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EXPERIENCECREATIVITY
@amyburvall#3eridiomaUNOi
Creativity
What was the most creative thing you have ever done?
Think/ Pair/ Share
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Agility is the Answer
Creativity is a Tao - a Way - a Lens
Train…the creative brain
“CREATIVITY is relational.
…casting widely and disparate dots of existing knowledge in new ways
…mine your knowledge; know your dots”
-Bruce Nussbaum
CREATIVITY is… …connecting dots
to dot connect you must have the dots
help students grow their dot forest
Egon Schiele meets
Thom Yorke of Radiohead
“if they build it they will get it”@wickeddecent
creation reveals comprehension
Whether you THINK or you BELIEVE or you KNOW, you’re a lot of other people…
but the moment you FEEL…
you’re nobody but yourselfee cummings
value play
We don’t stop PLAYING because wegrow OLD…we grow old because we stop playing
- George Bernard Shaw
flexible thinkers adaptable
creative / innovative open to change
trusting tolerant / bonding purpose / mastery
makes us…
confidence
problem-solving
focus
perseverance
collaboration
What we learn from MAKING
empathy
need-finding
iteration/ revision
reflection and feedback
creative confidence / fail up
DESIGN
observe
connectinterpret
find patterns
evaluatequestion
explore perspectives
There is no WINThere is no FAIL
There is only
MAKE- John Cage
@amyburvall
@WickedDecent
Critical Creativity in the K-12 Classroom
http://bit.ly/intentionCC
Students using creative expression to demonstrate deeper thinking and the nuances of understanding content
GOAL:
learning is sticky, meaningful, authentic
Constructivism
(meaning through inquiry)
Constructionism
(meaning through making)
Connectivism
(meaning through networks)
THINKING
THINKING
MAKING
PROCESS
PROCESS
PRODUCT
REFLECTION
REFLECTION
REACTION
Almost all creativity involves purposeful play
- Abraham Maslow
the WHEN and WHY to use a tool is as important
as the HOW
“ ART is risk made visible “
“ CREATIVITY is risk made visible “
“ TEACHING is risk made visible “
“ LEARNING is risk made visible “
marshmallow sky
Creativity is as important as
literacy
Sir Ken Robinson
my former student, Johan
my former student, Johan
MERAKI : to do something with creativity and love; to leave your soul
in your work
How might we…foster an artist mindset?
STEM + Creativity and The Arts
hire an artist if you want to solve a novel problem
…invite an artist to be an integral part of R&D…
to shake things up
Creativity is Remix
All ideas are secondhand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources
- Mark Twain
creativity is derivative
STANDING ON THESHOULDERS OF GIANTS
REMIX: the ultimate
demonstration of learning?
TRANSFORM to give new MEANING
is like a Long Island Iced Tea
mix of existing ingredients, deconstructed and re-contextualized
is like a White Russian
two or more opposing things layered and blended
most used remix?
see things in new ways
appropriate to create -re-contextualize
mix anything pop culture with something academic
It!
art + pop: @AncientTop40
Social Media Anything
historical / lit characters w/ SM
(anachronism + empathy)
tweet as characters (or TodaysMeet)
analog InstagramFaux Facebook
Twitter parody account
ppropriation
requires
ttribution
@austinkleon
Scamper TechniqueBob Eberle
SubstituteCombine
AdaptModify
Put to Another UseEliminateReverse
Make a Scene!
Each partner finds something in bag
Combine elements of each item to make a new thing
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Find the wow in the now
Steve Jobs’ last words
oh wow…
w
oh wow…oh wow…
stuff your eyes with wonderRay Bradbury
notice thingsothers don’t
Make the Mundane Matter
Find Whimsy in the World
“The Deep”… example of Pareidolia
Pareidolia
Create something with a mundane object
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see relationships to which others are blind
Mission for Juxtaposition
I saw the angelin the marble…
Michelangelo
…and I carved to set it free
think outside the lines
divergent thinking
“knock on paper”
metaphorical thinking
visual metaphorfor
“eating disorder”
Kenningshyphenated compound metaphorAnglo-Saxon and Norse literature
“northern kiss”= cold wind“whale-road” = the ocean“sky-candle”= sun
analogies game
word bank of nounsseek connections (use like and as)
visualize
horse wind
@austinkleon
In other words…
New Perspectivedescribe to an extraterrestrial
best or worst thing that could happen?view from diff cultures or generations
what might happen next?
weed or wish?
Perspectives
Describe to an extra-terrestrial
topic: “SMARTPHONE”
OR best/ worst/ next thing that can happen
what might happen next (what’s in store?)
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David Ogilvy
big ideas usually comeas simple ideas
create a children’s book
explain in 3 image panel
Power ofKnowledge
minimalist posters of a concept
3 dimensional visualization of:
vocab word math problem
event in history process in science
movement in political science
Make it Tangible
use real life items or people
length of hair= frequency of addiction
photo essay style
put it on a tee!
CREATIVITY is intelligencehaving fun
Albert Einstein
Japanese game for Ideation
Shiritori
https://shiritorigame.com/
think of a word that starts with the last letter
IDEAS
Shiritori RoundUse “CREATIVITY”
words that start with each letter…go as fast as you can
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Edison’s word listwrite 5 random words
write 1st word that comes to mind after each word
use 2nd word as springboard for next round (do 5 rounds)
Remote Association Test
http://www.remote-associates-test.com/
3 cue words linked to a 4thopera / hand / dish
Remote Association Test
http://www.remote-associates-test.com/
3 cue words linked to a 4thshine / beam / struck
“art washes away from the soulthe dust of everyday life”
get in a creative habit
- Pablo Picasso
low barrierof entry points
curriculum-themedphoto-a-day challenge
Multi-mediaSTUDIO
in the pocket
try a Wonder Walk
mindfulnessbeing “present”
@michelrijk
Try a one-linedrawing of your friend
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Creativity in Restraint
Line / Carrot Game
@austinkleon
Dichotomies
synopsize synthesize
ESSENTIALIZE
Picasso’s Exercise: used at Apple
6 word stories
6 word memoirs: shawn budlong, 13
condensed shakespeare, mya gosling
5 card flickr by @cogdog
synthesis: emoji story
“emojiliterate”?
@thebriefbox
signage for art gallerycoffee cup design
carbon footprint infographice-commerce web pageredesign gmail UI layout
example briefs
Creativity as
book spine poetry
Creativity as
@austinkleon
William Burroughs
“cut up method”
ipad Paper 53 + magazine +
Instagram filter
cut-up poetry @ajaved22
“revolution is to transform
understanding with disruptive
learning”
escape the VISE OF DOUBT
(also the “vice” of doubt)
the worst enemy of creativity is self doubt
- Sylvia Plath
is often just IMAGINATION
taking a wrong turn…
@austinkleon
cultivate a creative space..
build your “woodshed”
Environment: Graffiti Wall
restaurant row, Finland
encourage creativityin unexpected places
thoughtfully consider every space
as creative space
environment: student art
Celebrate and Immerse
Transparency and Empathy(behind my classroom desk)
go
(best colour for inspiring creativity)
sharpiesdry erase markerscoloured pencilscoloured markers
scissorsglue sticks
design kits
Mise en Place
Mise en Place
math class, Punahou School
environment: creative curation
“group” “team”
The Studiocollaborating
planning/ brainstorming
developing
making/doing
teacher
troubleshootrefine
critiqueguide
The Studio
The StudioProduction
The StudioProduction
The StudioProduction
bricolage is best……be resourceful
Lautrec drew on cardboard scraps
Paper 53
have space for convening with others outside your
sphere
watercooler effect
Professional Development walkabout?
“host” your room
TAG WALLS in the classroom?
I just want to make beautiful things… even if nobody cares
Influences Inspiration
Tools Troubleshooting
stages of work
criteria specs
assignment design brief
universal specs?
GOAL
demonstrate learning / knowledge
leave a legacy
GOAL
make it beautiful
make it unique
make it relevant
make it poignant
make it transparent
project specs
roposals
rocess
ondering (reflection)
Emoji Exit Ticket
Affective Datahow did I feel about my work or my learning?
tags to contextualize
how did I feel about my work or my learning?Affective Data
Reflect(metacognition)
Love the …
…What if…?
Peer Feedback
( Pixar’s “plussing” )
Make something GOOD
every day
“The idea is not to live forever, it is to create
something that will.”
andy warhol
your big takeaway
a question
your personal challenge
even the tiniest pencil can leave a lasting mark
@amyburvall
Critical Creativity in the K-12 Classroom
http://bit.ly/intentionCC
