History of Creativity

Art Science Technology

Class Website

http://mfg201.groups.et.byu.net/

or Google Brent Strong

Dr. Strong

Married for 46 years

8 children

Dr. Strong

PhD in Chemistryat BYU since 1986 (previously in industry)

Teaches:plastics and composites

entrepreneurshipcivilization and creativity

Why Manufacturing 201?

Integrators

Science

Humanities

Business &Politics

Manufacturing

Why Manufacturing Technology?

Manufacturing is about dynamic problem solving . . .

We need more students in manufacturing.

that requires creativity.

Come and talk with me about the major.

Purposes of the Class

Meet the Civilization Requirement.

Increase Personal Creativity.

Enrich your Life.

Be Well Educated.

Grow Spiritually.

How do we progress in learning?

Wisdom

Knowledge

Facts

Information

Under-standing

Comprehension, Relationships

Correctness, Value-BasedDecisions, Insight

Real world application,Creativity, Synthesis

REAL WORLD

SCHOOL

“The most important thing you learn in school is how to learn.”

Brent Strong (and many others)

Class Requirements

3 ExamsIdentification questions (information)

Matching (knowledge)

Multiple Choice (knowledge)

Essay (understanding)

Take home (understanding and wisdom)

10 QuizzesTest your reading

Creative Project

Civilization and Creativity

Civilization is a value judgment on human creativity. Where we think human creativity is noteworthy we call it “civilization”.

• Chauncy C. Riddle, Think Independently, 2009, p.81.

Creativity

• “About 50 years ago I went to visit a friend who was a commercial artist specializing in watercolors. It was fascinating to me. I decided to try it. I was not very successful. Then I heard of an art teacher who was coming to town. I took four lessons from him, which equipped me with greatly improved skills and understanding about art.”

Creativity Thoughts –Richard C. Scott

Creativity Thoughts –Richard C. Scott

• “Creating art opened my eyes to the beauty around me. There is so much in the world to see if you look with an inquisitive mind. I’ve found that when you’re doing something like painting, a creative part of your brain opens; you gain insight and perspective about many things. For me, painting clears my mind. I think we discover we’re capable of things we’ve never dreamed of. Write a poem, paint a picture – try to do something you’ve never done before.”

What is Creativity?

A way of thinkingand doing (innovation)

that brings unexpected, original, and valuable ideas to fruition.

The VINE of Creativity*

Valuable It is perceived as having worth and genuinely contributing to society.

Intentional It is the result of a deliberate effort. Can’t be from stumbling blindly.

Novel It is new or has at least some element of originality.Excellent Significant effort expended to make it the best it can be. Well executed.

*Creativity comes from the Latin creatus, literally "to have grown."

Creativity

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of them.Linus Pauling (two-time Nobel prize winner)

30 Second Assignment

List as many uses as you can for a paper cup.

Take out a pencil/pen and a piece of paper

Fluency and Flexibility

FluencyIdeas based on the

original concept or application.

Ideas generated by

logic.

FlexibilityIdeas not based on the

original concept or application.

Ideas identified by

analogy.

Two Parts of the Brain

Right side

Left sidelogicalsequentialrationalanalyticalobjectivelooks at parts

randomintuitiveholisticsynthesizingsubjectivelooks at wholes

Jill Bolte Taylor(Neuro-scientist at Harvard)

Two Parts of the Brain

Right side

Left side

parallel processor

focuses on the present moment

receives sensory data

serial processor

focuses on the past and future

organizes sensory data

Two Minds

The intuitive mind [right side] is a sacred gift and the rational mind [left side] is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant [rational] and has forgotten the gift [intuitive]. —Albert Einstein

Flexibility and Fluency

Fluency

Flex

ibili

ty

Linear Creativity

Lateral Creativitybreadth innovation uniqueness analogiesout-of-the-box non-logic

focus depth skillshard work experiencegrowthexpansion

logic/knowledge

intuition/imagination

How Memory Works

Information is gathered.

Right side

Left side

Information is placed in zones (files).

12

Logical links are automatically created (index).

3 4New ideas are generated by making new connections

between files.

Types of Creativity

small c(personal) creativity

new and useful only to or primarily to the individual creator

Big C(recognized) creativity

valuable to a group as a whole

May transform society.

Fox, Jon Michael and Ronni Lea Fox, Exploring the Nature of Creativity, Kendall/Hunt, 2000, p.14.

Little c and Big C Creativity

Writing about a creative person or achievement is not the same as being creative.

Little c and Big C Creativity

To do Big C creativity you must let your personal creativity be obvious, and it must be valued by experts.

This usually involves a creative idea followed by creative execution (tech-nique and presentation)Example:

Alarm clock that works! To turn the alarm off, you have to get up and step on the carpet.

A Big C Student Project Ancient and Modern Toilets

Secrets of Big C Creativity

Hard work is important in Big C Creativity

Skills, practice, understanding of the details

Inspiration is important in Big C Creativity

The creative idea

“Grandpa, Why can’t

I see the picture

right now?”

1947

Doing Big Creativity

But there is still something else . . .

Creativity and Cooking

Creativity is like cooking a great meal.

The first essentials are the basic ingredients (such as the meat and the potatoes), which must be of the finest quality. This is the depth, and for creativity it is the experience and study within the domain.

Creativity is like cooking a great meal.

The second important part involves the spices. These lift the taste to new areas. These are like the lateral thoughts and creative thinking skills. They excite the mind to new things.

Creativity and Cooking

Finally, the chef must have passion for the meal. This is not easily explained but is clearly understood when it is present. It is the presentation, the choices, the verve when everything is put together. In creativity, it is the desire, persistence, and implementation.

Creativity and Cooking

Goleman, Daniel, et al, The Creative Spirit (New York: Plume,) 1992, p.29-30.

Creativity is like cooking a great meal.

Chef Craig Strong

One of the top 65 hotel chefs in the world

Food and Beverage Magazine

Montage HotelLaguna Beach, CA

What is needed beyond hard work and inspiration:

Passion • Verve • Heart • Soul

You Can Do Big C Creativity

Begin now to get the inspiration.

Examine your own creative desires.

Brainstorm with friends and family.

You Can Do Big C Creativity

Put in the time for hard work to be done.

Skills can be developed or improved.

Be courageous.

You Can Do Big C Creativity

Mental attitude (compliance versus fulfillment)

Put your heart into the project.

Photographer and Creativity

Everyday Creativity

Creativity is:

A moment when we look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary.

Learn to use your right and left brain.

Everyday Creativity

Change perspective.

Remember there is more than one right answer.

Reframe problems into opportunities.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.

Break the patterns.

Do this with your right brain:

Everyday Creativity

Train your technique.Put yourself in the place of most potential.Be patient.

Be ready.

Really care.

Do this with your left brain:

Thank YouWork now on your creativity

project!

Don’t just THINK about it!