Video Resources: Food for Thought
Have a few minutes of spare time? Here's a small selection of videos that I have found to be interesting and (in some cases) very helpful when thinking about being a creative. If you find a video that may be helpful to our group, please send it to me!
The Gap
What does it take to become a maker? Making! Making, and making, and making even more. And sometimes, you have to burn through making a lot of junk before you will get to the gold. The Way of Improv
Dave Morris shares what it takes to be an improvisor. How do these skills relate, also, to being a visual artist? How to Build Your Creative Confidence
Many of us have had an experience that shut down or crushed our creative confidence... David Kelley asks: is creativity something available only to a lucky chosen few? The 6 Characteristics of Truly Creative People
Stanford professor Tina Seelig painstakingly researched what makes good ideas spring forward. Can Creativity be Taught?
Sir Ken Robinson says that our schools are failing to recognize creativity; we’re failing to prepare the next generation for the challenges that lie ahead. |
4 Lessons in Creativity
There are things we can control and things we can't. Letting go is the first step to letting yourself freely create. Potter and radio host Julie Burstein shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Your Elusive Creative Genius
Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses. Creativity is a Remix
Is there such thing as originality? Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators both borrow, steal and transform. |