We all need to be creative in our work: crafting a new course, writing a research paper, designing a new product or algorithm; but many people feel "that's not me, I'm not that kind of person". Don't believe it! Just like a calculator helps you add up numbers, the right tools can enable you to be far more creative than you imagine,
In this talk I introduce:
- Practical techniques to generative novel ideas
- Ways to analyse these to make the practical, whilst still innovative
- How to create physical and, more important, mental spaces for creative thinking
- Some tips on managing time to allow for creativity
A new online creativity course has just been launched at interaction-design.org and this talk will draw on the material I have has created for that based on nearly 25 years studying and teaching techniques for creativity and innovation in research and technical development.
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Keywords: creativity, bad ideas,divergent thinking, convergent thinking, time management, emotion management
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