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Teaching Innovation : 

Teaching Innovation Alan Dix Lancaster University www.hcibook.com/alan

Ministry of Educationmission : 

Ministry of Educationmission “creative thinking skills and learning skillsare essential for the future” http://www1.moe.edu.sg/educatio.htm

Ministry of Educationdesired outcomes of education : 

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? : 

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

culture : 

culture occidental oriental academic objective reasoning

different disciplines : 

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 : 

creative steps – the ant lots of small steps incremental evolutionary convergent

creative steps – the flea : 

creative steps – the flea great leaps unguided revolutionary divergent

creativity is hard : 

creativity is hard avoiding crocophants

Professor Alan’sformula for creativity! : 

Professor Alan’sformula for creativity! structure + diversity ? innovation

structure : 

structure

everything in its place : 

everything in its place names taxonomies dimensions multiple classifications

using multi-classifications : 

using multi-classifications to spread literature search X

using multi-classifications : 

using multi-classifications to spread literature search to identify gaps somator other thing-amibob somatelse ?

using multi-classifications : 

using multi-classifications to spread literature search to identify gaps to discover trends thing-amibob somatelse ? ?

using multi-classifications : 

using multi-classifications to spread literature search to identify gaps to discover trends to uncover abstractions somator other thing-amibob somatelse different again

using multi-classifications : 

using multi-classifications to spread literature search to identify gaps to discover trends to uncover abstractions to synthesise solutions somator other thing-amibob somatelse ?

what and why : 

what and why what’s good about something what’s bad about it why? … avoids crocophants …

diversity : 

diversity

imagination and play : 

imagination and play what if thinking imagination = looking ahead the foundation of science and technology

random metaphors : 

random metaphors using PowerPoint is like playing a violin random

bad ideas : 

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 : 

why bad ideas reduce personal commitment fun group exercise to train critical thought to inspire good ideas!

plus more opposites … : 

plus more opposites …

creative tension : 

creative tension justification & evaluation qualitative & quantitative broad & deep abstract & concrete deconstruction & reconstruction