Tina Seelig: The 6 Characteristics of Truly Creative People

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10 жыл бұрын

About this presentation
Determined not to just write just another book on creativity, Stanford professor Tina Seelig painstakingly researched what makes good ideas spring forward. The result is her "innovation engine," a special mix of six characteristics like attitude, resources and environment.
But the special concoction of forces that makes our ideas come to life is nothing with out the willingness to fail. "Most call it failure, but we scientists just call it data," she says. The most creative organizations and people embrace experimentation to get the needed data to determine they're on to something.
"Workers are puzzle builders, they get stuck when missing a piece," she says. Truly creative people "are quilt makers - they can fit anything together."
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0:22 how do you come up with great ideas and make them happen?
1:33 the Innovation Engine
2:00 Imagination
3:48 framing and re-framing our answers
4:10 connecting and combining ideas
4:59 challenging assumptions
6:54 "Knowledge is the toolbox for your imagination"
7:05 paying attention - best way to gain knowledge
8:00 Attitude
8:45 "entrepreneurs are not puzzle builders, they're quilt makers."
9:15 inside of Innovation Engine
9:54 outside " Habitat
11:27 "space is the stage you play at your life"
12:05 Resources
13:09 Culture
15:37 "culture is the background music of an organization
16:16 video demonstration
18:09 putting the engine together because no element can stand on its own and should work together
19:14 you can start anywhere
About Tina Seelig
Tina Seelig is the executive director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and the director of the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) at Stanford University's School of Engineering. She teaches courses on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the department of Management Science and Engineering, and within the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. She received the 2009 Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering, recognizing her as a national leader in engineering education.
Seelig earned her PhD in 1985 from Stanford University School of Medicine, where she studied Neuroscience. She has been a management consultant, multimedia producer, and an entrepreneur. Seelig has also written 16 popular science books and educational games. Her newest books are Wish I Knew When I Was 20 (HarperCollins 2009) and inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity (HarperCollins 2012).
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@Hidayah983 2 ай бұрын

Watched this video 8 times and sharing her idea with my friends and students

@AnnabelleHoward 10 жыл бұрын

What a passionate educator! This made so much sense to me.

@patted9392 3 жыл бұрын

So my friend was assigned to write a sum of this seminar or whatever it is but he didn't want to watch it because it seemed boring but trust me this is a must watch for everyone ! Really innovating , gained a lot of knowledge ; thanks for this video

@Discovery_and_Change 2 жыл бұрын

1:18 I was looking through too tight a focus. I needed to open up the lens 1:33 The Innovation Engine: 1) Culture 2) Habitat 3) Attitude 4) Imagination 5) Knowledge 6) Resources 2:06 #1) Imagination 2:48 Really creative people look through different lenses and reframe the problem 3:17 *Question the questions 3:43 You can open up the range of possibilities by doing something as simple as changing from planning a "party" to planning a "celebration" 3:48 *Framing and reframing increases imagination 4:04 Look at things from different perspectives 4:07 Increase imagination by connecting and combining ideas 4:38 *Connect and combine slide 4:49 Interesting and unexpected 4:59 *Challenge assumptions (go beyond the first "right" answer) 6:23 Creativity can be enhanced by reframing problems, connecting/combining ideas, challenging assumptions 6:40 #2 Knowledge 6:45 The more you know, the more you have to work with 7:06 Pay attention (observe) 8:00 #3 Attitude 8:04 Be driven, motivated, and confident 8:20 Most people see themselves as puzzle builders, but should be quilt makers 9:07 Inside of Innovation Engine: Attitude, Imagination, Knowledge 9:53 Outside of Innovation Engine: Habitat, Culture, Resources 9:53 #4) Habitat (the people you work with, the rules, rewards, physical space) 12:03 #5) Resources 13:08 #6) Culture 13:18 How do you deal with "failure" ? Instead of calling it failure, think of it as collecting data 13:30 When unexpected things happen, it can lead to interesting things 15:27 Celebrate the things that don't come out as expected 15:33 Culture is like the background music 17:36 Culture affects the way we think, feel, and act 17:44 Be innovative and willing to experiment 18:08 None of these factors stand alone. They affect each other. *The "habitats" we create are results of our "imagination," and our "habitats" affect our "imagination" *The more we "know," the more "resources" we can unlock. The type of "resources" we have determines what we "know" *"Culture" is the collective "attitudes" of individuals, and "culture" affects "attitudes" 19:11 You can start anywhere (on any skill)

@chh8860 Жыл бұрын

I'm late to this party ... just watched this video earlier today. My one-word review; 'Brilliant'

@maxsheng8215 8 жыл бұрын

The three things we can focus on are: attitude, imagination and knowledge. The other three factors such as habitat, resources and culture are pretty much restricted by our environment., and can not be directly influenced by our intention. So creativity really starts from ourselves. It starts from who we are. And then it permeates to influence our environment.

@codacreator6162 3 жыл бұрын

If the environment is conducive to creativity, first. It's much too complex a model to assume that creativity is purely a product of effort. You can make a cake with limited ingredients at high altitude and the limits of the materials and changes in the effectiveness of the equipment you've mastered will undeniably alter the outcome, regardless of what you bring to the project.

@caitlincarroll8914 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved the ideas and especially the presenter, very clear and enthusiastic. Thank you very much :)

@darnfirefingers 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tina for this wonderful lecture!

@sassychik01 8 жыл бұрын

I'm here because my teacher told me to watch this for homework 😒

@ericleonardjr 7 жыл бұрын

ashley gomez you're lucky

@bonusriot 6 жыл бұрын

lmao bitchhhhhhhhh

@erikmaguina1 5 жыл бұрын

Same here and exactly over a year ago I had seen this video and forgotten all about it but I recalled it now. Truth is if your an entrepreneur then you'll love this video if you aren't then it'll annoy you. Plus if you aspire to work in places like Google or other companies that are innovative culture then as well. Heres my summary below: Tina shows us in the 6 characteristics of creativity the innovation engine she created in her quest to write a book on creativity. The engine is as follows you start with knowledge and this is the toolbox for your imagination to work with. Your imagination is the catalyst that manifests your knowledge into new ideas. Your attitude is the fuel that gets it all going. Another element that we see she speaks on is the habitat and the environment we are in and how it affects our creativity by either stimulating it or stifling it. The next aspect affecting creativity is resources as this helps us to see the things we need to create the ideas. The following element is culture and this is important as the culture creative people live and work is responsible for inspiring them to either fail or succeed. After she explains each individually I am amazed at how she placed them in the chart. This is Imagination and habitat parallel to each other as they’re the external aspects. The next parallel she explains is knowledge and resources as she explains the more you know the more resources you will meet and unlock. The third parallel is Culture and Attitude and these are symbiotic to each other as the Culture is the collective attitude and each individual contributes to that culture.

@cherlyza9354 4 жыл бұрын

Samee omg

@ewagranda2677 4 жыл бұрын

@@rhcpdude323 3 swssiemka hgttr

@jamilitary07 5 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the top 10 most useful and informative Ted talks I’ve ever watched.

@hie5forlifeyt112 4 жыл бұрын

and which do you consider to be the rest?

@annarounseville1392 10 жыл бұрын

Oooh, Good quote: "Knowledge is the toolbox for your imagination." Tina Seelig 6:42

@wilsenx 8 жыл бұрын

Great video in shaping a great organisation culture. It's one of my favorite video that combines critical thinking and Creative Thinking.

@Abhi-tv1ml 8 жыл бұрын

wow what a video . seriously we need more videos like this. tina really your great

@sukratu 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the splendid presentation. Appreciate particularly the emphasis on the habitat as well.

@KingdomLife 6 жыл бұрын

With all of the negative comments, I think many people have missed the point. If you aren't creative, you can see how to unlock it (we all have the ability). Creative people have days when they aren't flowing with ideas, but some of what she's saying can get you unstuck. A lot of creatives are broke and unable to monetize their gift for various reasons. One of her suggestions can open up an opportunity you didn't see on how to use your gift: Pay Attention. Maybe because I'm a creative and an entrepreneur, I see ideas, hear excellent content and enjoyed her talk.

@platonic31 10 жыл бұрын

Very interesting information. Very good spoken english, enthusiastic and powerful. Thank you very much to 99U for uploading. Thank you very much to Prof. Tina Seelig. GBU.

@FreeShikshaVideos 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it and learned from it.

@cheery-hex 9 жыл бұрын

great points! her students must adore her :)

@VirBalasabas 8 жыл бұрын

You know what? I am listening to her and I admire her. I know she knows that she will be challenge by those who believe who knows more and who knows what is a must. I am listening to her because I am looking at her willingness to help and encourage all of us to keep moving on. This is not a hall of justice. Like others, I am looking for inspiration and not others solution.

@CryptoWealthyChannel 5 жыл бұрын

she's a great communicator. She keeps you glued

@sudhilmishra 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful explanation...

@eastlake93 7 жыл бұрын

I was thought to have learning disability (ADD) and only got a 1.86 in High School. Yet, in 10 grade, I tested 2 year of college in English. I was a 16 year old kid carrying Bach, Mozart, Vlvadi, and Haydn cassettes with me. I was tested with an IQ of 131. I got into college on probation after begging, after failing a factory test for GM. I excelled to getting my MA, and my gift was celebrated in college.

@jimmysindia 9 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for your time and effort...

@dmasiello7 7 жыл бұрын

such a solid presentation. made my day.

@pierregilson1211 9 жыл бұрын

Truly a great seminar!

@KatiraAZ 8 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, thank you for sharing...

@KatrinaKatress 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video. I am a quilt builder naturally.

@ehero4307 3 жыл бұрын

ok i was skeptical at first but i was happily surprised at how good this was anyone else who watches this and really wants to hit home her point on how music directs emotions go to editing is everything channel and watch their clips there really cool

@codacreator6162 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you, Ms. Seelig for a genuinely unique observation on creativity! You've struck at the very heart of my issue when trying to explain to family the kind of environment I need to write fiction. They just don't get it. But, far beyond mere creativity and innovation, bad environments can impact health, well-being, and attitude in ways that grossly undermine performance...

@SingaporeTuition 8 жыл бұрын

An amazing and invigorating presentation :)

@mitchellwintercat 6 жыл бұрын

reminds me of the importance of always look for the ASSUMPTSIONS in the the questions asked

@lutfikurnia5464 Жыл бұрын

What a great topic, I watch this video after 9 years later 😭

@Hidayah983 2 ай бұрын

me too

@oluwadareonaneye4451 4 жыл бұрын

I find this presentation so interesting.

@absolutelymichelle 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video!

@AbdallahBotan 9 жыл бұрын

very nice presentation Thanks to Teena

@MatthewAGilbert 4 жыл бұрын

INTERNAL Imagination (2:00) Knowledge (6:54) Attitude (8:00) EXTERNAL Habitat (9:54) Resources (12:05) Culture (13:09)

@MM-mr6eb 8 жыл бұрын

Tina you're brillant ! I envy your students

@ivanbarbosa81 5 жыл бұрын

Ingenious!!

@nwjh1957 7 жыл бұрын

A good presentation. The core of the engine is straight Edward de Bono from the 1970s, but it clearly hasn't aged. The connections to the environment and culture and resources are the other critical part. A good model and system.

@chuckstarwar7890 5 жыл бұрын

Most motivational speakers who talked about creativity lacks creativity seriously.

@alexonian9543 3 жыл бұрын

then there would be no motivational speakers who talk about creativity, she did a good job

@trs_4612 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@EremEdition 3 жыл бұрын

Jordan Peterson hits the nail in my book

@codacreator6162 3 жыл бұрын

As a writer, I only need a notebook, a writing instrument and a place to be still. It doesn't much matter where. As an amateur woodworker, I need wood, tools and space. As a podcaster, I need several pieces of technology. While these things represent a distinct disparity between the amounts of money needed, they all DO require some form of barter for value. If I'm poor and live in rural Alaska, some of these things may as well be precious stones. Innovation and desire will overcome the lack of a planer, for instance, for my next woodworking project, but the same innovation may not get me past the lack of a recording device for my podcast.

@ItsPBUH 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@shaqqy34 8 жыл бұрын

What is the power point making software? The way her presentation goes forward is amazing

@abdullahsaid3648 8 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! bravo speech

@irinakrivonos3380 9 жыл бұрын

I love it!

@brightstar4498 5 жыл бұрын

Irina Krivonos Bosi kova.

@laeticialefevre3881 5 жыл бұрын

awesome love that

@lakshmanankomathmanalath 3 жыл бұрын

Great great!!!!💙💙💙

@razgarnett 9 жыл бұрын

thank you

@summerf9719 2 жыл бұрын

how come this hasn't got a million views already!

@koresam9099 9 жыл бұрын

You're right, but i thing ressources and culture depend for strategy choice: low cost or différenciation?

@PariiiHoooorApsaraaa 9 жыл бұрын

full of creativity

@tatai5349 5 жыл бұрын

impressive speach indeed

@properpsychology1276 2 жыл бұрын

“Anxiety has a purpose…This normal anxiety of life cannot be avoided except at the price of apathy or the numbing of one's sensibilities and imagination.” - Rollo May

@sednafloating7027 8 жыл бұрын

does anyone know what version of funeral march that is?

@omniXenderman 9 жыл бұрын

"there are men who seek opportunity....and there are men who make it, geralt, i always assumed you were the latter" kiera mets from tw3

@annarounseville1392 10 жыл бұрын

11:14 now that's a nice looking classroom. :D

@Gemoct 6 жыл бұрын

BEST VID

@MrPelikan500 8 жыл бұрын

as a design professional - this is the BEST summary of the creative innovation processes ! ! !

@Ketutar 8 жыл бұрын

Tina, my first response to "resources" was "people"... :-)

@JeannyMeyer 8 жыл бұрын

Mine was knowledge :)

@sayin234 8 жыл бұрын

mine was nature ;)

@syedazfar 5 жыл бұрын

I have a quiz tomorrow from this video

@norlavine 6 жыл бұрын

Those who can't - teach...and a genius is one no teacher can harm...x

@begs100 5 жыл бұрын

I could never learn from this, breaking down creativity is like putting microscope on a painting

@alexonian9543 3 жыл бұрын

Its just supposed to be more of an intro to getting back into being creative in a business environment. Anything can and will be studied, as curious people everything will be 'put under a microscope'. if you only understand something vaguely because it makes you feel better its harder than understanding it fully to get good at it. A creative process is a thing, and it helps many people, something to study. (Also if i was to put a microscope on a painting i would see each brushstroke and not take the painting for granted so much. Creativity isn't easy, it should be admired from every angle)

@timmortimer6267 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.. Think and create out of the box...hang on let’s create a box to explain it ...

@jeremygranfors9162 2 жыл бұрын

Wow your comment is so creative

@chrisbudgell1414 3 жыл бұрын

My first thought when she asked "What do we think of when she says 'Resources'" Is water... Am I the only person she's ever known to not say money?!

@umeimahbastaki6800 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, if I wanted to use this video to share with my workplace, how do I request for permission?

@tinaseelig1771 8 жыл бұрын

+Umeimah Bastaki Please use it... You have permission. :)

@AnneBarschall 10 жыл бұрын

People who want to encourage their creativity should also study improv comedy

@creativechangers9103 7 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea!

@NM-jn6cp 6 жыл бұрын

Anne Barschall This is a great comment

@thupsidedown 4 жыл бұрын

1. Reframe your question. Ask what no one is asking. 2. Shindogu. Create un useless inventions. Combine things in surprising ways. 3. Challenging Assumptions. Come up with unconventional solutions to problems 4. Pay attention. Observe everything. 5. Attitude. You need the confidence to solve big problems. 6. Your environment is important for creativity. Creative habitats inspire creativity. 7. We need to look at resources far beyond money. 8. We need to think about culture when we are creating creative environments. 9. Habitats are the external manifestation of our imagination and habitats affect our imagination. 10. The more attention we pay, the more resources we can unlock. 11. Culture is the collective attitude of an individual and individuals can reshape a culture.

@sathishkk9345 7 жыл бұрын

Coke bottle plant with 2 different background music is the best :)

@FromTheBiggining 9 жыл бұрын

i liked the second song of the coke ;)

@filipcotic7675 8 жыл бұрын

lol me too sounded so epic

@LaughingMan44 9 жыл бұрын

The most important characteristic is that they do not analyse it creativity even is, they just do, they just are, they don't need to assess it. IF you're here trying to learn how to be creative, you are completely fucked.

@junaidansari2370 7 жыл бұрын

This is gold. I fee I have at last discovered the secret to creativity :) Thanks for sharing.

@matthewnew9868 6 жыл бұрын

Laughing Man well that comment sounds like what i have been doing for the last 5 years

@xllisaiah7436 4 жыл бұрын

me coming up with ideas: 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠 me actually bringing them to life: 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

@larrywhite7993 2 жыл бұрын

Some people under extreme stress can I know will or have saved our world maybe 2

@morganblackwood9263 10 жыл бұрын

All ideas exist already, in the subconscious. They're accessed by focused innocence and silence.

@craffte 6 жыл бұрын

Ohhh that is beautiful. I'm thinking of a Terry Pratchett book. One of the characters, Wen, is the wisest of them all. Because he sees everything as a child in wonderment. As if for the first time. He carries no baggage and makes no judgements.

@laeticialefevre3881 5 жыл бұрын

YES RIGHT

@etiennevivente1216 6 жыл бұрын

This kind of abstract theorizing might be useful to a business like google or something. But seriously, for most people and businesses you just have to pull the trigger and do it.

@tobibaesc8251 4 жыл бұрын

This comment is absolutely true . And i think that this kind of theorizing is perfect for a creative person because they are not “most” people.

@babazji 8 жыл бұрын

the bottom line being, get up and start.

@ziia0528 8 жыл бұрын

So Creativity is more divergent than convergent.

@user-cu8gt7gd8u 3 жыл бұрын

Витя Гришин из Рязани , ты топ

@lookathisface1318 3 жыл бұрын

she is such a Tina

@KeenoKong 3 жыл бұрын

your so eloquant

@joaomendes7837 7 жыл бұрын

Culture is largely influenced by music and other Sound elements that form our thoughts and emotions.

@allysehueymusic 8 жыл бұрын

She is smart lol

@pinger2448 8 жыл бұрын

like u 🚶

@europeisthebestloveisblind5524 8 жыл бұрын

no her was double retration

@md.tanvirshikder1331 5 жыл бұрын

The 6 Characteristics of Truly Creative People 1.Imagination 2.Knowledge 3.Attitude 4. Habitat 5.Resources 6.Culture

@europeisthebestloveisblind5524 8 жыл бұрын

interesting 2 numbers give 10 posibilities to get number 10 so if you have 124 u have 12 retreations in in 100 procent

@digitalice6791 4 жыл бұрын

6:19 That stinks of fake LOL

@trueyouhypnotherapy 7 жыл бұрын

I hate it when someone asks me "does that make sense" It's really quite condescending.

@holabrian1 4 жыл бұрын

I hope not. I use it at work to stop and make sure a client gets it before moving on. Tone, of course, is very important.

@travis7613 4 жыл бұрын

It’s only condescending when it’s something that’s easy to grasp.

@craffte 6 жыл бұрын

Ohhh, the ole " let's pair creativity with entrepreneurship" line. Yawn.

@TonySwaby 7 жыл бұрын

There are no answers only questions.

@analogdistortion 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm, she seems to claim at the start that creative people are solely the ones that "make things happen". I was very creative when I was in my teens and 20's and continue to be, but I didn't make all my ideas happen, especially when I was younger. I wonder where her source is for that because I bet it's just made up in her head. It was all ideas before I decided on what I really wanted to do.

@JT-gm4fk 2 жыл бұрын

Creative people are the people who create , invent, imagine and etc. Just because you did not doesn't mean that the idea is not true. Its a statistic , nothing is 100 percent. Followers follow that which is already there, creators create new paths for followers to follow. It is in fact the creators who make things happen.

@analogdistortion 2 жыл бұрын

@@JT-gm4fk I didn't say I never created, just that I had so many ideas that I have to settle on one of them before I can actually do something. I make music, homebrew beer, I DJ and for a while hosted a radio show, I just bought acrylic paint art equipment and a dozen other things I won't bother going I to. What I'm saying is that creative people don't just have one idea and work on it. I've never seen a creative person just do one thing and never have other ideas or projects that they want to do but don't.

@Quiczor 8 жыл бұрын

As an aside ? + ? = 10 is basically algebra without a definite solution.

@davedavito 8 жыл бұрын

I disagree with here first example, i mean, math dosn´t limit you, creativity is a part of math, but learning new and simplerer formulas makes it easier. I feel math has given me way more creativity than Language courses (swedish, english and especially german (an course i never finished).

@pinger2448 8 жыл бұрын

agree with u

@novalee6861 8 жыл бұрын

I think you misunderstood. She didn't say math was limiting to your creativity. She said being constantly asked questions with definitive answers did. She used a simple math problem as an example. A language course would present the same problem, however a creative writing class where you can use the language that you had learned would be creative. Both the math problems and the language courses provide what she referred to as tools, knowledge for the creativity.

@astalavistakhoojr775 4 жыл бұрын

im here because accompany roti pong from MAHSA university student.. 😂😂😂

@alyseen_dninie 3 жыл бұрын

I’m mahsa student too anyway😹 I’m here because of my prof tell me so

@bigcityjunglecatenvisageth1422 7 жыл бұрын

I for one consider myself as truly innovative and artistic but I have to say of this lady that she has lost me. She doesn't seem to be making too much sense in my opinion.

@jacquelineflood6540 4 жыл бұрын

I think u R having info overload, so why not take it slowly and listen 2 some of the vid or listen 2 music b4 :) have a gud DA

@bigcityjunglecatenvisageth1422 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelineflood6540 Thing is though, if I understood her then it wud be more worrying cus this wud mean I am on the same wavelength, Lmao.

@henry2450 9 жыл бұрын

hey .. look at me guys.. :D hehehehe.. look

@BudhaXIII 7 жыл бұрын

Can someone please highlight these 6 characteristics? I can't listen through it cause I find her annoying as hell.

@77777aol 6 жыл бұрын

Check out the six words on the coloured bands. E.g. 18.36 !

@RubbinRobbin 10 жыл бұрын

sock sweaters a lie

@ColinProcter 9 жыл бұрын

Truly Creative People? I'm sorry, there must be something wrong with me. As an artist, songwriter and Art teacher, I find this woman's irritatingly condescending manner and glib anecdotes the antithesis of creativity. A mural from yard waste? A sweater made from an old socks? I'm sorry, but no, I don't find these "pretty amazing". These are fairly logical solutions which have little to do with being "truly creative". True creativity, as I understand it, comes from complete mastery of knowledge and technique, resulting in a (sometimes radically) new outcome to an existing problem. It arrives in a state of "flow" or what athletes call "the zone". See Einstein, Mozart or Leonardo. I think I have reached that state for about half-an-hour in my 50 year career. Knitting a sweater from old wool is not innovation to me.

@isengrim99 9 жыл бұрын

I see your point, but mastery of knowledge and technique means that you take bits and pieces out of ellaborate ideas and teachings of others, to create something "new". Is there essentially any difference between that, and knitting sweaters out of socks? If you do something very grand and creatively to change things, or just for the sake of being grand, is that not for the wrong reasons? "I'll take silly sweaters over Da Vincies(did I spell that name right?) attempts to make an hanglider anyday," some people might think. And I can sort of understand that. Not trying to be condecending tho, I am not a educated man myself... yet:)

@ColinProcter 9 жыл бұрын

isengrim99 I agree, doing something grandly creative just for the sake change or of being grand is indeed, utterly pointless and, I would argue, not actually creative at all, since nothing of use is created. To me, true creativity improves our lives by solving problems in a way that had not been thought of before. Innovations such as sliced bread, the Dyson vacuum cleaner and the Theory of Relativity come from a complete understanding of the subject, immersion in the problem and a new and unorthodox view of possible outcomes (often through synthesizing wildly different concepts and disciplines). My disappointment with the video clip is with Tina Seelig's suggestion of insight into this kind of "True Creativity" in her talk's title. However, of her two examples, one results in the same orthodox solution my auntie Mabel would come up with "Hmm, what to do with some old woollen socks? I know! Knit a sweater out of them!" This is a linear, logical solution and not a lateral, creative one.The other example is the solution I have seen dozens of primary school teachers arrive at when presented with bits and pieces of discarded packaging, garden waste, etc ie; making a mural or other artwork from them. This is a fairly commonplace response to the problem and therefore not "Truly Creative".I was hoping for some insight into the thought processes that create the neat ideas that make our world a better place and make us say "wow, why didn't anybody think of that before?"Instead, she made me doubt her judgement and her understanding of her subject by presenting two examples which fell far short of the claims she made for them.

@isengrim99 9 жыл бұрын

I get your point, especially about pedagogical creativity. My teachers tried to learn my class how to be creative, by having us do drawings and stuff like that. But if we didn't do it right, with other words not copying the examples presented to us, we had to start over again. I quickly lost interest, something that puzzled my teachers, as I was the one that always impressed everyone with the stuff I drew between classes. Sure, have kids draw the stuff they are told to as a part of an assignment, just don't call it creativity-lessons.

@jackchorn 9 жыл бұрын

ColinFreakwave Maybe a bit to harsh.It is creativity. Many people never do creative works or thought. For a firefighter to make a belt from his hose is creative. Is it a masterpiece? No- this is the difference between craft and art. Craft is creativity anyone can do with no or little practice- its creativity though and should be supported.What you are talking about is a level of understanding that only comes after years of practice and plenty of tools in your box- some like autistics gain this same thing but is acquired in a much different way but the fireworks popping are all coming from the same place.It is what the romans called having a genius and the greeks with their daemons. It is not owned by the person but the person has access through this and is given the gifts. Tesla-Newton-Gogh Cezanne. Then there are Picasso and Koons I would argue do not have these daemons but have mastered the social business aspect- very different.

@ColinProcter 9 жыл бұрын

I take your point about craft creativity and art creativity. Perhaps I was being a little too demanding of the presentation (or maybe the title raises expectations too high). However, I must take issue with you over Picasso. For Koons, I understand your point; he has turned business into Art. However, Picasso definitely deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Van Gogh and Cezanne. In fact, at age fourteen, Picasso could draw and paint more realistically than Van Gogh or Cezanne were ever able to (both of those artists struggled with realism and they are rightly revered for their expressionistic and stylistic innovations), so Picasso qualifies as a child prodigy. Much more importantly though, Picasso's later discoveries and innovations have shaped the way we look at the world for the last century or more. There is not a field of art & design today which doesn't still bear the DNA of principles he pioneered. Everything from the way magazines look, the way film and video are cut and montaged, the materials that are used for sculpture, to interior design, fashion design, photography and beyond; all of these owe a great deal to his technical and formal advances. On top of this, he INVENTED collage! -which is practically the guiding principle behind all kinds of modern aesthetics! If anyone on your list had the daemons that drive you to restlessly avoid easy solutions, shun cliché, and constantly push themselves in the search for a deeper solutions, even when they seemed awkward or likely to be rejected, then that person would be Picasso. Yes, he was unafraid of self publicity (and so were Michelangelo, Leonardo, Newton, and a host of other genii), but to bracket him as simply a master in socio-business terms when we are living in a world which visually owes so much to his ideas is not only a gigantic slight but also suggests a lack of awareness of art & design history.

@MrRonmcneely 6 жыл бұрын

Another talk about creativity by an uncreative person who has confused novelty for creativity. Few people are creative; it is not something that can be taught, certainly not by engineers.

@aculturacionsin9852 5 жыл бұрын

Ron McNeely I agree shit is to structured creativity is not this literal

@tisaprimc 5 жыл бұрын

Oh please, what is this? True creativity developes in very harsh situations when you HAVE to do it in order to survive. It developes because there is no other way but to start to see things differently. Doing some stupid games with the trash is almost like an insult for those who really know what it means to be crealive and how much troble you have to go through to get there.

@JT-gm4fk 2 жыл бұрын

Thats called adaptation and instinct. Creativity is imagining something you do not have to. Its the entire essence of being creative. Finding water when you need to survive is not creativity , its a necessity. Finding an easier way to get your water to you is creativity.