Teaching Innovation
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Transcript of Teaching Innovation
Teaching Innovation
Alan Dix
Lancaster University
www.hcibook.com/alan
Ministry of Educationmission
“creative thinking skills and learning skills
are essential for the future”
http://www1.moe.edu.sg/educatio.htm
Ministry of Educationdesired outcomes of education
“be innovative”“be creative and imaginative”
“be able to think independently and creatively”
http://www1.moe.edu.sg/desired.htm
why me?
• human–computer interaction– complex (computers and people!)– rapidly changing => innovation
• research– professionals do it– academics know about it… an academic about academia
culture
culture
occidental oriental
individual community
opinion authority
academic
objective
reasoning
different disciplines
• technology– science: objective, reasoning– invention: esoteric, imagination
• fine art– west: inspiration, the muse– east: discipline, study
• music– skill, discipline, interpretation
creative steps – the ant
• lots of small steps• incremental• evolutionary• convergent
creative steps – the flea
• great leaps• unguided• revolutionary• divergent
creativity is hard
avoiding crocophants
Professor Alan’sformula for creativity!
structure + diversity
innovation
structure
everything in its place
• names• taxonomies• dimensions• multiple classifications
using multi-classifications
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what and why
• what’s good about something• what’s bad about it
• why?
… avoids crocophants …
diversity
imagination and play
what if thinking
imagination = looking ahead
the foundation of science and technology
random metaphors
using PowerPointis like
playing a violin
random
bad ideas
• deliberately silly/bad ideas– e.g. glass hammer
• analyse it– what’s good, what’s bad
• assume it is a good idea– car salesman, pretend it is optimal
why bad ideas
• reduce personal commitment• fun group exercise
• to train critical thought• to inspire good ideas!
plus more opposites …
creative tension
• justification & evaluation• qualitative & quantitative• broad & deep• abstract & concrete• deconstruction & reconstruction