A rich and playful resource for fostering creativity in the classroom
The product of over three decades of teaching design studios and creativity seminars primarily at the University of Washington, Cultivating Creativity offers firsthand, on-the-ground accounts of encouraging creative expression in the classroom. In this lively book, course instructors will find a wealth of creativity-awakening exercises and strategies that can be adapted to suit a variety of disciplines.
More than a practical guide, this book uses a combination of playful design, full-color illustrations, participant reflections, and pedagogical reflection to encourage innovation. Readers can turn to the “Who, What, Where, How, and Why” chapters for guidance on developing exercises of their own, or flip to any page for a dose of inspiration before their next creative project.
Today’s world is filled with nations, businesses, venture capitalists, and institutions of higher education in hot pursuit of “innovation.” Cultivating Creativity offers up new strategies for finding it and invites each reader to continue their search in a way only they can.
Price: $49.95
Pages: 256
Publisher: New Village Press
Imprint: New Village Press
Publication Date:
11 January 2022
Trim Size: 8.50 X 8.50 in
ISBN: 9781613321195
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities, ARCHITECTURE / Study & Teaching, NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
"Cultivating Creativity takes us on a deep dive into the power of creative thinking (and making). Through a collection of provocative exercises, Iain Robertson presents what he calls a “why-to manual” that makes the case for risk-taking and thinking outside the box to unlock the inner abilities of students, designers, and citizens."
Iain Robertson is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington’s Landscape Architecture Department and has served as adjunct faculty with the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, he holds a B.Arch from Edinburgh University and an MLA from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Robertson’s professional interests focus on the spatial, functional, aesthetic and ecological uses of plants in design and the role of creativity in the practice of design. Currently he is exploring how design and creative thinking may be taught in other disciplines and fields. He has presented on design studio pedagogy at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture’s annual conferences, and wrote articles on related themes for Landscape Journal.
