aw14 cracking code v2

NYCATA AW2014

Cracking the Creativity CodeDr. Lori Kent

llken@hunter.cuny.org • “lorikent” @ slidehare.com • @landfallarts

ART & VISUAL

CULTURE

CRITICAL &

CREATIVE THINKING

ADULT TECHNOLOGY-

BASED PROGRAMMING

The Point is:

Art can teach the skills/awareness required for being digitally literate even if you don’t have access to fancy technology.

PLAYFUL, NIMBLE, COLLABORATIVE…

EXPERIMENTAL, COURAGEOUS, CURIOUS, RESOURCEFUL, AWARE, EMPATHETIC, FOCUSED, PERCEPTIVE, CURRENT, COOL/HIP

And…

The underlying creativity of technological innovation has a lot in common with art.

Artist “Habits of Mind”

How?

Through metacognition, humility, and belief in art’s capacity to explicitly foster creative thinking skills.

What if you have to defend the arts?

You can say that creativity in the arts supports thinking that will solve problems for business, science, and technology in the future!

MYTHS ABOUT ART AND DIGITAL CULTURE

MYTH 1. ALL KIDS POSSESS DIGITAL SAVVY

MYTH 2. ALL DIGITAL SKILLS ARE TECH-BASED

APIs. ROI. Hadoop. Java. C++. Responsive Design. CRM. Social Media. Mobile. Courage. IXD. Open Source. Cloud. SVSD. IoT. Programming. IA. Rich Media. Algorithm. Data. Analytics. SEM. Prototyping. Curiosity. Application Development. Platform Strategy. Waterfall. Data Science. PR. User Experience Design. Agile. Drupal. HTML. Javascript. SQL. Physical Computing. Marketing. Metrics. Interface Development. Empathy. CSS. jQuery. Native Advertising. Content Strategy. Sprints. Production. PM. SEO. Strategy. Product Design. Multi-platform. Ecosystem. Storytelling. Apps. Paid Media.

MYTH 3. THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE IS ITS OWN THING

MYTH 4.ART + TECH ARE OBSCURE MEDIA

MYTH 4.ART AND TECH IS AN OBSCURE MEDIA

Museum of Art and Design New York

To create digital genius:

CourageousFocusedEmpatheticListener/PerceptiveCuriousInfluential

Concepting Lesson Plans or Activities

“Courageous” + Artmaking = Tech-related Concept or Prototype

For example: build a shield out of art materials that protects your online identity (or reminds you to be careful about online identity)