Tag Archives: Rotman School of Management

borrow great ideas

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Shannon Smith

I’ve recently finished reading the Spring 2010 issue of Rotman Magazine, “Artistry” and found the articles resonated strongly with my beliefs about education and the arts.  Now, Rotman is the magazine published by the Rotman School of Management at the … Continue reading →

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think about the box

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Shannon Smith

We are taught to think inside the box. Then we are taught to think outside the box. What I want us to ask is, Who put the box there?  — Ellen Langer “On Becoming an Artist”, 2006 Lateral and divergent … Continue reading →

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a new mindset

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shannon Smith

One myth is that only special people are creative.  This is not true.  Everyone is born with tremendous capacities for creativity.  The trick is to develop these capacities.  Creativity is very much like literacy.  We take it for granted that … Continue reading →

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Did you play today?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Shannon Smith

Creativity requires taking and switching between different perspectives, and play facilitates exploring different perspectives, creating alternate worlds, assuming different roles, enacting different identities, and also taking all these, and the players themselves, out of the cognitive contexts in which they … Continue reading →

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Creativity World Forum #cwf2010

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Shannon Smith

This week I am fortunate to be part of an 11-member delegation from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) attending the Creativity World Forum (#cwf2010) in Oklahoma City.  The story of why we are here and the journey thus far … Continue reading →

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