So You Think You're Creative...
I listened to this episode of Studio 360 (a great podcast that tends to focus on pop culture and the arts) the other day on my way home from school, and it seemed so relevant given our discussions of the role of creativity at Hailsham. Give it a listen (either in its entirety or in segments) if you're interested. You can also search for it in your Podcast app on your phone.
I also came across this article: "Creative Collaboration is What Humans Do Best" by
Agustin Fuentes in the New York Times Magazine.
Fuentes recently wrote the book: The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional, and this short article distills some of the most important ideas from the book.
Fuentes argues:
"Creativity is not a private endeavor vested in a single person or a select group of people. It is not solely about genius in the arts or sciences, or actions by prominent artists, celebrities, or politicians. It is not even limited to the work of particularly original thinkers. Creativity emerges from the interconnections of ideas, experiences, and imagination.
Creativity is a two-stage process. First, it is the ability to confront a challenge, or work through an idea or concept by imagining possible outcomes not automatically evident from the materials and situation at hand. Second, it is the capacity to make that imagined outcome into materially resounding reality. To be creative is to tap into our mental pool of resources, our experiences, and our connections and use them to create something new, revised, practical, or outlandish. Human creativity is our ability to move back and forth between the realms of 'what is' and 'what could be.'"
I also came across this article: "Creative Collaboration is What Humans Do Best" by
Agustin Fuentes in the New York Times Magazine.
Fuentes recently wrote the book: The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional, and this short article distills some of the most important ideas from the book.
Fuentes argues:
"Creativity is not a private endeavor vested in a single person or a select group of people. It is not solely about genius in the arts or sciences, or actions by prominent artists, celebrities, or politicians. It is not even limited to the work of particularly original thinkers. Creativity emerges from the interconnections of ideas, experiences, and imagination.
Creativity is a two-stage process. First, it is the ability to confront a challenge, or work through an idea or concept by imagining possible outcomes not automatically evident from the materials and situation at hand. Second, it is the capacity to make that imagined outcome into materially resounding reality. To be creative is to tap into our mental pool of resources, our experiences, and our connections and use them to create something new, revised, practical, or outlandish. Human creativity is our ability to move back and forth between the realms of 'what is' and 'what could be.'"
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