#reflectionwk7

[diego-vinasco-blog-blog]

Creativity and maturity

In John's discussion on Wednesday, a question was asked about which age group of students was the most creative. As expected from previous lectures and discussions, the younger students tend to be the most creative due to their disinterest in social norms and inexperience with failure. These things typically distract older students from getting into active learning projects.

The thing is that when John had us do the active learning activity with the toothpicks and candy my team and the teams around us instantly started working and problem solving. We created various forms of communications and developed many team dynamics. It seemed like just about everyone was engaging in playful flow states.

To me this was not what I had expected. I was wondering if perhaps with some age and maturity the ability to overcome social barriers for creating.

[designumn2015]

Making & Thinking

The processes of “making” and “thinking” are essential when producing a creative solution to a problem. In my opinion, I think these two processes are intertwined with each other. If you are making, you are thinking. For example, when making a prototype, you are simultaneously thinking about how to efficiently communicate this solution, empathizing with your audience to figure out what is the best possible method, etc. In a similar way, if you are thinking, you are making. You are making conscious decisions about how to approach a problem, making inferences about your audience, and making a conclusion as how to produce the best results. “Making” and “thinking” are knit together into a fitting relationship, proving to be essential processes during the creation of an idea.