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Five Ways Multimedia Can Help Teens Tell Their S.T.O.R.Y.

21st-Century Competencies, Experimental, TechnologyOctober 24, 201721st century, creativity, critical thinking, Education, Innovation, Multimedia, problem solving, technologyComment

Why Empathy Just Might Be The Most Important Skill You Teach This Year

21st-Century Competencies, Design, Design Thinking, Educated By Design, Education, Experimental, Technology, Technology IntegrationAugust 14, 2017critical thinking, design, Empathy, help, Human centered design, Innovation, People, problem solvingComment

Why Functional Fixedness And The Fear Of The Unknown Are The Greatest Obstacles Of Creativity.

So if we are open to shifting our thinking, what is the next step? It lies in a famous quote from Steve Jobs who said “creativity is connecting things”. The ability to connect things lies in how we look at the relationship between people, places, and ideas. It's in how we overcome one of the greatest obstacles to creativity - Functional Fixedness.