The Development of Creative Thinkers through Environmental Action Dr Peter Le Masurier Scientist in Residence, Yew International School of Shanghai.
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The Development of Creative Thinkers through
Environmental Action
Dr Peter Le MasurierScientist in Residence, Yew International Sc
hool of Shanghai
Creative Thinkers…Why the Need?
Global Needs
Business
New ProductsNew Manufacturing MethodsNew Markets
Research
New TheoriesSolutions to global issues
Society
EnvironmentPopulation growth
What are the Leaders Saying?
“Ideas are more important than knowledge”
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower”.
Innovation in Business
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“ Make Product X and all this will be yours…!”
Certainly!
We’re with you!
How much do you need!
Yes but?
The Reality• People don’t like change
– The longer you have being doing something the worse you become
• People don’t like risk– Making mistakes is seldom an advantage
• People are naturally skeptical– Most peoples first response is NO.
• Companies are driven by financial results
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• Start small quickly deliver• Separate the risk• Choose an area where
you can make a difference• Align with the interests of
the decision makers
Three Steps
Creative Idea
Results
Change
Start Small
“I had an idea once… nobody listened to me!”
Creative thinking in Schools?
Is that what we really want?
“What about the grades?”
“What about the syllabus?”
A* “How will I keep control?”A B C
The Normal Response
““Good try, but not right”Good try, but not right”
““Nice idea, lets look Nice idea, lets look at that tomorrow”at that tomorrow”
““Your actually right, but the Your actually right, but the MARKSCHEME says…”MARKSCHEME says…”
Science…. any better?
Newtonian
Relativistic
The REAL Solution
Moving away from the Syllabus….• Grades will suffer• Most students will be lost and won’t support you
Momentum of Ideas
• Avoid areas of risk• Stay separate from the syllabus
• Focus on areas where we can deliver results• Areas where ideas can be put into action
• Start small• Students also don’t like failure
• Align with the interests of the students• Often not the syllabus!
ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
Environmental Challenge
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8307272.stm
Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'
“Creative thinking certainly needed here!”
According to Professor *********, faster shipping and easier access to oil and gas
reserves were among short-term benefits of the melting.
Separate it out
Qing Lin Environment Club
Paper recyclingCarbon offsetting
Greening the school
Classroom Auditing
Observable Results
http://www.rootsandshoots.org
1000 Trees in
Inner Mongolia
On a Global Scale
Summary
• Reduce the Risk• Stay separate from the syllabus• Don’t risk their grade averages
• Align with the students interests• Generating ideas should be fun
• Start small• Students also don’t enjoy failure
• Deliver results• Share the success
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