Creativity in the design disciplines; learning from the practice of experts

Morag Turnbull; Allison Littlejohn; Malcolm Allan

Creativity in the design disciplines; learning from the practice of experts

Morag Turnbull, Allison Littlejohn, Malcolm Allan

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Abstract

In design disciplines creativity is often described as the ability to generate new ideas and to combine existing ideas in new ways in order to find novel solutions to problems. Idea generation is enhanced by a free flow of knowledge and supported by social contact. In this paper, we discuss research data which supports this view and outline a learning and teaching intervention which has been developed on this basis. The authors argue that providing authentic design briefs and knowledge-sharing work practices, modelled on the practice of experts from the creative industries will not only prepare graduates for work in knowledge-driven arenas, but also encourage creativity in their design solutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2010
Editors	J. Herrington, P. Hunter
Publisher	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Pages	1574-1578
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

design
creativity
graduates

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Turnbull, M., Littlejohn, A., & Allan, M. (2010). Creativity in the design disciplines; learning from the practice of experts. In J. Herrington, & P. Hunter (Eds.), Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2010 (pp. 1574-1578). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). http://www.editlib.org/p/34848

Turnbull, Morag ; Littlejohn, Allison ; Allan, Malcolm. / Creativity in the design disciplines; learning from the practice of experts. Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2010. editor / J. Herrington ; P. Hunter. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2010. pp. 1574-1578

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Turnbull, M, Littlejohn, A & Allan, M 2010, Creativity in the design disciplines; learning from the practice of experts. in J Herrington & P Hunter (eds), Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2010. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), pp. 1574-1578. <http://www.editlib.org/p/34848>

Creativity in the design disciplines; learning from the practice of experts. / Turnbull, Morag; Littlejohn, Allison; Allan, Malcolm.

Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2010. ed. / J. Herrington; P. Hunter. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2010. p. 1574-1578.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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