Developing Enterprise & Creativity in All Sectors A Local Authority Approach Considering Creativity …… ...Creating Creativity ………… .Cultivating Creativity Eric Burton Enterprise in Education Officer West Lothian Council

Considering Creativity Creativity is a term, which resists the limits of simple definition - yet is a concept much wider than any specific appreciation. www.thebrainexployer.com

Creativity is a term, which resists the limits of simple definition - yet is a concept much wider than any specific appreciation.

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Considering Creativity At the simplest level creativity means brining into being something which was not their before The new thing must have value. It must include the concepts of “unexpectedness & change” Edward de Bono - Thinking Hats

At the simplest level creativity means brining into being something which was not their before

The new thing must have value.

It must include the concepts of “unexpectedness & change”

Edward de Bono - Thinking Hats

Considering Creativity We understand creativity either …………..when we experience it or …………… when we feel we have lost it. www.thebrainexplorer.com

We understand creativity either …………..when we experience it or …………… when we feel we have lost it.

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Considering Creativity Creativity v Innovation. Quote from Enterprise Book

Creativity v Innovation.

Considering Creativity As a child we lose up to 75% of our creativity By the time we are 40 we are nearly expressing less than 2% of the measurable creativity we demonstrated as children

As a child we lose up to 75% of our creativity

Considering Creativity Brain Slide

Considering Creativity Processing Information Slide.

Considering Creativity Memory, Retention & learning.

Considering Creativity A Curriculum for Excellence Purpose of the Curriculum 3 - 18

Considering Creativity Determined to Succeed Statements re creativity

Considering Creativity Est. 100,000 FT jobs which support this sector. £5bn turnover SE predict growth of 30% over next 3 - 5 years Creating 2000 new jobs Creative Futures For Scotland?

Est. 100,000 FT jobs which support this sector.

£5bn turnover

SE predict growth of 30% over next 3 - 5 years

Creating 2000 new jobs

Considering Creativity Creative industry generates £112bn revenue 1.3 million employed Scotland has greater share of the industry than any other region outwith S/E Creative industries forecast to grow on average 10% Creative Futures For UK?

Creative industry generates £112bn revenue

1.3 million employed

Scotland has greater share of the industry than any other region outwith S/E

Creative industries forecast to grow on average 10%

Considering Creativity India Quote..?

Creating Creativity Vision - To become the most enterprising culture in Europe Aims; a clear, articulated progressive educational framework championed by a variety of stakeholders active learning develops in the individual - no matter age young people have the skills, confidence and belief in their ability to succeed as employees - employers - entrepreneurs.

Aims;

a clear, articulated progressive educational framework

championed by a variety of stakeholders

active learning develops in the individual - no matter age

young people have the skills, confidence

and belief in their ability to succeed as

employees - employers - entrepreneurs.

Creating Creativity A D V I S E

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Creating Creativity West Lothian Operational Structure Diagram

Creating Creativity Creating Culture of Creativity There is structure and order High challenge / Low threat High energy / Low tension High expectations Personal differences accepted Risk taking and fantasy are encouraged

Creating Culture of Creativity

There is structure and order

High challenge / Low threat

High energy / Low tension

High expectations

Personal differences accepted

Risk taking and fantasy are encouraged

Cultivating Creativity SET Toolkit Laminator Book binder Sissex machine Badge making machine Mount cutter Score perfect Enterprise & Innovation £ Display boards & table School Enterprise Teaching Toolkit

SET Toolkit

Laminator

Book binder

Sissex machine

Badge making machine

Mount cutter

Score perfect

Enterprise & Innovation £

Display boards & table

Cultivating Creativity. The Learning Library Innovative staff CPD One Stop Enterprise Shop Evaluation and feedback

The Learning Library

Innovative staff CPD

One Stop Enterprise Shop

Evaluation and feedback

Cultivating Creativity S1 - S6 art programme S1/2 Subject choice S4/5/6 SQA certification Special class project The Schuh Challenge

S1 - S6 art programme

S1/2 Subject choice

S4/5/6 SQA certification

Special class project

Cultivating Creativity Pampers to Plc. Enterprise & creativity Enterprise umbrella Sharing good practise. Parental insight Business engagement WLC insight.

Pampers to Plc.

Enterprise & creativity

Enterprise umbrella

Sharing good practise.

Parental insight

Business engagement

WLC insight.

Cultivating Creativity Expansion of IT Canon partnership Riverdeep partnership Our community in the Picture Competition.

Expansion of IT

Canon partnership

Riverdeep partnership

Our community in the Picture Competition.

Cultivating Creativity The creative process requires practise and hard work, knowledge and skills as well as inventiveness, it involves both the freedom and control and engages hand, heart and head.