creativity, innovation & education

Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka Retreat for Senior Officers – Training Workshop

Education, Creativity & Innovation

Shanta R Yapa

Lecturer Profile - Shanta R Yapa

Industry experience: Over 30 years in diverse fields of Engineering, Banking, InternationalBusiness and General Management and at present works for Epic Technology Group as ChiefOperating Officer of Epic Research & Innovations.

Teaching experience: Visiting faculty member teaching business strategy, OB, technologymanagement and international business in programs of 16 local and overseas universities mainlyat ICBT for 15 years. Conducted over 10 management development programs for participantsfrom Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India Vietnam and Cambodia as a visiting resource person ofAITE, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Supervised over 300 research projects of local MBAcandidates of Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.

Current academic affiliations: Member of boards/committees of University Grants Commission –Standing Committee for Computing, University of Moratuwa, SLIIT and SLIATE.

Current industry affairs: Past President/ExCo member of the Software Chapter of the Federationof IT Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), Executive council member of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA),board member of ICT Industry Skills Council, Judge in NBQSA/APICTA competitions. Key notespeaker.

LinkedIn: Shanta Rajapaksha Yapa, Email: [email protected], M: 0773 908262

Shanta R Yapa - Education, Creativity & Innovation - August 20, 2017

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mailto:[email protected]

United breaks guitars!


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United Breaks Guitars.mp4

Scope

• Changes and challenges

• How to use creativity and innovation in education

• How to promote innovative thinking among students, teachers and others involved.


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Mind the generation gap!


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Accept the new words or not?


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1. Key changes and challenges..

• Fast changing environment

• Digitally connected

• Globalized

• Generation gaps

• Information overload

• Knowledge based firms/societies/economies

• Busy, stressed, unable to concentrate

• Changing behavior/life styles


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Can we use creativity and innovation to face them?

in combination with technologies around us …

Creativity and innovation

• Creativity and innovation can bring prosperity to individuals, firms and nations.

• Are innovations important? – The USA example

– Early 1900s, world’s number 1 in agriculture exports with 85% population involvement

– Early 2000s, still number 1, Guess population involvement in agriculture?


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Are we using our creativity?

• Thinking types

• Creativity (vs Logic)

• Are we creative as a nation?

• Are we innovative?

• Creativity Vs innovation

• Inventing and innovating


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2. Innovationනව්යකරණය கண்டுபிடிப்பு

• Product නිෂ්පාදන தயாரிப்பு

• Process ක්රියාවලි செயல்முறை• Business model ව්යාපාර ආකෘති வியாபார மாதிரி


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Types of innovations

• Incremental වර්ධනාත්මක கூடுதல்முறை

• Radical රැඩිකක්

• Disruptive

• Collaborative සහයයෝගී கூட்டு• Open විවෘත திைந்த

• Reverse

• Frugal අරපිරිමැස් குறைந்த பட்செட்டில்


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3. Are we using creativity and innovation in education?


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Teaching requires learners.Learning can happen without

teachers.


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Nationally best! Never gone to a school…


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Pakistan APICTA.mp4

4. Can we make learning more rewarding?

Outcome based learning, make learning a passion, solving social

issues

It is happening now..


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Social issues - few examples

• Road Accidents• Waste in Agriculture• Corruption• F&B habits• Fertilizers/chemicals• Disaster management• Road transport• Migrant workers• Digital divide • Surveillance• Crimes

• Financial inclusion • Money laundering• Supply chain issues• Manufacturing• Transfer policy!• Governance• Social media/internet• Fishing• Weather• Diseases• Suicides


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Are we using available technology/tools?


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TED.com


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CODE.org


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Transcribe


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Freebookspot.es


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5. How to use creativity and innovation?

• Look at the nature!

• Learn from others

• Challenge the existing

• Use tools

– Few examples: mind mapping, EPIC formula, Innovation tautogram


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Biomimicry ජෛව විද්යාව

• Velcro – Innovation inspired by nature

• Lotus effect on glass

• UV reflections in vertical glass panels (birds)

• Controllers in aircrafts (birds)

• Cameras in automobiles (fly)


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Mind map සිත සිතියම மன வறரபடம்


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The EPIC formulaThis video is available in Youtube.


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The EPIC Formula for Innovation Success.mp4

You never ask a child to “go and spend time in FB or internet”. But they do so whenever possible.

Why not we make the classroom (or learning

materials) so attractive and interactive?


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Challenge the ‘trade off’ thinking!

Look for win-win.

Try to collaborate than competing.

Think differently! Innovate to make learning enjoyable and rewarding!


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Thank You!

Shanta R YapaAugust 20, 2017