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Visual Thinking 101_12 Retaining creativity and innovation

Continuing from yesterday’s post, retaining creativity and innovation is so much more productive than having to rebuild it. NOTICE, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION The place to start, is noticing creativity and innovation, that is all around us; in … Continue reading

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Visual Thinking 101_11 How do we lose creativity?

Professor George Land, did a longitudinal study to assess the creativity of 1600 children as part of a NASA project in the 1960s. The results were; 98% of 5 year-olds scored at a “genius” level for creativity, by 15 only … Continue reading

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School – Trying to learn in the Dark

Dreading my turn to read – Entering the school system, in the UK, at age 4, my literacy was progressing, fitfully. By the age of seven, I was really struggling. My report at 16 says: “Hampered by lack of vocabulary … Continue reading

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New: The Elephants in the Classroom

The Elephants in the Classroom: Uncovering Every Student’s Natural Power of Mental Imagery to Enhance Learning My latest book, The Elephants in the Classroom talks directly to parents and teachers, providing a much-needed new perspective on the explosion of learning difficulties in our … Continue reading

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