Think Piece: New Perspectives for the Role of Creativity in Education
Authors: Christian Byrge, Patricia Núñez Gómez
Issue: 2019, Vol. 5
Abstract
This think piece is based on the combined insights from several decades of research and practice in the field of creativity, communication of new ideas and educational design. It suggests that the continuous introduction of robots and artificial intelligences will take over lots of the tasks that are based on logic and causal thinking. That it will even be able to produce ideas based on simple relative creativity, thus potentially making simple creative processes and creative techniques obsolete for the future workforce and entrepreneurs. It also suggests that this “take-over of tasks” opens up for the opportunity to direct general human capacity into solving increasingly complex problems created and faced by the human race, where creativity will be desperately needed. As a result, we may enter a new and more inclusive golden era in the history of mankind. In order for this to succeed the educational system will need to go beyond simply teaching creative process methods and creative techniques. It needs to systematically integrate holistic creativity curriculum as a fundamental component throughout all levels of education. It needs to define, explore, invent, experiment and disseminate approaches for holistic and systematic development of creative competences and creative confidence so that graduates will gain creativity as a second nature.
Keywords: teaching creativity, civic engagement, creative thinking skills, creative competence, creative confidence.
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Authors: Christian Byrge, Patricia Núñez Gómez
Issue: 2019, Vol. 5
Abstract
This think piece is based on the combined insights from several decades of research and practice in the field of creativity, communication of new ideas and educational design. It suggests that the continuous introduction of robots and artificial intelligences will take over lots of the tasks that are based on logic and causal thinking. That it will even be able to produce ideas based on simple relative creativity, thus potentially making simple creative processes and creative techniques obsolete for the future workforce and entrepreneurs. It also suggests that this “take-over of tasks” opens up for the opportunity to direct general human capacity into solving increasingly complex problems created and faced by the human race, where creativity will be desperately needed. As a result, we may enter a new and more inclusive golden era in the history of mankind. In order for this to succeed the educational system will need to go beyond simply teaching creative process methods and creative techniques. It needs to systematically integrate holistic creativity curriculum as a fundamental component throughout all levels of education. It needs to define, explore, invent, experiment and disseminate approaches for holistic and systematic development of creative competences and creative confidence so that graduates will gain creativity as a second nature.
Keywords: teaching creativity, civic engagement, creative thinking skills, creative competence, creative confidence.
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| Think Piece: New Perspectives for the Role of Creativity in Education by Christian Byrge and Patricia Núñez Gómez |
About the Authors:
Christian Byrge, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University ([email protected]). Christian holds a long list of publications related to education that fosters creativity. He is the co-initiator and co-designer of one of the most ambitious creativity courses, the five-month fulltime “Creative Genius Program” as well as one of the lead developers of the world’s first online training system for deliberate practice of creative skills, “Academy for Creativity”.
Patricia Núñez Gómez, PhD, Head of Department, Department of Applied Communication Sciences, Complutense University Madrid ([email protected]). Patricia holds a long list of publications related to digital literacy and creative learning. Patricia is minister of Child Protection (CIPI), member of Youth and Children Group at the London School of Economics, adviser to the Board of Child Protection, media literacy tutor in UNESCO and UNICEF, workshops coordinator of Educational Innovation, Lab Director of Youth Thinking research and member of the management team at two NGO's in Africa dedicated to the protection of children and the support of education for the future (PLOG and TYAD).
Christian Byrge, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University ([email protected]). Christian holds a long list of publications related to education that fosters creativity. He is the co-initiator and co-designer of one of the most ambitious creativity courses, the five-month fulltime “Creative Genius Program” as well as one of the lead developers of the world’s first online training system for deliberate practice of creative skills, “Academy for Creativity”.
Patricia Núñez Gómez, PhD, Head of Department, Department of Applied Communication Sciences, Complutense University Madrid ([email protected]). Patricia holds a long list of publications related to digital literacy and creative learning. Patricia is minister of Child Protection (CIPI), member of Youth and Children Group at the London School of Economics, adviser to the Board of Child Protection, media literacy tutor in UNESCO and UNICEF, workshops coordinator of Educational Innovation, Lab Director of Youth Thinking research and member of the management team at two NGO's in Africa dedicated to the protection of children and the support of education for the future (PLOG and TYAD).
