I thought I would share in a little more detail about some of the different things we can do to positively impact on these topics.
Creativity Can Be Blocked
One of the most interesting areas to read about is the disposition it takes to be able to be creative.
In this context, I refer to creativity as the generation of novel ideas that add value. Much of the time we face a range of blocks that get in the way of this endeavour.
These can often be our own approach and self-censoring, even self-sabotaging. Or the environment around us sometimes has a negative impact through exuberant judgement or too much pace.
During the session, we will have a look at the different types of blocks and explore the ideal conditions for ideas to thrive.
Speak up!
Dialogue is no different and it can be a delicate experience, swayed and influenced by dominant voices or even culled by assumptions and an underlying threat.
Of course, we can control much of these issues through deliberate protocols and practices. Long term it is about establishing a core set of habits that work for you.
Dialogue is different to a discussion, the former being much more akin to building and developing ideas together in a highly supportive environment. Certain conditions will encourage this and some will detract from it.
Feedback, up, down, forward
Getting feedback right has been a focus for thousands of teachers the world over for many years now. And yet we still seem to spend too much time exploring how to give feedback.
Ultimately we might all be expert feedback givers, but unless the recipient is an expert receiver of feedback, and it is done in a supportive and encouraging space – little may change.
In the workshop, we will explore practical tools and activities for providing and receiving feedback effectively.
We will pay close attention to how we might design the ideal conditions for feedback conversations to take place and what we might do to ensure it is heard and acted upon in the most positive way.
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Imagine each of these – Creativity, Dialogue and Feedback as three little seedlings, each ready to burst forth – we just need to carefully surround them with the ideal conditions to thrive and grow.
Join me on the 13th April in Melbourne for my keynote and workshop at TeachTechPlay.
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