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NYCATA AW2014
Cracking the Creativity CodeDr. Lori Kent
llken@hunter.cuny.org • “lorikent” @ slidehare.com • @landfallarts
ART & VISUAL
CULTURE
CRITICAL &
CREATIVE THINKING
ADULT TECHNOLOGY-
BASED PROGRAMMING
The Point is:
Art can teach the skills/awareness required for being digitally literate even if you don’t have access to fancy technology.
PLAYFUL, NIMBLE, COLLABORATIVE…
EXPERIMENTAL, COURAGEOUS, CURIOUS, RESOURCEFUL, AWARE, EMPATHETIC, FOCUSED, PERCEPTIVE, CURRENT, COOL/HIP
And…
The underlying creativity of technological innovation has a lot in common with art.
Artist “Habits of Mind”
How?
Through metacognition, humility, and belief in art’s capacity to explicitly foster creative thinking skills.
What if you have to defend the arts?
You can say that creativity in the arts supports thinking that will solve problems for business, science, and technology in the future!
MYTHS ABOUT ART AND DIGITAL CULTURE
MYTH 1. ALL KIDS POSSESS DIGITAL SAVVY
MYTH 2. ALL DIGITAL SKILLS ARE TECH-BASED
APIs. ROI. Hadoop. Java. C++. Responsive Design. CRM. Social Media. Mobile. Courage. IXD. Open Source. Cloud. SVSD. IoT. Programming. IA. Rich Media. Algorithm. Data. Analytics. SEM. Prototyping. Curiosity. Application Development. Platform Strategy. Waterfall. Data Science. PR. User Experience Design. Agile. Drupal. HTML. Javascript. SQL. Physical Computing. Marketing. Metrics. Interface Development. Empathy. CSS. jQuery. Native Advertising. Content Strategy. Sprints. Production. PM. SEO. Strategy. Product Design. Multi-platform. Ecosystem. Storytelling. Apps. Paid Media.
MYTH 3. THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE IS ITS OWN THING
MYTH 4.ART + TECH ARE OBSCURE MEDIA
MYTH 4.ART AND TECH IS AN OBSCURE MEDIA
Museum of Art and Design New York
To create digital genius:
CourageousFocusedEmpatheticListener/PerceptiveCuriousInfluential
Concepting Lesson Plans or Activities
“Courageous” + Artmaking = Tech-related Concept or Prototype
For example: build a shield out of art materials that protects your online identity (or reminds you to be careful about online identity)
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