Creativity is no longer a luxury, it’s about survival. Gerard Puccio, International Centre for Studies in Creativity. My six-year old friend told me, incredulously, that there was an easy way to solve the chicken and egg question. “You just change how you understand the question. You could say it depends totally on the steepness of… Continue reading Creativity: what is it, and do I really need to be good at it?
Month: October 2020
Can creativity be taught?
In short, yes. Some universities even teach it. Hurrah to them – yet why on earth, if being creative is one of the key human-only skills we will need in the increasingly automated workplace, isn’t learning to be creative a standard part of any – every – school curriculum? The late Ken Robinson claimed that… Continue reading Can creativity be taught?
Is it true computer games could help my child socially and emotionally? Can’t they become obsessed?
(14 min read) Yes, and yes. This is a question I’m asked a great deal: are there any positives in gaming that transfer to the real world? Or should we be very concerned about our children becoming obsessed by gaming? In discussions about computer gaming, whether it be at the school gates or in the… Continue reading Is it true computer games could help my child socially and emotionally? Can’t they become obsessed?