Started a rough draft activity list. Feel free to add in green. If you're viewing this blog, then:
- Log on
- click on the e icon at the left top of the blog
- go to the 'Innovation' blog', 'edit post'
- select this one (7 guiding questions...)
- add your changes
- publish post
If THE BIG IDEA is: INNOVATION is a creative and collaborative response to a problem worth solving.
THEN: The study should allow for exploration of “worth” - this idea of value.
“ART IS INNOVATION” LINE OF INQUIRY:
How do artists explore diverse perspectives and processes to work on problems worth solving?
Guiding Question #1:
How do artists observe and identify problems worth solving?
What were the problems Pixar artists identifying in Wall-E?.
Guiding Question #2:
How do both play and hard work foster innovative thinking?
- Explore improvisation with exercises that involve theater improv, call & response, scatting, visual mindmapping, mirror dancing & drawing.
Guiding Question #3:
How can we grow by challenging ourselves and working through failure?
- -look at examples of struggle and success on the blog
- watch the video about Nick Vujucic
Keep on Keeping On! Thoughts on the Benefit of Failure
- look at / read about Disney's 1st clips, how his idea was stolen, but he went on to create another cartoon icon and other innovations.
Guiding Question #4:
How is the ability to empathize and use multiple perspectives important to effective problem solving?
- What perspectives is Maya Lin using in her latest memorial? What is she empathizing with?
- 6 blind men and the elephant story. Blind feel. Group participants in 4s. Give each member a different piece of an object in a bag to feel only. They have to describe their piece to other members and try to figure out the object.
- 3 blind mice and the elephant story. (different version of the 6 blind men.)
- A perspective story (video). Uses seasons as the different parts 4 sons see.
Guiding Question #5:
How do artists use materials and experiment with artistic forms?
- Disney clips
- Maya Lin study
- Ruth Asawa study
- Marcus Shelby study
- Joseph Norris study
Guiding Question #6:
How can we foster an atmosphere that encourages creativity and innovation?
Guiding Question #7:
How have artists used their creativity and art to help others?
- Fundred Bill
- Burma project
- Playing for Change
- Creativity Explored
- Study of our artists in residence or from past studies (Ruth, Shannon, Marcus, Josef,
- The Concert for Bangledesh
- SF Mime Troup and politics
- Marcus Shelby and Port Chicago work, the civil rights movement on the west coast
- Bono & other stars and their charitable work
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How does creative thinking push us to imagine new possibilities in solving problems?
HI JT,
ReplyDeleteI just added something to the question #3. Your idea to try out for communal blogging to as a brainstorming vehicle is fantastic. I hope that everyone will try adding at least one idea to the mix.