the last two pages list my contact info and some addition print resources.

1. THE NECESSITY OF IMPRACTICALITY
Seven Explorations
In Creative and Liberal Arts
Thinking
Dr. Lori Kent

2. BUT FIRST….

5. Modern • Postmodern
One • mul.
Truth • mul.‐perspec.val
God • mul.‐theis.c
Character/Personality • Complexes/sub‐personali.es
Culture • mul.‐cultural
Na7on • mul.‐na.onal
Knowledge • informa.on
Science • myths
War • conflict resolu.on
Central • regional
Global • local
Man • humanity
Center • margin
Ra7onality • ra.onali.es
Objec7ve • subjec.ve
Complete • fragmented
Universal • individual
Concrete • abstract
Progress • nostalgia
Evolu7on • regression
Future
• present

6. Everything is being -evaluated
William Merri* Chase (1975) The Court jester

7. Everything is being -evaluated
at is gd …at is bad?
William Merri* Chase (1975) The Court jester

8. Caspar David Friedrich (1808-1810) Monk by the Sea

9. Friedrich said,
The artist should paint not only what he
sees before him, but also what he sees
within him.”

10. Where does creativity things come from?

11. THE FOUNDATION….

18. “All the you can imagine, you already know.”
- Sir Stephen Spender

20. THE INSIDE COUNTS

24. h*p://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/ss_beannacht/ss‐beannacht.shtml#slideshow

27. STORY

28. Title: Stele of Hammurabi Source/Museum: Musée du Louvre, Paris. Erich Lessing/Art Resource.
Ar7st: n/a Medium: Balsalt
Date: c. 1760 BCE Size: Height of stele approx. 7 V.; height of relief, 28 in.

29. Replace with hagia sophia
Hagia Sofia (Ayasofya) 532-537

30. Replace with hagia sophia
Constantine, Mary and Justinian (Ayasofya) 532-537

33. ?
www.thisamericanlife.org
www.themoth.org
www.newyorker.com/online/podcasts/fic7on

38. Garbage In : Garbage Out

39. RANT

43. STARING INTO SPACE

46. Sapere veder dal
cose.
To learn or to know
how to see.
Seeing implies more
than seeing
with your eyes

47. MAGICAL SPELLS

50. WILL
EXPECTATION
BELIEF

51. PLAY

52. h*p://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/play/audiogallery/soundseen.shtml#slideshow

54. Stuart Brown said,
“In a world continuously presenting
unique challenges and ambiguity, play
prepares [us] for an evolving planet.”

55. He continues,
“Imagination is perhaps the most
powerful human ability. It allows us to
create simulated realities that we can
explore without giving up access to the
real world.”

57. CARING + REWARD

59. IMPROVISATION

61. A story is shaped one word at a time…..

62. A story is shaped one word at a time…..
I went to the meeting, and ___________

63. STILLNESS + CALM

65. In 1939, with war against Germany
looming, the Government
designed three posters to steady
the public's resolve and maintain
morale. These featured the crown
of King George VI set against a
bold red background, and three
distinctive slogans - Freedom is in
Peril, Your Courage, Your
Cheerfulness,Your Resolution Will
Bring Us Victory, and Keep Calm
and Carry On.
Two-and-a-half million copies of
Keep Calm were printed, to be
distributed in the event of a
national catastrophe, but remained
in storage throughout the war.

77. EXPLORATIONS

78. h*p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI9KhPJ‐utE

79. MISSION IMPRACTICAL

86. What if?
Your successes did not depend on
mastery of _____________
(fill in technical or business skill)
but instead….

87. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?

88. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?

89. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?
Kindness and empathy?

90. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?
Kindness and empathy?
Humor?

91. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?
Kindness and empathy?
Humor?
Playfulness?

92. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?
Kindness and empathy?
Humor?
Playfulness?
Courage?

93. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?
Kindness and empathy?
Humor?
Playfulness?
Courage?
Improvisation?

94. DEPENDED ON YOUR
Storytelling?
Seeing?
Kindness and empathy?
Humor?
Playfulness?
Courage?
Improvisation?

95. RESOURCES
• Brown, S (2009) Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. New
York: Avery Press.
• Stuart Brown on SOF http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/play/
• Vincent, L. (2002). Legendry Brands: Unleashing the Power of Storytelling to Create a Winning
Market Strategy. New York: Kaplan Books.
• Simmons, A. (2006). The Story Factor: InspiraCon, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of
Storytelling. New York: Basic Books.
• Godin, S. (2005). All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling AuthenCc Stories in a Low‐Trust
World. New York: Hardcover Poreolio.
• Alvarado, D. (2009). Voodoo Dolls in Magick and Ritual. New Orleans: CreateSpace.
• Lewin, R. Regine, B. (2001) Weaving Complexity and Business: Engaging the Soul at Work.
Texere Press.
• Bayles, D. Orland, T. (2001). Art and Fear: ObservaCons on the Perils (and Rewards) of
Artmaking. New York: Image Conjnuum Press.
• van Leeuwen, M. Terhürne, Hans (2010). InnovaCon by CreaCvity ‐ FiSy‐one tools for solving
problems creaCvely. New York: E‐cademy Press ltd.

96. CONTACT ME:
loriakent@hotmail.com
www.loriakent.com (disclaimer: threw this together and needs further work)
twitter: landfallarts
at TEDxWarsaw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM3Orh5eJNw