Flexibility, adaptation, new thinking and innovation are 21st century skills
Do schools kill creativity, asks Ken Robinson in the much-watched TED talk. I am inclined to say, they do. Of course, educational systems do notwork in a vacuum, but are a reflection of the society they function in.
India’s educational system is modelled on the mass education system that developed in the 19th century in Europe and later spread around the world. Tracing the roots of the movement, the goal is clear — to condition children as “good” citizens and productive workers. This suited the industrial age that needed the constant supply of a compliant workforce with a narrow set of capabilities. The educational environment even today resembles factories with bells, uniforms and batch-processing of learners. They are designed to get learners to conform.
From an economic standpoint, the environment today is very different. In a complex, volatile and globally interconnected world, new-age skill-sets are essential. Wired magazine estimated that 70 per cent of today’s occupations would become automated by the end of this century. What will be the role of humans in this new economy? Linear, routine thinking will have no advantage. It calls for flexibility, adaptation, new thinking, paradigm shifts, and innovation — and that is the language of creativity. Creativity is an essential 21st century skill.
So, how would an educational system built around creativity look like? I use the word creativity here in its broadest sense — the nurturing and igniting of a human being’s latent talent and abilities to the fullest potential. From a scientific perspective, creativity is an aptitude for new, original and imaginative thinking. Let us consider some key aspects of an educational system with creativity at its core.
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Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
The ‘8 Is’ of design thinking for startups
From ‘lean’ methods and ‘agile’ innovation to design thinking and customer development, a number of useful tools are emerging for startups and innovators. Design thinking is a human-centered approach towards problem solving and product generation which is driven by creativity, customer empathy and iterative learning.
Based on research, case studies and workshops conducted in this field, here is my framework of the ‘8 Is’ of design thinking for startups: intent, insights, immersion, interaction, ideation, integration, iteration and intensification.
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Based on research, case studies and workshops conducted in this field, here is my framework of the ‘8 Is’ of design thinking for startups: intent, insights, immersion, interaction, ideation, integration, iteration and intensification.
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Sunday, 15 March 2015
14 lessons from the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
1) Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain -
2) Become genuinely interested in other people
3) Talk in terms of the other person’s interests
4) The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it
5) Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say, “You’re wrong.”
6) If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically
7) Get the other person saying “yes, yes” immediately
8) Let the other person do most of the talking
9) Let the other person feel that the idea is his or her’s
10) Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view
11) Appeal to the nobler motives
12) Throw down a challenge
13) Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person
14) Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to
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2) Become genuinely interested in other people
3) Talk in terms of the other person’s interests
4) The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it
5) Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say, “You’re wrong.”
6) If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically
7) Get the other person saying “yes, yes” immediately
8) Let the other person do most of the talking
9) Let the other person feel that the idea is his or her’s
10) Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view
11) Appeal to the nobler motives
12) Throw down a challenge
13) Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person
14) Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to
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13 lessons from the book "Zero to One" by Peter Thiel
1) We need vertical progress, not horizontal -
2) Creative monopolies can change the world
3) Competition is overrated
4) Innovators witih Aspberger’s are succeeding in Silicon Valley for a reason
5) What is proprietary about your business?
6) Build network effects into your company
7) Make your company scalable
8) Branding is key
9) Start small and choose your market carefully
10) The lean startup is overrated
11) Ask yourself: what valuable company is nobody building?
12) Define roles clearly within your company
13) Think for yourself
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2) Creative monopolies can change the world
3) Competition is overrated
4) Innovators witih Aspberger’s are succeeding in Silicon Valley for a reason
5) What is proprietary about your business?
6) Build network effects into your company
7) Make your company scalable
8) Branding is key
9) Start small and choose your market carefully
10) The lean startup is overrated
11) Ask yourself: what valuable company is nobody building?
12) Define roles clearly within your company
13) Think for yourself
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
Eight Key Behaviors of Successful Creatives
What might Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and a wide-range of other creative people have in common? Arguably, they practiced (whether simply part of their DNA or the result of honed discipline) 8 key behaviors.
I call these key behaviors, the 8Cs of Creativity. The first 4 behaviors are individual practices and the second 4 represent how teams work together to generate creative results. If you apply these steps, you will no doubt improve your own creative skills.
Take a moment to score yourself from 1 (low) to 10 (high) for each C. Use your scores to assess what you do well and where there may be room for improvement.
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I call these key behaviors, the 8Cs of Creativity. The first 4 behaviors are individual practices and the second 4 represent how teams work together to generate creative results. If you apply these steps, you will no doubt improve your own creative skills.
Take a moment to score yourself from 1 (low) to 10 (high) for each C. Use your scores to assess what you do well and where there may be room for improvement.
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Saturday, 5 January 2013
14 of the best apps from 2012 for designers, developers and creatives
If you’re a creative with a penchant for eking out the best tools to help you produce the goods, 2012 saw a slew of handy apps that could help you in your endeavors.
Indeed, The Next Web Blog covered thousands of apps throughout this year, from nifty new browser extensions, to the latest game-changing Android and iOS apps, so we sifted through the archives and pulled out some of best apps for designers, developers and creatives in 2012…just for you.
Saturday, 8 September 2012
100 Brilliantly Creative Bus Shelter Adverts
Advertisers are having to become more and more innovative to capture the public’s attention, and bus shelters are a popular spot for them to deploy the best and brightest ideas. Many companies recognise bus shelters as an important spot for ambient advertising as consumers can be sat around for a long time and need something to keep them occupied and dispel boredom.
This list of 100 bus shelter adverts highlight the ads that are most alluring, funny, creative and eye-catching from around the world. Some are decorative, some make you think and some just mess around with bus shelters in crazy and dumb-founding ways.
Monday, 11 June 2012
10 ways to kill creativity at your company
Creativity is the driving force behind a number of new products, services, and companies around the world. Yet many businesses don’t foster this sort of thinking in the workplace; sometimes they even actively work against it.
Whether or not they realize it, there are a variety of ways that businesses kill creativity on a daily basis—which is not only bad for employees, but also the organization as a whole.
So what can be done?
The first step is to identify the creativity killers. Here are some of the most common, which link to blog posts with even more advice on the topic:
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