Season 1, Episode 2
A Scholarly Journey to Redefining Creativity
– Marta Ockuly
Episode Transcription
A Scholarly Journey to Redefining Creativity with Dr. Marta Ockuly
What is the definition of creativity? Is there only one right answer?
Tune in to learn about her redefined definition of creativity, which has been adopted by UN-sanctioned World Creativity & Innovation Day/Week.
You’ll gain insight into the incredible experience that led her to redefine creativity, the qualitative research she did to identify that definition, and her lexicon of creativity terms. Marta also shares a few activities you can do at home or in your classroom to foster creativity.
Marta’s Tips for Teachers and Parents:
1. Marta’s universal definition of creativity: “Creativity is the person-centered process of imagining possibilities and taking bodied, expressive action that makes your ideas real.”
2. All art requires creativity, but NOT all creativity is art.
3. When you take away the fear of evaluation, you take away the fear of failure. Kids will feel safe to take risks and fail forward when there’s no evaluation. Give extra points for failing forward!
4. The one characteristic of all creative people is an awareness of their creativity. They self-identify as creative. When you understand you are creative, you practice doing what you most enjoy or find meaningful.
5. No definition of creativity is the only definition. Marta encourages you to come up with your own definition. She asks you: What is the future you’re imagining?
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