Tony Buzan created the concept of Mind Mapping. Mind Mapping is a tool for idea generation and brainstorming. It is used in taking notes, research, and generate new ideas. A creative Mind Map is able to stimulate and create interest to the individual and viewer.
Logical mind map is directly connected to stereotype. It is directly related to the central subject. Associated mind map is used to generate random words and show links between seemingly unrelated words. Stereotype is conventional, oversimplified conception, or opinion.
Logical mind map method- main subject is in the center of the page. Make the subject more dominant than the rest. Decide the main categories. Use different colors for different categories. Use drawing and images. Shape the map like the root of a tree.
As an exercise, we were required to do a logical mind map based on ourselves.
Mind Map is a tool to generate new ideas and inventions. It is widely used by everyone to take notes, research, and produce ideas. The mind map should be able to garner interest from the individual and also the viewers.
Logical Mind Map is directly connect to stereotypes. What is a stereotype? Stereotype is a common belief of the public towards a certain issue, without regards to the real truth on the matter.
For the exercise this week, we were required to define the concept of design using mortar and pestle.
The main use of mortar and pestle is to crush and mix various ingredients in order to come out with a delicious result. It is the same concept as design. With just one concept or theme, it will get dull quickly. But if we were to mix and match different designs, the result can become wonderful.
For this class, our lecturer was the esteemed Mr. Mustafa Muzer. He lectured on the topic 'Creativity, Novelty, Innovation, and Innovation'. There were many valid points that I have taken to understand during his lecture.
A creative person is someone who generates new ideas. Creative process is the process of generating new ideas. Being creative is seeing the same thing as everybody else but thinking of something different. An idea can only be called creative if it makes sense and adaptable by society. Furthermore, it has to make a difference and bring change. Creativity does not happen inside people's heads, but rather exists in the interaction in sociocultural context.
Take a look at the example Mr. Mustafa has given us. A creative and innovative invention by Jane Chen.
Innovation, by definition, is to bring in new ideas or make changes. A basic structure to making new inventions is to do research, narrow down problems, and find the solution.
Creativity appears to be utilized in varying degrees by different people. Wisdom is the balance between creativity and intelligence relegating the novel ideas according to their appropriateness (Sternberg). Wisdom will distinguish the reasonable from the unreasonable.
Definition of novelty is the quality of being new. There exists two kinds of novelty. Subjective novelty is the apperception of something as being new by an individual or group of persons. Objective novelty is something new for all humanity. It is hard to view from this standpoint because one cannot claim to know everything from before.
Innovation is the process of making improvements by introducing something new. Innovations by standard must be replicable, economical, and cater to a certain need.
Our lecturer for Lesson 1 was Mr. Yap Sau Bin. A bearded man in his thirties, he came to class flailing around an amusing tool he used as an example in class; a metal L-shaped bar with holes in it. An overtly creative man (as I can analytically tell), his lecture on 'Defining Creativity' was creatively presented in a refreshing way.
The first thing he asked the class was, "What is this?" while holding up the metal bar. 'Something to hit people with' was first in line in my thought. He was looking for more creative answers from the students. And there was a few. Most memorable one was 'a curtain hanger'. There were some more that didn't really struck me as memorable.
His point was, in order to be creative, one must see something ordinary in a different perspective and make something out of it. Being creative is being observant. Creativity is the ability to think up and design new inventions. Creativity is the ability to see something in a new way.
A few creative inventions, video taken from YouTube.
A conclusion. Being creative is being able to see ordinary things in new ways, and be different and out of the box.
Hello and welcome to my humble domain. This blog was created as a project for Creative Studies subject MLC1013. Hopefully, our time here will be spent in a creative manner. I will share things that relate to creativity, creative products, and whatnot. Look forward to new posts every week!
