Please see my latest article published in “The Conversation”, on how purpose and being creative link to happiness.
Strategies to enhance your creativity
Check out the six strategies you might want to follow to enhance your creativity, that I shared as part of my university work with the AHRC funded project called Clwstwr Creadigol, The project aims to put innovation at the core of media production in South Wales. The academic team is a collaboration between Cardiff University, the University of South Wales and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Public Lecture on ‘Being Creative: Our Purpose in Life?
This is a video of my inaugural Professorial Lecture where I share my thoughts on why creativity is important for our own happiness, for the happiness of others and for our learning and growth. I highlight different ways creativity can manifest, and present some of the key factors that affect our creativity, including the role of purpose and our ‘state of being’. Finally, I reflect on the implications for how we educate our students, and how we run our organisations.
Note that I refer to a video clip in my talk of a famous try in rugby which could not be recorded for copyright reasons, so follow this link to watch it.
New Report on “Creativity and the Future of Skills”
Interesting new report by the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre on “Creativity and the Future of Skills”. Three key findings in the report:
“1. Creativity is likely to be even more important in the future job market…
2. Employers don’t just value creativity alone: they need talent with project management and organisational skills too…
3. Creative occupations don’t have a monopoly on creativity”… Examples given of other occupations requiring creativity include “engineers, manufacturing and business development roles.”
Creativity as the bridge between science and humanities education
My recent thoughts, published in “The Conversation”, on how creativity can bridge the divide between science and humanities education for schools, colleges and universities.
TEDx Talk by Shama Rahman on Multidisciplinary creativity
An interesting talk by Shama Rahman on creativity and the importance of bringing together people and ideas from the arts and sciences. It is also worth checking out Shama’s work at Jugular Productions.