Creative Minds; Shaping the Future
This podcast is a space to discuss creativity: in society, in the workplace, in education.
In each episode we explore definitions of creativity with guests from a range of backgrounds and ask whether or not creativity has a place in education.
If you enjoy the podcast you might also like my book 'A creative primary curriculum for all' https://amzn.eu/d/0UTTfsk
Background music provided by:
Chloe Clayton
Creative Minds; Shaping the Future
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Dr Poppy Gibbson, an Education researcher, author and lecturer joins us for this episode.
Poppy shares her understanding of creativity creating new neural pathways, she agrees that creativity provides the opportunity for risk taking in safe environments and the opportunity to have fun. She highlights that collaborative creativity opens our minds to new ideas and it is from these new ideas we grow and make connections.
Poppy shares an interesting exercise she carried out over 7 years with trainee teachers which you can try with your own students.
Link to the research mentioned in this episode:
Pahl's study: https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=4867
Thanks to Chloe Clayton - @clomyster on Instagram for creating the music for this podcast.
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