The role of Serendipity in Creativity and Education
Season 2, Episode 6 The Role of Serendipity in Creativity and Education “That’s what makes serendipity a powerful tool, is that it relies on the prepared mind and it relies on this idea of scarcity of wisdom, of using the accidents that come to you and taking...
Excellence Gaps, Creativity, and Learning Assessments in Education
Season 2, Episode 10 Discussing Excellence Gaps and Creativity “The more that students learn, the more information, the more ‘stuff’… that they have at their mental fingertips, the better off they will be as they try to be creative, especially as they move into their...
Dr. Jonathan Plucker: Discussing Excellence Gaps and Creativity
Season 2, Episode 11 Discussing Excellence Gaps and Creativity “If a student’s performing at advanced levels, I encourage people not to overthink that. Just accept it. Great, they’re working at advanced levels. That’s the goal. How much further can I push this...
Multi-Passionate and Reluctant Creatives with Caroline Brookfield
Season 3, Episode 2 Multi-Passionate and Reluctant Creatives “Over the last 10-15 years, I kept getting drawn into these creative endeavors, like acting classes or trying stand-up comedy or building businesses, and it took me a long time to connect the dots and...
Matthew Worwood
Co-Host
TMatthew Worwood is an education consultant and full-time faculty member at the University of Connecticut's Digital Media and Design Department. His research interests focus on Teacher Creativity, Co-Creativity with Generative AI, and Design Thinking.
Cyndi Burnett
Co-Host
Dr. Cyndi Burnett is the Vice-President at Curiosity 2 Create. She taught deliberate creativity at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State University for 20 years. She is the author of four books on creativity in education and co-founder of the creative thinking network.