History and perception of creativity

How did the word ‘creativity’ emerge? The English word creativity comes from the Latin term creare “to create, make” : its derivational suffixes also come from Latin. The word “create” appeared in English as early as the 14th century, notably in Chaucer, to indicate divine creation (in The Parson’s Tale). However, its modern meaning as an act of human creation did

Creativity as a Process

While looking at the subjectiveness of the topic, we thought of trying to decode the entire process in chronological order. Considering creativity as a conscious effort made by the human to make a decision, to think of something, to make a choice, to create something, to make something or to even simply do your job. 

Scrapyard

‘Scrapyard Theatre’ is an initiative aimed at encouraging smaller theatre groups and people enthusiastic about theatre.It began 4 years ago, when an architect craving for personal expression created an amphitheatre in his backyard using scrap and recycled materials. Kabir Thakore loves talking about collaboration and sensitising people to socially relevant topics. Few cups of tea

Creative Confidence Experiment

David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, and allow us to innovate in terms of how we approach and solve problems.Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of

Scene 1 : Act 2

On this Wednesday, we as a group attended a theatre workshop together. It was conducted by Arvind Gaur, ASMITA Theatre Group.  Our agenda of attending this was to understand and take the guidance of a creative director of multiple years about his thoughts on Creativity. We wanted to understand how participation in theatre involves fast

Mapping Questions

We aimed at studying creativity from primary, secondary and tertiary resources. We read books, met people, conduced games and interviews, referred to blogs and attended live talks to understand the pathways that could be used. All of this led us to identify categories under which the subject could be understood. Some of the general definitions

Household creativity

A few days prior to Ganesh Chaturthi, I find my humble middle-class household prepping enthusiastically for welcoming the beloved deity. What this calls for is pulling out older decorations, cleaning, sorting and decking up the house. My mom, who generally has her creative thumb ready to decorate the house all by herself, this time it

Hello world

Picasso said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” This was a question that was running in my head for several days. Is there anyone in this world who is always creative? Do they have a secret that they are not telling us? Seems suspicious!

The “How Might We” method

IDEO Methods’ human-centered design is a practical, repeatable approach to arriving at innovative solutions. These Methods are a step-by-step guide to unleashing your creativity, putting the people you serve at the centre of your design process to come up with new answers to difficult problems. By defining themes and insights, we identified problem areas that