{"id":4242,"date":"2019-02-09T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/blog\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2019-02-04T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T21:57:37","slug":"can-creativity-be-taught-whats-the-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/can-creativity-be-taught-whats-the-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Creativity Be Taught? What’s the Formula?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>My edutwitter feed has a lively debate about this question: can we teach people to be creative<\/em>?<\/p>\n

This round started with a post by David Didau<\/a>, summarizing a debate between himself and Paul Carney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Didau believes (oversimplifying here) that creativity is an emergent phenomenon, resulting from a knowledge-rich curriculum.<\/p>\n

When people know lots o’ stuff, they are increasingly able to come up with new and useful combinations of that stuff. And, that’s how we typically define “creativity”: new & useful<\/em>.<\/p>\n

On the contrary, Carney believes that creativity can — in fact, must — be taught directly. For instance, he believes that helping students visualize complex patterns can help them see information in new ways.<\/p>\n

That is, one teachable skill leads to greater creativity in general.<\/p>\n

What’s the Secret Formula?<\/h2>\n

Tom Sherrington weighs in on this debate<\/a>, and (creatively) adds his own twist.<\/p>\n

Although he doesn’t think creativity can be\u00a0taught,<\/em> he does think it can be\u00a0fostered<\/em>. In fact, he’s got a formula for fostering it. Here goes:<\/p>\n

c = f (K, P, D)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unsurprisingly, the K in Sherrington’s formula is “knowledge.” I’ll let you read his article to explore the other two key variables.<\/p>\n

As an added bonus, you’ll get to see a Francis-Bacon-inspired portrait of Sherrington’s son, painted by Sherrington’s daughter. I don’t doubt you’ll be impressed by the creativity on display…<\/p>\n

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