Creativity: The Bends, Breaks, and Blends That Shape Our Future

Creativity is often taught, as a solo practice: a person that is good at drawing, or music, is said to be creative. But creativity, for kids as well as adults, is not limited to the creative arts. James Dyson, creator of the Dyson vacuum, derived the system from experiencing a problem with his own household vacuum and then watching a giant cyclone vacuum system at a nearby sawmill plant.The root of creativity then is to create-- to solve-- but we often are not taught that way.Anyone who creates is creative: vacuums, drawings, woodworking, ways to wire a house… by limiting our understanding of creativity, we are also limiting our access to brainstorming, critical thinking, and team building.All innovative solutions to problems are, by definition, creative.To be a pioneer in innovative solutions is to be disciplined. Most things, we value in life, today, did not derive from an initial idea. It resulted from disciplined focus- connecting big picture insights with rigor in testing small variations.Creativity is to integrate concepts towards a solution. Iteration is to break down abstract concepts.Resilience, creativity and iteration lead to innovation and growth.This show will capture - 365 days of ideas- Creative exercises for adults- Creative exercises for kids- Guest interviews with those that have, and continue to, bend, break, and blend our futures through their own ideas, inventions, etc..- Storytelling of moments of creativity in history