A long-term trend of declining creativity test scores has renewed interest in mechanisms to stimulate and foster the development of creativity – at home, in schools, universities and workplaces. At the… Source: theconversation.com Support for leveraging World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21, in schools See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Many universities see themselves as profit-motivated enterprises, but there are still a fair few people working in them who think teaching and learning ought to have different aims from those of business… Source: theconversation.com Brilliant opinion piece on realistic qualities of creativity. See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Hundreds of different professionals from a variety of industries attended the Pingtan County Innovation Forum to inspire more creativity across the board. Short video here: http://www.bon.tv/news/2015-1-17/1421417013673.shtml Pingtan County is a county comprising 126 islands in the Taiwan Strait, under the administration of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, People’s Republic of China.
So for 2015, our collective goal as educators should be striving to innovate our projects, activities, and curriculum such that we empower our students to develop into creative, insightful, successful learners who are prepared to become leaders in their desired future. Source: www.edutopia.org John Kao, author of Innovation Nation, says, “To me, innovation is the …
Creative destruction is the phrase made famous by 20th-century economist Joseph Schumpeter. “Disruption,” on the other hand, was coined by Clayton Christensen in the late 90s. It’s largely the same idea, adapted for business school. Creative destruction refers to the fact that the innovation that lifted us from subsistence farming to modern affluence involves not …
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Several schools, including ones in high-poverty areas, are making art critical to the learning of more academic subjects. They’re seeing remarkable student improvement as a result of arts integration. Source: blogs.kqed.org Who knew? What if art were integrated into corporate development practices? See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
We’ve selected 10 new business ideas that will provide entrepreneurs with plenty of inspiration in 2015. Spotted from countries all around the world, these businesses offer a taste of what’s to come in the year ahead. Source: www.springwise.com Looking for inspiration, new ideas, a diversion away from the same old, same old? Feel refreshed, review …
By Maya Trotz Maya Trotz is Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida. Source: www.stabroeknews.com See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Daejeon’s top educator says he will take the lead in fostering global citizens with creativity and innovative ideas. Source: m.koreatimes.co.kr See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Educators want creativity to feature alongside literacy and numeracy in the national school curriculum. Source: www.abc.net.au See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
