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Featured Guests
Howard Gardner
James Kaufman
Ruth Richards
Todd Lubart
Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
Anna Abraham
Featured Episodes
Emotional intelligence and creativity with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
Everyday creativity in the classroom with Dr. Ruth Richards
Measuring creative potential with Dr. Todd Lubart
AI and Creativity: Opportunities and challenges with Dr. James Kaufman
About This Collection
This collection features interviews with some of the field’s foremost creativity researchers, offering cutting-edge insights into creativity studies and theory. Explore topics ranging from measuring creative potential in students to the burgeoning research on creativity and neuroscience, uncovering intriguing connections between brain function and creative thought. We delve into the interplay between emotion and creativity, tackle excellence gaps in education, and highlight studies on everyday creativity alongside the traits of eminent creative inventors. Whether you’re an educator, researcher, or lifelong learner, these episodes provide engaging discussions and fresh perspectives from leading experts to ignite and enrich your understanding of creativity.
Featured Episodes
When is Creativity appropriate? Part One with Dr. Ron Beghetto
In this episode of Fueling Creativity, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with Dr. Ron Beghetto, a renowned expert on creative thought and action in educational settings. Ron is also the Editor for the Journal of Creative Behavior, Editor for Review of Research in Education, Series Editor for Creative Theory and Action in Education (Springer Books), and has served as a creativity advisor for LEGO Foundation and the Cartoon Network.
Facilitating Risk-Taking and Uncertainty in the Classroom: Part Two with Dr. Ron Beghetto
In this episode of Fueling Creativity, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with Dr. Ron Beghetto, a renowned expert on creative thought and action in educational settings. Ron is also the Editor for the Journal of Creative Behavior, Editor for Review of Research in Education, Series Editor for Creative Theory and Action in Education (Springer Books), and has served as a creativity advisor for LEGO Foundation and the Cartoon Network.
Dr. James Kaufman shares the latest research in Creativity
In this final episode of Season One, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood interview leading creativity researcher, Dr. James Kaufman, about current trends in creativity research and how they might impact the future of education. Dr. Kaufman shares insight into the relationship between creativity and mental health, positivity, and having meaning in one’s life.
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman and the New Science of Self-Actualization
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood interview cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, about his most recent book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization. In this book, he reimagines Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Talking Talented and Giftedness with Dr. Sally Reis
In this episode of Fueling Creativity, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood interview Dr. Sally Reis, Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut, about why teachers need to be more aware of gifted and talented students, including 2e students, and why there’s a big focus on creativity in this field of gifted education. She also offers recommendations on how we can continue breaking down the challenges women and young girls face in STEM education and leadership.
The role of Serendipity in Creativity with Dr. Wendy Ross
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with Dr. Wendy Ross, a cognitive scientist, senior lecturer in psychology, and Chair of the Serendipity Society. Wendy’s research looks at the role of serendipity in creativity, using everything from experimental methods to ethnographic work.
Discussing Excellence Gaps and Creativity with Dr. Jonathan Plucker – Part 1
Our last guest of the season features a double expresso with President of the National Association for Gifted and Talented, Dr. Jonathan Plucker. In part one of this two-part interview, Jonathan shares his thoughts on problems with achievement gaps and excellence gaps in education.
Discussing Excellence Gaps and Creativity with Dr. Jonathan Plucker – Part 2
It’s easy to have a negative view of testing, but testing does have value in terms of content knowledge acquisition. In part two of this two-part interview, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with researcher and creativity expert, Dr. Jonathan Plucker, about the relationship between gifted education and creativity. Jonathan also speaks on why he believes every school should have a Chief Creativity Officer and what that would look like.
Discussing Beauty Over Functionality and Malevolent Creativity with David Cropley
In this episode of Fueling Creativity, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with world-renowned author and Professor of Engineering Innovation, Dr. David Cropley, about the psychology and ethics of creativity and innovation in the context of technology, engineering, and design. Listen in to learn how educators can prepare students to be better equipped to work with machine learning and AI in creative and problem-solving environments.
Educating for Creative Potential with Mark Runco
To kick off Season Four of the Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with world-renowned creativity researcher, thought leader, and cognitive psychologist, Dr. Mark Runco. In part one of this knowledge-packed “double expresso” discussion, Mark talks about the meaning of creative potential and divergent thinking as well as why creative potential is the REAL target of education.
Discussing the Future of Creativity Research with Mark Runco
Season 4, Episode 2 Discussing the Future of Creativity Research“One of - if not the main problem with creativity among students has to do with social pressure and fitting in… This is really a huge problem in the middle and upper elementary grades… because a strict...
How to Engage, Inspire, and Promote Creativity with Dr. Joseph Renzulli
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with Dr. Joseph Renzulli, a world-renowned leader and pioneer in gifted education, creativity, and gifted teaching strategies. Joseph is here to share insights from his research along with why we should care about the spectrum of giftedness in our society.
My Favorite Failure with Dr. Ron Beghetto and Laura McBain
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome back Dr. Ron Beghetto along with Laura McBain, Co-Director of the K12 Lab at the Stanford d.school. Ron and Laura recently came out with a new book, “My Favorite Failure: How Setbacks Can Lead to Learning and Growth”. As a human-centered designer, Laura’s work focuses on understanding the ecosystem of education and finding meaningful opportunities for disruptive design and innovative educational experiences.
Creativity is about Change in the System with Michael Hanchett Hanson
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Dr. Michael Hanchett Hanson, a developmental psychologist, author, and leader of the Participatory Creativity Lab. Among many other notable roles, Michael is one of the leading advocates for the participatory framework of creativity, emphasizing the diversity of roles people take up as participants in change.
Exploring Participatory Creativity and the Biography of an Idea with Edward Clapp
Kicking off Season 5 of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Dr. Edward P. Clapp, a Principal Investigator at Project Zero. Edward explores creativity and innovation, design and maker-centered learning, contemporary approaches to arts teaching and learning, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.
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