory of Creativity, Curiosity and Culture. It listens to global conversations about creativity and cultural change, transforming social signals into insights and research reports. By observing how ideas circulate in society, Lantern aims to illuminate emerging patterns and questions shaping creativity today. Access to its reports will soon be available through The Golden Nose.

This article presents ByBa’s original four-dimensional model of creativity: existential, procedural, operational, and substructural. Not levels but coordinates in a system, these dimensions allow anyone to access creativity beyond talent or profession. Together they form a multidimensional understanding of human creative capacity, redefining how we experience identity, process, action, and cognitive transformation.

Forest schools place nature at the center of learning. Originating in Denmark and spreading across Scandinavia, they promote growth through outdoor free play. Children develop autonomy, thinking skills, social abilities and environmental awareness. A pedagogy that reminds us learning also happens through exploration, movement and trust.

This article explores how the adult role in play has evolved—from supervising to accompanying. Through shared play, families strengthen bonds, support emotional development and expand creativity. It includes three simple games designed to foster connection, communication and creative growth through presence and shared enjoyment.

When conflict arises at home, creative play can shift everything. This article explores how creativity, listening and play help families de-escalate tension, externalize problems and restore connection. Through three simple games, we show how to move from “you versus me” to “us facing the problem together”.