I Learned A World Without Creations

At that age and time, students do not understand what it means to be innovative and creative. In the novel, Brave New World, a director raises and conditions human embryos to not be creative and to only follow the rules. In real life, students need a figure of authority, or a teacher, to guide them in certain directions and the only place where they can be taught how to use creativity to their favor is at school. In Brave New World, their figure of authority guided them into the direction of not being creative and as a result millions of humans were boring and felt no desire or need to be different. One of the characters in Brave New World explains that without art, science, and religion, human life is not worth living. If students take the class in creativity they learn that from those three components grows gift of creativity. Without the desire to be different and creative, which would be taught in the class, society would unfortunately decline to a point where trivial culture becomes the most important thing and civilization would result in an abundance of passivity and

As former Rhode Island School President, John Maeda, noted at the Congressional STEAM caucus kick-off event "Innovation depends on the problem solving, risk taking and creativity that are natural to the way artists and designers think, art and science – once inextricably linked – are better together than apart.” (Ghanbari, 2015)

As children continue their education, they are forced to suppress their creativity and strictly follow uniform ideas that have been used throughout generations. This concept leaves children no room for exploration despite its effectiveness in schools. Students need to learn that it is acceptable to solve problems using different methods. They must break free from the confines and uniform traditions of society; they must think for themselves. Countless novels and movies revolve around the idea of being unique and the importance of defying normality; however, its portrayal in real life is counterintuitive. The question remains: how can we depict a concept so universal without knowing how to first hand use it ourselves? Students need to learn that being unique is the first step to successes, and that creativity helps form a world of endless

The fact that virtually anyone can use things like graphics tablets, graphics software and online tutorials causes people to label themselves as ‘graphics designers’, and they’re not wrong. In the “Digital Age” anyone can call themselves that when buying Adobe and designing something but in the real world they’re actually not doing anything extra ordinary because anyone with at least some creative skills can design, and the keep evolving technology makes it even easier to “DIY” – Do it yourself. “It’s becoming easier for amateurs to learn the skills that they need for basic design”. It has a bad impact on the creative industries because instead of asking a professional, you can ask a friend or a person you know to design something for you, all for a really low price compared with professional graphic designers. In the olden days it was a much bigger thing to be called a graphics designer because in their age things like computers and especially computer programs weren’t widely available yet. Designers like Paula Scher, … , … , started their careers with handmade

The present is always changing into a better future. There have been many jobs in the past that do not even exist now due to the presence of technology. Nowadays, technology has become a major part of our lives and created a huge change in this world, and gives an opportunity for children to enhance their creativity and adapt to change quickly. In Cathy Davidson’s article, “Project Classroom Makeover”, Davidson discusses how vital the process of unlearning is to students and present education system. Unlearning discourages students from learning in a fashion that has all the pre-set directions, and gives independence to students so that they can explore with creativity. The process of unlearning is quite beneficial as it gives an opportunity for contemporary America to enhance creativity, embrace change, and become more independant.

Understanding of creative learning differs from those who see creativity as freedom to express ourselves to those who link it to self-discipline, practice and crafts.

The pencil liberates my stresses and sorrows. Bare and unimpeded, my mind is able to isolate itself from anything that was happening in my life. At my art table, which is merely an escape from reality, my curiosity is able to wander. Within this room, five blank canvas's look in on me as I become a mold of my imagination. A step inside my world develops into a sea of color and exploration. The vibrancy of the walls resonates throughout. Over the years, my room has served as my oasis. It’s my escape from monotonous and mundane routines. It’s my exploration of another side of me. I observe such works of art almost as much as I create. Taking notice of my classmates’ innovations and inspired by their creativity, my paintbrush begins to alleviate stress. I strive to produce pieces others will appreciate, but often find myself to be the true admirer. My pride, in this world, is driven simply by my own curiosity to express myself. I credit this side of me as the “passion” that supplements my insane drive for success. This passion has sparked critical thinking in me as well as how I see failure. Life is a blank canvas and you can truly draw whatever you want, and if you fail, you start over and don’t make that same mistake again! Hard work takes ideas quite far, but true success is derived from ingenuity and the generation of

For the entirety of the fall semester, I took on a project to create a three-page layout for a fictional campaign in National Geographic magazine about endangered species. The goal was to create different content for my portfolio, challenging my skills in photography and photo-manipulation. I transformed people into animals and used gel lighting and Photoshop to create my artwork (see Appendix A figure 1 & 2). At the end of the semester, I reviewed my completed pieces and two theorists best fit my creative process, Julie Burstein, and Teresa Amabile. Julie Burstein discusses the best way to foster creativity is by ‘letting go’ she outlines this in four lessons (Campbell and Dubois, “Artist Best practices” 25). These lessons include experiences, challenges, limitations and loss (Campbell and Dubois, “Artist Best practices” 25). While Teresa Amabile discusses how the theory of creativity is fostered through her componential model of creativity (Campbell and Dubois, “On theories of” 14). These include domain-relevant skills, creative thinking skills and motivation (Campbell and Dubois, “On theories of” 14). Both of these theorists go hand in hand providing me with the framework for my best work. This essay will discuss how Amabile’s theory for intrinsic motivation and Burstein’s lesson of experience and loss, align in my creative process to be conducive to my work.

In conclusion this shows that the inventors were very intelligent to invent so many inventions that could help out people and make more faster and easier things. Therefore Factories and the Natural Resources have a great way to build things back then and now still we have people making new things like new inventions were invented and more new factories

Improvements in technology are necessary for a society to advance; However, positive social changes must be made in order for this to happen. Technology should be created and used for the greater good. For example, one of the positive results of the industrial revolution was mass production: a system that made goods faster and in larger quantities, therefore making them cheaper. More people could afford to live in luxury. Another innovation was the use of steel to make railroads. Steel was cheaper and stronger than iron, and completely revolutionized travel. Both steel and the application of steam engines together made travel by train cheaper and more popular. Both mass production and steel made life easier for civilians, but at the expense of the working class. In the 1840s, I began writing articles for a worker-run labor newspaper called The Voice of Industry. In was established in Lowell, Massachusetts, where I lived and worked at a textile mill. The Voice of Industry was highly critical of the industrial revolution and the emergence of capitalism. The paper was written mostly by women, and we were concerned with the dramatic

Legos are the multi-colored blocks we used as children to build creations that were only limited by our imaginations. I remember adding to my multi-colored plastic sculptor, each block putting me one step closer to the final product. The process would always entail first setting up a strong foundation, and then creating structural support, while always having a plan in the back of my mind. The outcome of which, would tower above me; to think it all began with a single block. In many ways people are similar to Legos. We are the combination of our experiences, each adding to our personas, and shaping how we view the world. Also like Legos, to have a stable and functioning final product it must have a foundation, support and a plan. I was

Who are we ? Where are we ? Where do come from ? Where are going ? How can I make a difference ? .. Most of us, cannot answer all those questions, but it’s the curiosity that makes you want find out. We are born curious. At babies we began exploring our environment like scientists, and as we grew to toddlers, we would constantly question ‘why?’, to everything presented towards us (KGaA). Yet, by the time we have reached high school, most of us have lost our sense of curiosity and no longer question the world around us. That we no longer feel comfortable asking questions in class even, forgetting that we started off curious, letting our inner scientist fade away. Since today’s techniques are taking the beauty out of learning and demolishing creativity (KGaA). Students have lost their sense of curiosity simply because our teaching methods don’t stimulate innovation and creativity. So you learn in school to stop questioning the world, to go with the flow, and that there’s only one right answer to each question. Diminishing this nature of curiosity from our students mind is a serious problem. Since without curiosity, there wouldn’t be creativity that creates innovation that makes one see things in new ways, breaking barriers that stood in front of you, and create inventions (KGaA). And this essence cannot be a skill that can be learned, or a test to take, or a program to be developed. Plus today, the need for curious people has heightened, since we are at a critical time in our age that we have several global issues that need to be solved and medicines that need to be found (KGaA). To make a better world, our community needs curious people to ask questions, seek answers and find solutions. As such, we need to create an environment that allows children to continue to ask questions, and nurture that curiosity, since its a pathway to growth and

I belong to the community of makers who strive to continuously innovate and are energized by the challenges and potentials of the creative process.

As soon as I entered the faire, I felt like I had been teleported to another planet. There are several unique things going on at once. For instance, a man riding inside a miniature pedal powered wheel, an eight-man bicycle structured inwards, or a fire-breathing robot. The faire has a medieval-village vibe with a futuristic twist. The Maker Faire, started by Dale Dougherty, launched in May 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually spread to cities such as Austin and New York City as well as other countries outside of United States. Maker faire is a massive science fair consisting of people who enjoy using and learning about the latest technology and like to showcase their inventions and creativity while educating others. The Maker Faire was influenced by the Make community, which grew as a result of make magazine, which was launched in 2005. This year, approximately over 100,000 attended the annual 2-day event in Queens, New York. Of the many sponsors, some were large companies such as Google, Intel and RadioShack. Startup companies such as Tiny Circuits, UFactory, Maker Arm, and many more also sponsored the faire. Application vary depending on what type of maker you are. If you are a commercial maker, who wants to sell while demostrating their product, you must pay a $500 fee for a

Christopher Miller and Phil Lord explore the connections between freedom and creativity in The Lego Movie by questioning what kind of world, community or person desire to be able to allow creativity to flourish. The citizens of that world, are controlled strictly by a president much like President Snow in The Hunger Games. Also, the protagonist, (Emmet) doesn't seem to fit in no matter how hard he trie, Why try to fit in when you’re born to stand out? This idea is very much like The Ugly Duckling where community is counted as a whole and individuality is a sort of rebellion.