John Yeo Creativity & Change Leadership Adopted Son of the Lucky 7s Philosophy, Vision, Plan June 19, 2008

Vision Started from 2006 Where do I go? and What do I want? and Why Does It Matter?

Philosophy

Philosophy

C = f a (K, I, E) Knowledge Imagination Evaluation Ruth Noller, Emeritus Professor Center for Studies in Creativity Buffalo State College ATTITUDE motivated to use potential Creative P erson

Knowledge

Imagination

Evaluation

I had 1 timeline 2 posters, 3 written drafts INTELLECTUAL Exercise

Why do I sense some disconnection ?)(@$&@$^!

BARRIERS to why creativity seemed “less valued”

Creative is good How is it valuable

Imagination Globalisation Self-actualisation Part of the curriculum Process, Environment No time Stifling environment How to teach creativity Teachers not ready Standard based assessment Asians less creative Is it necessary What you WON’T hear What you WILL hear

Make Creativity more Accessible through Education & Sharing of Research findings Barrier Busters:

Back to the CORE

“ J udgment can help keep i magination on the track, and i magination can help enlighten j udgment ” (Osborn, 1963, p.39)

FINDING THE BALANCE Internal motivations External drivers

The central point was that … … the creative person also is a self-actualised person – a fully functioning, mentally healthy, forward-growing human being who is also using his talents to become what he is capable of becoming. (Maslow, 1968, 1970; Rogers, 1962)

… the creative person also is a

self-actualised person

– a fully functioning, mentally healthy, forward-growing human being who is also using his talents to become what he is capable of becoming.

(Maslow, 1968, 1970; Rogers, 1962)

My Family- The promise of Hope

Vision

Mission

My 3 states of ‘Mindfulness’ Consciousness Self-actualization: To enjoy the process of deliberating, working through challenges, and building small steps of successes by bringing ideas into fruition. Connections Synthesis and meaning making: C ollaborations and co-creations, strengthening relationships and driving new directions of work both within MOE as well as in personal areas by helping others to see ‘new meaning’ of common interest. Communication Simonton’s 5 th P: To catalyse “ideas that are so good that they change the ways others think” (Runco, 2007) through networking, curriculum partnerships and blogging.

Consciousness

Self-actualization: To enjoy the process of deliberating, working through challenges, and building small steps of successes by bringing ideas into fruition.

Connections

Synthesis and meaning making: C ollaborations and co-creations, strengthening relationships and driving new directions of work both within MOE as well as in personal areas by helping others to see ‘new meaning’ of common interest.

Communication

Simonton’s 5 th P: To catalyse “ideas that are so good that they change the ways others think” (Runco, 2007) through networking, curriculum partnerships and blogging.

The Leap beyond … at 4am ‘ Insights or “ahas” may occur, at the most unlikely times and places’ Torrance, E. P., & Safter, H. T. (1999). Making the creative leap beyond Buffalo, NY: Creative Education Foundation Press.

Force Connections? My definition Bath

My definition

Bath

Re defining the 盒

Then the game began …

brainwriting?

Actually a Continuum No Clear Dividing Line From now Til I die

You are here, I trust, because you love your kids

“ He felt excitement, hope, and a compelling desire to move toward the future” Boyatzis, R., & McKee, A. (2005). Resonant leadership . Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press.

“ He felt excitement, hope, and a compelling desire to move toward the future”

Confident Person ????

Confident Person

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And because I care about learning, and about preparing kids to succeed in the 21 st century

Persuasion as the Fifth P A creator [must] claim appreciators or admirers to be legitimatized as a true creator. (Simonton, 1988a, 1990) “… there is just so much compressed intellectual energy in your blogs!” Nina

My new venture with Aaron Dus

“ Environmental Detectives” Learning with Interactive Digital Media

“ Leader of Collaborations” (Interpersonal Relationships) Creative Management

Next Steps (by end 2008) Capacity : Use Torrance Incubation Model in curriculum design Study how Taylor’s Talent model differ from Howard Gardner’s MI theory Opportunity : Create a Thinking Skills Model for children Passion : Co-create with Aaron bring3take3.blogspot.com

Capacity :

Use Torrance Incubation Model in curriculum design

Study how Taylor’s Talent model differ from Howard Gardner’s MI theory

Opportunity :

Create a Thinking Skills Model for children

Passion :

Co-create with Aaron bring3take3.blogspot.com

In conclusion … “ J ohn accomplishes more in one day than many people do in a week. So how does he do it? One thing that stands out is his acute self-awareness and keen insight about people and the world around him. He knows what is important to him, and why. He has figured our how to live his beliefs and values. He sees other people and situations very clearly. He notices what is happening inside him and around him. John is awake, aware, and actively attentive to himself, people, and situations. And he uses what he sees.” Boyatzis, R. & McKee, A. , 2005, p112, Resonant leadership : Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press.

“ J ohn accomplishes more in one day than many people do in a week. So how does he do it? One thing that stands out is his acute self-awareness and keen insight about people and the world around him. He knows what is important to him, and why. He has figured our how to live his beliefs and values. He sees other people and situations very clearly. He notices what is happening inside him and around him. John is awake, aware, and actively attentive to himself, people, and situations. And he uses what he sees.”

And the good news is that…

have you as my partner!