krēāˈtivədē

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seen in the previous episode, “dalínian science, perception and brain research,” coffee with a curator, 2015

definition and history of creativity studies of the creative process how creative people differ from others neuroscience of creativity creativity, intelligence + social personality nap like dalí dada, minimal + conceptual art art is the absence of fear create the future you want how to create

dalínianscience, perception and brain research,

2015

seen in the previous episode, “dalínian science, perception and brain research,” coffee with a curator, 2015

daniel pink, in his 2005 book a whole new mind, repeating arguments posed throughout the 20th century,

argues that we are entering a new age where creativity is becoming increasingly important

from the agriculture age to the conceptual age:

agricultural age (farmers) 18th centuryindustrial age (factory workers) 19th centuryinformation age (knowledge workers) 20th centuryconceptual age (creators and empathizers) 21st century

in this conceptual age, we will need to foster and encourage right-directed thinking

over left-directed thinking

right-directed thinking:representing creativity and emotion

left-directed thinking:representing logical, analytical thought

daniel pink’s six senses of the conceptual age

we are evolving as thinkers:

not just function, but also ………………. designnot just argument, but also ……………. storynot just focus, but also ……………………. symphonynot just logic, but also …………………….. empathynot just seriousness, but also ………… playnot just accumulation, but also ……… meaning

dalínianperception portfolio:

design:

choose things in your life that will endure, that are a pleasure to use

• never let things be more important than your family, friends, and your own spirit

story:

we are our stories

• they provide context enriched by emotion, a deeper understanding of how we fit in and why it matters

• we are each the authors of our own lives

symphony:

i am best at what i can’t do

• feel free to move, listen to your heart, learn, and act, even if it means that you will make mistakes

• if you want a creative life, do what you can’t and experience the beauty of the mistakes youmake

empathy:

empathy is neither a deviation from intelligence nor the single route to it

• sometimes we need detachment; many other times we need attunement

• we need androgynous minds able to toggle between them both

play:

the opposite of play is not work, it’s depression

• to play is to act out and be willful, exultant and committed as if you are assured of your prospects

meaning:

you will only find meaning by giving meaning to life from inside yourself

• we are not human beings on a spiritual path, but spiritual beings on a human path

cre·a·tiv·i·ty

krēāˈtivədē / nounthe use of the imagination

or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work

definition and history of creativity

creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed

the created item may be intangible or a physical object

creativity is viewed differently in different countries

most ancient cultures lacked the concept of creativity, seeing art as a form of discovery and not creation

muses were mediating inspiration from the gods

it was during the renaissance that creativitywas first seen, not as a conduit for the divine,

but from the abilities of "great men”

this could be attributed to the leading intellectual movement of the time, aptly named humanism,

which developed an intensely human-centric outlook on the world, valuing the

intellect and achievement of the individual

from this philosophy arose the renaissance man, an individual who embodies the principals of humanism in ceaseless courtship with knowledge and creation

in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading mathematicians and scientists began to reflect on

and publicly discuss their creative processes

in his work art of thought, published in 1926, graham wallas, a pioneering theorist, presented one of the first models of the creative process

studies of the creative process

in the wallas stage model, creative insights and illuminations may be explained by a process consisting of five stages:

1. preparation2. incubation3. intimation4. illumination or insight 5. verification

1. preparation: preparatory work on a problem that focuses the individual's mind on the problem and explores the problem's dimensions

2. incubation: where the problem is internalized into the unconscious mind and nothing appears externally to be happening

3. intimation: the creative person gets a "feeling" that a solution is on its way

4. illumination or insight: where the creative idea bursts forth from its preconscious processing into conscious awareness

5. verification: where the idea is consciously verified, elaborated, and then applied

wallas considered creativity to be a legacy of the evolutionary process, which allowed humans to

quickly adapt to rapidly changing environments

the progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. it is the most important

product of his creative brain… nikola tesla

highly creative people who excel at creative innovation tend to differ from others in three ways:

how creative people differ from others

1. they have a high level of specialized knowledge

2. they are capable of divergent thinkingmediated by the frontal lobe

the american psychologist and researcher,j.p. guilford, drew a distinction between

divergent and convergent production or thinking

divergent thinking involves creative generation of multiple answers to a set problem

convergent thinking involves aiming for a single, correct solution to a problem

3. they are able to modulate neurotransmitterssuch as norepinephrine in their frontal lobe

the neuroscience of creativity looks at the operation of the brain during creative behavior

neuroscience of creativity

the frontal lobe appears to be the part of the cortex that is most important for creativity

the cerebellum's adaptive models of working memory processing

are then fed back to especially frontal lobeworking memory control processes where creative and innovative thoughts arise

all processes of working memory(responsible for processing all thought)

are adaptively modeled for increased efficiency by the cerebellum

the cerebellum consisting of 100 billion neurons(more than the entirety of the rest of the brain)

is also widely known to adaptively model all bodily movement for efficiency

100,000,000,000,000

a number of researchers include creativityas a key component of intelligence

creativity, intelligence + social personality

this possible relationship concerns creativity and intelligence as distinct, but intersecting constructs

creative response is the antidote to the individualism, consumerism and cynicism

that now define our culture

the collective mind is an expression of our human spirit, and we must always find and embrace

new ways to release it … antonino d’ambrosio

several attempts have been made to develop a creativity quotient (cq) of an

individual similar to the intelligence quotient (iq)

some researchers have taken a social-personalityapproach to the measurement of creativity

in these studies, personality traits such as independence of judgement, self-confidence, attraction to complexity, aesthetic orientation and risk-taking are used as measures of the creativity of individuals

luke… i am your social personality!

dalí was intrigued with the images which occur at the boundary between sleeping and waking

nap like dalí

creativity involves the forming of associative elements into new combinations

that are useful or meet some requirement

rem sleep aids this process

it is proposed that rem sleep adds creativity by allowing neocortical structures to reorganize associative hierarchies, in which information from the hippocampus would be reinterpreted in

relation to previous semantic representations or nodes

dalí experimented with various ways of

generating and capturing these fantastical images

michael michalkoone of the world’s leading creativity expertsand the author of:

“how was salvador dalí able to conjure up these extraordinary images from his subconscious

that he used in his surrealistic paintings?”

1. think about your challenge • consider your progress, your obstacles,

your alternatives, and so on then push it away and relax

2. totally relax your body • sit on a chair• hold a spoon loosely in one of your hands

over a plate • try to achieve the deepest muscle relaxation

you can

3. quiet your mind• do not think of what went on during

the day or your challenges and problems • clear your mind of chatter

4. quiet your eyes • you cannot look for

these images, be passive• you need to achieve a total absence of any

kind of voluntary attention • become helpless and involuntary and

directionless • you can enter the hypnogogic state this way,

and, should you begin to fall asleep, you will drop the spoon and awaken in time to capture the images

5. record your experiences immediately after they occur • the images will be mixed and unexpected

and will recede rapidly • they could be patterns, clouds of colors, or

objects

6. look for the associative link • write down the first things that occur

to you after your experience • look for links and connections to your

challenge

dada and conceptual art is art for which the idea (or concept) behind the work is

more important than the finished art object

dada, minimal + conceptual art

conceptual art emerged as an art movement in the 1960s and the term usually refers to artmade from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s

the central principle is that not the artist’s expression, but the medium and materials are the works reality

a work of minimal or conceptual art should not refer to anything other than itself

the eye of time, 1949, salvador dalí: the exquisite brooch is made from diamonds and platinum that form the eye lids with a small gold watch in blue enamel that makes up the eye ball, invoking multiple meanings

the eye of perception, 2016, craig petersburg, also evokes multiple meanings created by the

multiple ways of seeing each individual viewer

over 6,000 crystals and mirrors to demonstrate the reflection, refraction and distortion of light

dalí on the “fly” art mobile creatively teaching visual art integrated standards based curriculum

short film to introduce dalí’s creative combination of math, science and dreams to create his art

exterior mural

interior wall graphics + reproductions

eight salvador dalí reproductions displayed alongside supporting wall graphic images and 3D

sculptures to creatively educate and inspire students

elementary student artwork inspired by their dalí on the “fly” museum fieldtrip

aligning our creative needs can be a critical step in reaching our potential

art is the absence of fear

when we are curious, we see things differently; we use our powers of observation more fully

we sense what is happening in the present moment, taking note of what is, regardless of what it looked

like before or what we might have expected it to be

betty edwards, ph.d., california state university, long beach, author of: the new

drawing on the right side of the brain, 1979

drawing an image upside down transfers your perception from the left to the right side of your brain;

the “horse” becomes lines, shapes, edges and curves

practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, faith and desire

practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired … martha graham

how did salvador dalí view this painting from

20 meters while working in a hotel room?

create the future you want

the potential for fostering creativity through education

and training, especially as augmented by technology

the application of creative resources to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning

tony wagner, innovation education fellow at harvard'stechnology & entrepreneurship center and author of:

“creating innovators: the making of young people who will change the world"

the link between creativity and better mental and physical health

is well established by research

creating helps make people happier, less anxious, more resilient and better equipped to

problem-solve in the face of hardship

imagining and creating give us a sense of purpose, wagner says

the creative path can be an unconventional one, and choosing it may sometimes be a difficult pursuit

scholarly interest in creativity involves definitions and concepts pertaining to a number of disciplines, covering the relations between creativity and…

1. general intelligence

2. mental and neurological processes

3. personality type and creative ability

4. creativity and mental health

young or old, wagner says, "you must, first and foremost, be a creator"

how to create

1. shut out the noise

2. believe in yourself and your vision

3. continue to learn

4. redefine failure and embrace iteration

5. have fun

6. practice listening to many different kinds of people and ideas

7. work hard at mastery

8. engage in self-reflection

presentation sections:

seen in the previous episode, “dalínian science, perception and brain research,” coffee with a curator, 2015

definition and history of creativity studies of the creative process how creative people differ from others neuroscience of creativity creativity, intelligence + social personality nap like dalí dada, minimal + conceptual art art is the absence of fear create the future you want how to create

if the passion for and benefits of creativity are ageless, then imagination, creativity and innovation

cannot just be a young person's game

salvador dalí (1904-89) henri matisse (1869-1954) iris apfel (1921- )

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