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thinking about the boxreconsidering creativity
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What we typically teach in art courses
elements and principlesdisciplinary studio skillsproblem solvingcreativitywork ethicstudio citizenshipperception/acuitycritical self reflectionsocial production/collaborationaesthetic theorycommunication skillsart historical contextsocial context/ visual culture
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What we typically teach in art courses
elements and principlesdisciplinary studio skillsproblem solvingcreativitywork ethicstudio citizenshipperception/acuitycritical self reflectionsocial production/collaborationaesthetic theorycommunication skillsart historical contextsocial context/ visual culture
As important as all of these knowledges and skills may be, this long list can be reduced to 4 traits that predict whether or not a student will be successful in their art/ design degree
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curiosity
predictors of student success
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work ethic
predictors of student success
curiosity1
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critical self reflection
predictors of student success
work ethic
curiosity1
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creativity
predictors of student success
critical self reflection
work ethic
curiosity1
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predictors of student success
curiositywork ethic
critical self reflectioncreativity
Any one of these is not sufficient. While not causally dependant, these traits are entailed & entangled with each other.
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predictors of student success
We will address them as a single complex we will call
Creativity
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creativity is a complex
No less than eleven creativity perspectives identified by Runco, 2006
Creativity is studied in several fields using numerous perspectives.
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creativity is a complex
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creativity is a complex
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creativity is a complex
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creativity is a complex
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creativity is a complex
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creativity is a complex
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can creativity be learned?
The degree to which an individual believes that creativity is learnable depends upon their perspective and understanding of creativity.
no yes
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two primary approaches
In order to make students more creative, instructors can use two approaches:
Teach cognitive Use adaptivestrategies strategies
creativity
behaviorstechniquestacticsstrategiesmental habits
permissionsafetyencouragementmodelingexpectations
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Adaptive strategies
I will provide & you should take advantage of a learning environment that promotes creative thinking.
creativity
Adaptive strategies:
permission values experimentation & a variety of
solutions safety freedom to fumble & fail & look “stupid” along the
way
encouragement supportive of real effort and accomplishment
modeling instructor demonstrates creative values and
techniques expectations sets & communicates clear and
constant goals
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Cognative stratagiescreativity
Cognitive strategies:
mental habits recognize conventional thinking,
creativity blocks behaviors think with process
strategies shift paradigms, synaesthesia tactics x-ternalize thinking, visual research, role play, x-
ray vision
techniques divergent, convergent
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creativity
mental habits
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conventional thinkingcreativity
mental habits
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based on Piaget, 1970,1976; Kohlberg,1987; Johnson 1985
Numerous studies over the years have established a strong correlation between age and conventional thinking. Your cohort is currently near the bottom of the “creative valley”. Your thinking tends to be highly conventional.
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conventional thinkingcreativity
mental habits
based on Piaget, 1970,1976; Kohlberg,1987; Johnson 1985
but take heart: the studies were randomized. as art students you have already “skewed” the sample” so this is less predictive for this group.also, there are, of course, individual variations. your results may vary.
this is not meant to impugn your creativity, rather it is meant as a challenge and a check: suspecting that your thinking is not as original as it may at first seem to you is key to unlocking your creativity.
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creativity blockscreativity
mental habits
stress Stress is not only a distraction which drains energy which could otherwise be used creatively. It is bad for one's health. Creativity is Play!routines Routines or set ways of performing tasks have their uses, but they can limit the range of responses available and can lead to the development of the anathema of creativity, the "bureaucratic mind”. "The will to a system is a lack of integrity." –Nietzschegoal directed behavior Overly focusing on goals rather than process limits perception and blinds us to possibility.A straight line is the scalpel with which we excise opportunity.beliefs Having a strong belief in something not only limits our response options, but causes us to limit the way in which we perceive and process information from the outside world. We may "filter out" information which contradicts our belief, and end up in our own "reality tunnel", blissfully unaware of much that occurs in front of our very eyes. egoOne must be humble before one's subject. Having a strong ego identity with a particular belief exacerbates the realty tunnel. This is not to imply that one must have no beliefs, merely that one needs to be very aware of one's beliefs and consequent limitations. fear Fear of self expression and of the judgment of others can severely limit one's creativity. self criticism Negative thinking and self criticism are also limiting factors of an individual's creativity.
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creativity
behaviors
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think with processcreativity
behaviors
I hear: I forget.I see: I remember.I do: I understand. Chinese proverb
i hear: i forget.i see: i remember.i do: i understand.
chinese proverb
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think with processcreativity
behaviors
I hear: I forget.I see: I remember.I do: I understand. Chinese proverb
the 500ms. delayeven for simple volitional acts consciousness lags half of a second behind readiness potential. we have made our decisions and have initiated our actions before we consciously decide to act.
readiness potential 1
-1 s.
conscious wish
-0.2 s.
readiness potential 2
-0.5 s. act
based on Libet, 1979; Keller and Heckhausen, 1990
"the role of consciousness in our decisions is greatly overestimated"-tor norretranders
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think with processcreativity
behaviors
I hear: I forget.I see: I remember.I do: I understand. Chinese proverb
rapid cognitionmalcolm gladwell's blink, (2005) makes the case for "thinking without thinking" citing numerous studies and examples that reveal how subconscious processes that he calls "thin slicing" allow us to make better decisions and more accurate predictions for problems involving several variables or multiple dimensions with little conscious decision making.
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think with processcreativity
behaviors
rapid cognition500 ms. delay
preconscious perceptivity & creativity are reactive. try to put put consciousness in charge of planning the strategy and allow the preconscious to evaluate progress, readjust tactics and resolve the problem.
thinking with process = preconscious "thinking" = visual thinking
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think with processcreativity
behaviors
I hear: I forget.I see: I remember.I do: I understand. Chinese proverb
rapid cognition500 ms. delay
when in doubt do something
the point is not to think less, rather to think differently.
avoid a "plan and execute" division of process
the journey is the destination.
in creative works problem finding is more critical than problem solving.
process is a collaborator– "our actions think louder than words"
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creativity
techniques
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creativity
techniques
attribute listing
bug listing (seinfeld whine)
problem reversal
force-field analysis
change perspective
convergent thinking
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creativity
techniques
lateral thinking
associative thinking
bisociation (forced analogy)
divergent thinking