What is ‘design creativity’? It is impossible to answer this question without considering why human beings can – and do – ‘design’. Design creativity is instrumental in not only addressing social problems faced across the world, but also evoking an innate appreciation for beauty and a sense of personal contentment.
Cultural and linguistic diversity: evolutionary approaches
Evolutionary approaches to cultural change are increasingly influential, and many scientists believe that a ‘grand synthesis’ is now in sight (e.g. Mesoudi, Whiten & Laland 2006). At the ‘microevolutionary’ scale, modern theories of cultural evolution recognize that cultural traditions and innovations are socially transmitted person-to-person between and within generations (respectively, by vertical or oblique and by horizontal transmission routes; Cavalli-Sforza & Feldman 1981),...
Want fantastic holiday ideas for games on planes and trains? How about making your own postcards, a picnic pack, and some brilliant beach and photo art?
Whether you’re going to the countryside or the seaside, there's loads of fun things to make and do, so you won’t be saying ‘Are we there yet?’ or ‘I’m bored’ on holiday ever again!
“Jane Bull’s DK books provide fun and fantastic-looking activities that kids can’t help but respond to with enthusiasm.” BBC Parenting
Contents 1. Why you need to be organised to be creative 2. Prioritise work that is ‘important but not urgent’ 3. Ring-fence your most creative time 4. Avoid the ‘Sisyphus effect’ of endless to-do lists 5. Get things done by putting them off till tomorrow 6. Get things off your mind 7. Review your commitments 8. Resources to help you get things done 9. If you found this e-book helpful... 10. The author and publisher
In this 2007 work, Goldberg argues that Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge - the ‘Lake school’ - aligned themselves with emerging constructions of the ‘professional gentleman’ that challenged the vocational practices of late eighteenth-century British culture.
