David Adam's creativity presentation

1. Creativity in Higher Education: helping students achieve their true creative potential David J. Adams UK Centre for Bioscience and Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds

3. Creativity training

5. Creative environments

6. Creativity and chocolate

7. Creativity and music

8. Creative uses for CDs

9. Creative frameworks Diverge 1 Objective Finding Diverge Converge Converge Converge Converge Diverge Diverge 6 Acceptance Finding Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving (CPS) 2 Fact Finding 3 Problem Finding 4 Idea Finding 5 Solution Finding Steps Stages 1 - 3 Identifying and Clarifying the Challenge 4 - 5 Generating and Evaluating Ideas 6 Implementing solutions

11. New perspectives?

12. Creativity in the Biosciences Website

14. Promoting creativity in individuals Analogies Brainstorming and mind-mapping Challenging assumptions Clich é s and proverbs Curiosity Google-storming Idea dump Importance of a fresh eye Personal analogy Synonyms SCAMPER

15. Curiosity/inspiration from the unusual: Kevlar ‘ Chance favours only the prepared mind’ Louis Pasteur

16. Challenging assumptions Dyson iMac Polymerase Chain Reaction

17. Challenging assumptions

18. Challenging assumptions ‘ THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX’

19. Analogy Hubble telescope Showerhead

20. Analogy: bio-inspiration Leaves/crisps Lotus leaf/self-cleaning paint Cocklebur/Velcro Woodpecker/crash helmet

21. Brainstorming and mindmapping Freemind: http://freemind.sourceforge.net

23. S.C.A.M.P.E.R. (a checklist of questions) S ubstitute P ut to other uses C ombine E liminate A dapt R earrange / R everse M odify

24. Entrepreneurship in H.E. conference and S.C.A.M.P.E.R. S ubstitute – entrepreneurs in schools C ombine – with research-led teaching A dapt – what’s happening in other countries? M odify – entrepreneurship in HE and industry P ut to other uses – advertise new initiatives E liminate – focus on e.g. bioscience R earrange/ R everse – seek students’ views

25. Incubate and communicate

26. Group chat and ‘Fridge magnets’

27. Submitting ideas/ ‘Fridge magnets’

29. Promoting creativity in groups Brainstorming: Post-its

30. Devise novel approaches for solubilization and stabilization of proteins Promoting creativity in groups Brainstorming: Grid

31. Promoting creativity in groups Six Thinking Hats

32. Promoting creativity in groups: Lotus Blossom

34. Creativity and Research-led Teaching website THE SITE IS AVAILABLE TO USERS OUTSIDE LEEDS: http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/creativity/