Guest OverviewWhat is creativity - It's a big question. I’ve worked in the creative industries all my life, yet I’ve never considered creativity to from a psychological and developmental perspective until I sat down with this weeks guest Michael Hanchett Hanson - author and founder and director of the Masters Concentration in Creativity and Cognition program at Teachers College, Columbia University,In part one of the interview, we cover the impact of Michael's upbringing and the dual influence of his mother and father, his mentors and his early ambitions growing up in Texan Bible belt.Michael deconstructs the social, material and temporal components of creativity. We discuss genius, distinctiveness, and exceptionality.Michael breaks down creativity and explains the impact of education on creativity and the value of deep learning, and explains the domain-general and domain-specific theories of creativity.Michael debunks the notion of out of the box thinking and provides an alternative mode and we discuss the value of constraints in creativity.Finally, we cover the serendipity in his journey and how he applies creativity in his life.I hope you find value in this vibrant and vigorous exploration of creativity with Michael Hanchett Hanson.What we discuss His early upbringing in TexasGrowing up in the Bible beltMichael discusses his father's intellectual influenceHis Mother’s aesthetic influenceMichael describes his mentor Howard GruberPendergast regime and prohibitionThe safety of his upbringingSchool life in TexasThe supportive role of his motherBeing a cognitive voyeurStudying architectureDistributed cognitionGruber's definition of creativityThe social material and temporal distribution of creativitySymbol making animalsGenius - the Latin definitionGenius is in the workGenius is not in the person. The genius is in the work as it coalesces socially, materially, in temporarily.Ken RobinsonClayton ChristensenThe role of education and creativityCreativity - domain-specific or generalistThe role of the depth of understandingDivergent thinkingStructureProcrastinationHis level of creativityCuriosityWhen we need to avoid creativityThe intellectual, philosophical and aesthetic.The network of enterprisePrinciplesTough choicesThe Impossible QuestionThe role of graceEffort and work Connecting Linkedin Links in the showWorldmaking: Psychology and the Ideology of Creativity Howard Gruber Jean Piaget Thomas AquinasBeyond Good and EvilEdward Clapp Project Zero Harvard Robert Lustig The Mud club The Infidel and the ProfessorThe courage to create Creativity and constraints  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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