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What is imagination? from Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer

“It is the Combining faculty. It brings together things, facts, ideas, conceptions in new, original, endless, ever-varying combinations…It is that which penetrates into the unseen worlds around us, the worlds of Science. ” Ada Lovelace (1815-1852). To use your imagination… combine two things that by nature have not yet been connected. What if, for example, …

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Tips to be more creative – infographic

This infographic may help you prepare your project or activity to share for World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, 2018 (WCID).  Thanks to blogger Daisy Hartwell for her creation. Be patient – it may take a moment to load. As you review the list, make a mental note of which are new to you, …

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Creativity is energy – what if…

What if creativity had nothing to do with thinking at all? What if creativity is an energy that everyone has and uses to generate new ideas, make new decisions and take new actions. What if the energy is blocked, that people do some things that stop it from flowing. Learning skills associated with releasing creativity …

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Design Thinking Exercise and Guide for WCIW

Are you looking for a 20-minute World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21 activity? This Ready-Set-Design activity from Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum of the Smithsonian may fit the bill.   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIXSuZg2awA] This is a highly adaptable design challenge that can jump-start collaborative and creative thinking in any group. They say it is …

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