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The psychophysiological basis of creativity and intuition: accessing 'the zone' of entrepreneurship

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  • Dana Tomasino

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Entrepreneurial behaviour is informed by high degree of creativity and intuition, yet these capacities have remained a scientific enigma. Recent research has identified a distinct bodily state – psychophysiological coherence – that appears to facilitate creativity and receptivity to intuitive insight. This article describes how psychophysiological coherence is activated by sustained positive emotions, which cause a global shift toward increased synchronisation and harmony in an individual's physiological and psychological processes. Learning how to self-activate the coherence state facilitates the processes underlying creativity and intuition. Creativity and intuition are viewed as whole-body functions emerging from important interactions between the heart and brain. Also described is a scientific system of coherence-building techniques which enable individuals to systematically increase intuitive receptivity and creativity at will. These techniques facilitate a body-wide shift to an optimal psychophysiological 'zone' for enhancing creativity and intuition. Coherence-building techniques and technologies have important applications in both entrepreneurial research and practice.

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  • Dana Tomasino, 2007. "The psychophysiological basis of creativity and intuition: accessing 'the zone' of entrepreneurship," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(5), pages 528-542.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:4:y:2007:i:5:p:528-542
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    Cited by:

    1. Christophe Schmitt & Julien Husson & Didier Nobile & Juan Morua, 2015. "Les situations entrepreneuriales : Définition et intérêts pour la recherche en entrepreneuriat," Post-Print hal-01698276, HAL.
    2. Thomas Lechat & Olivier Torrès, 2017. "Stressors and satisfactors in entrepreneurial activity: an event-based, mixed methods study predicting small business owners' health," Post-Print hal-04012050, HAL.

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