“The creative process is both predictable and unpredictable. It is both composition and improvisation There is a balance of the intuitive andimprovisation. There is a balance of the intuitive and the rational. There is an ever-increasing process of learning, and adjusting your actions based on your learning. Each creator has his or her own personal rhythms. The process is individually developed and personally tailored to take into account suchpersonally tailored to take into account such variables as temperament, personality, idiosyncrasies, strengths, weaknesses, tastes, aspirations, and interests.” (Fritz, creating, pg. 8 p 2)
Obj tiObjective
Qualify the relevance of creativity, particularly for those with AD/HDDescribe and define creative livingInspire hope that anyone can be creativeEquip with the guidelines toward creativity
R l f C ti itRelevance of CreativitySuccess factor for adults with learningSuccess factor for adults with learning disabilities and/or AD/HDProblem solvingProblem solving Introduce newness and/or improvementEnriches culture and lifeEnriches culture and lifeExpression of emotion/energy
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Dave Brubeck performs to Ansel Adams photos
Relevance of CreativityRelevance of Creativity
It moves focus from self onto something newIt is a generative – life-giving processIt relieves tensionIncrease daily wonder and excitementyRevitalizes thinking about lifeWorks your right brainWorks your right brainExpands sense of self (through self-forgetfulness)forgetfulness)
Ri ht d L ft B iRight and Left Brain
Creativity works two hemispheres of the brain:
Left hemisphere Right hemisphereSequential SimultaneousLiteralness Big pictureLiteralness Big pictureAnalysis SynthesisLogic Emotional expression
ProcessProcess
“a process by which a symbolic domain in the culture is changed. gNew songs, new ideas, new machines are what creativity is yabout.” (Csikszentmihalyi)
S tSystem
According to Csikszentmihalyi, creativity is found in a system consisting of:“a culture that contains symbolic rules, a person who brings novelty into the symbolic d idomain, and a field of experts who recognized and
lid t th i ti ”validate the innovation.”
W f S iWay of Seeing
“the ability to see things in a new light (or from a different perspective)… Creativity is the k k f l ki f i t dknack of looking for answers in unexpected places.” (Edwards)
F d i h f th fForce used in honor of the four…Vision …way to give tribute, honor, and opportunity for grieving
Reality… four Oakland officers killed in one incident, shock, grief
S f i dSource of wisdom
Researched qualities of the creativeKnown blocksAdvice from scholars and practitionersExperience of creative adults with ADHDp
Q litiQualitiesIntelligence Verbally fluentQuickly able to assess problems and
id
IndependentTolerate ambiguity
scan ideasOpen to experienceI t l b l
Assertive/confidentHigh energy
Internal balanceAble to internalize
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Courage of beliefsWilling to take risks
and express conflicting thoughtsThink metaphorically
gVisualize problemsFlexible with decisionsThink metaphoricallyComplexity
(MacKinnon1976, Baraon & Harrington 1981, Feist 1998, Tardif & Sternberg 1988 in Sawyer 2006) (Csikszentmihalyi 1996)
Ad iAdvice
Exercise the right side of the brainHarness the ADHD tendencies:Team up with oppositesEarn Your License
Bl k t C ti itBlocks to CreativityJudgmentJudgmentToo many demands – cannot activate the energy for creativityenergy for creativityDistractions – inability to hold onto the creative energy or focuscreative energy or focusLaziness – lack of discipline to manage the energyenergyNot knowing what to do with the energyL k f l it b t lfLack of clarity about self
LiLicense
“freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in b h i h)”behavior or speech)”
L iLearning
Be curious about things, people, situations, yourselfLearn about self: strengths, passions, interests, rhythmLearn something newLearn how to drawLearn how to tell storiesLearn more about the domain in which youLearn more about the domain in which you wish to create
I t tiIntention
Decide what you wantBe deliberateSet goalsHave a planpDesign in accordance with your style
C tiConnection
Connect with what you love and what inspires youConnect with othersConnect with the problem you want to solveConnect with your goal - invest
N ti SNegative Space
Look at the oppositeConsider the other side of a traitIf you are always open, make a decision to decideIf you keep tight control, try being openConsider the antagonist’s side of the storyConsider the antagonist s side of the story
S h d lSchedule
Make time for all aspects of the creative process. (Incubation requires a change in
)scenery)Make time for relaxation and workGet enough sleep, exerciseBuild a schedule that works with your cycle and rhythm
E l tiEvaluation
Consider what you want to invest your time, energy, and devotion to: does it make use of
h ? Will j it? I itwho you are? Will you enjoy it? Is it meaningful to you? Does it fit with your vision?vision?Consider what works and doesn’t work in your plans and actions Don’t judgeyour plans and actions. Don’t judge.Choose ideas selectively. Let intuition and
t b i fl t th lgut be one influence – not the only one.
Now go live creatively and be YOU!
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