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Teaching Innovation. Alan Dix Lancaster University www.hcibook.com/alan. Ministry of Education mission. “creative thinking skills and learning skills are essential for the future” http://www1.moe.edu.sg/educatio.htm. Ministry of Education desired outcomes of education. “be innovative”
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Teaching Innovation Alan Dix Lancaster University www.hcibook.com/alan
Ministry of Educationmission “creative thinking skills and learning skillsare essential for the future” http://www1.moe.edu.sg/educatio.htm
Ministry of Educationdesired outcomes of education “be innovative” “be creative and imaginative” “be able to think independently and creatively” http://www1.moe.edu.sg/desired.htm
why me? • human–computer interaction • complex (computers and people!) • rapidly changing => innovation • research • professionals do it • academics know about it … an academic about academia
individual community opinion authority culture academic occidental oriental objective reasoning
different disciplines • technology • science: objective, reasoning • invention: esoteric, imagination • fine art • west: inspiration, the muse • east: discipline, study • music • skill, discipline, interpretation
creative steps – the ant • lots of small steps • incremental • evolutionary • convergent
creative steps – the flea • great leaps • unguided • revolutionary • divergent
creativity is hard avoiding crocophants
Professor Alan’sformula for creativity! structure + diversity innovation
everything in its place • names • taxonomies • dimensions • multiple classifications
using multi-classifications • to spread literature search X
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what and why • what’s good about something • what’s bad about it • why? … avoids crocophants …
imagination and play what if thinking imagination = looking ahead the foundation of science and technology
random metaphors random using PowerPoint is like playing a violin
bad ideas • deliberately silly/bad ideas • e.g. glass hammer • analyse it • what’s good, what’s bad • assume it is a good idea • car salesman, pretend it is optimal
why bad ideas • reduce personal commitment • fun group exercise • to train critical thought • to inspire good ideas!
creative tension • justification & evaluation • qualitative & quantitative • broad & deep • abstract & concrete • deconstruction & reconstruction