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FROM CURIOUS
TO CREATIVE
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@brianhousand

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Brian
H E L L O
My name is

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@brianhousand@gmail.com
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@brianhousand

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2o2o WINTER TOUR
JAN 21 CAPE FEAR CENTER FOR INQUIRY IN WILMINGTON, NC
FEB 6-7 SPLENDORA ISD IN SPLENDORA,TX
FEB 13 ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS IN SALISBURY, NC
FEB 14 GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS IN GASTONIA, NC
FEB 20-21 NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED IN OMAHA, NE
FEB 27-28 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAR 5-6 NC ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC
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SLIDES AVAILABLE AFTER THE PRESENTATION

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Around here we don’t look
backwards for very long…
We keep moving forward,
opening up new doors
and doing new things
because we’re curious,
and curiosity keeps
leading us down new paths.
!
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Curiosity is the root of creativity
ALEX WRIGHT
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IMAGINEER

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2005

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Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

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IQ = Curiosity + Effort
(von Stumm, Hell, and Camorro-Premuzic, 2011)

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I have no special talent.
I am only passionately curious.
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Pay attention to the things
that you pay attention to.

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List as many different things
that the Droodle could
represent in 60 seconds.

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Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

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Try
Thinking
Like a KID
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Fluency
Originality
Elaboration
Abstractness of Titles
Resistance to Premature Closure
TTCTTORRANCE TEST
OF CREATIVE
THINKING

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Pay attention to the things
that you pay attention to.

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THANK YOU FOR
NOTICING THIS NOTICE
YOUR NOTING IT
HAS BEEN NOTED
N O T I C E

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LET’S TAKE A WALK

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What do you
NOTICE?

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What do you
WONDER?

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Wonder
is the
beginning
of wisdom.
SOCRATES

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GO

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GO

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EXPLORE
THE GARDEN
EXPLORE
THE GARDEN

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thekidshouldseethis.com

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wonderopolis.org/wonders

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curiosity.com

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curious.com

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atlasobscura.com

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#carpetdiem

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robwalker.net/noticing

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SUMMER
2019

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I didn’t know I was
interested in that.

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Pay attention to the things
that you pay attention to.

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YOU AND YOUR DIGITAL DEVICE

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We are all just prisoners
here of our own device.

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46%CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ONE

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Why is it
that when
one person
picks up
their phone,
everybody
else has to?
?

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A lot of smartphone use seems to be habitual,
automatic behaviors that we have no awareness of.

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April
ESTIMATED SMARTPHONE USE ACTUAL SMARTPHONE USE
5 HOURS

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THE COMMON SENSE CENSUS:
MEDIA USE BY TWEENS AND TEENS
2019
AMOUNT OF DAILY SCREEN USE
NOT INCLUDING FOR SCHOOL OR HOMEWORK
TWEENS:
4 hours, 44 minutes
TEENS:
7 hours, 22 minutes

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hours per day
of screen time
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1:30
1:35
1:41
1:49
2:06
2:15
2:22
Average h:mm spent on social media daily

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THE PROMISE
A Problem
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THE PROMISE
OF TECHNOLOGY
YOU CAN CREATE
ALMOST ANYTHING!

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We are consuming.
We are not producing.
Problem

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2%of time spent
creating.

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https://i1.wp.com/scifiinterfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/walle-hoverchair05.jpg

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BUT…
I’m not
creative!

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c
C

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IS INSIDE
OF US ALL
CREATIVITY

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mycreativetype.com

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The
Artist
Seeing beauty,
creating beauty.
The
Thinker
Deep thoughts,
big questions.
The
Adventurer
So much
inspiration, so
little time.
The
Maker
Committed to
your craft.
The
Producer
Process is
power.
The
Dreamer
The power of
imagination
unleashed.
The
Innovator
Move, shake,
disrupt, repeat.
The
Visionary
Imagining the
impossible.

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PRODUCE MORE
CONSUME LESS

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Curious Quotes
POINTS TO PONDER
& Inspiring Insights
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INSIDE
BRIAN’S
BRAIN

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@brianhousand@gmail.com
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@brianhousand

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CREATE AND LEARN
AS A FAMILY

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FORM A CREATIVE
COLLABORATIVE

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FIND
YOUR

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Together
we can
do so
much.
– Helen Keller
Alone.
we can.
do so.
little.

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Pay attention to the things
that you pay attention to.

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YOU AND YOUR DIGITAL DEVICE

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Try
Thinking
Like a KID
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Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

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