Sais Hey you. Yes, you. Read this LAST entry. QUICKLY. In synthesis of what I learned from this class… The thought structures of adults is way different from than those of kids. We learned that it is because of the educational system that we go through, that we are not as creative as we used to be. Our Creativity and Problem Awareness class enlightened me in ways more than one. The stereotype of what a creative person looks like has been cleared from my head different ideation methods as well as applications in real life. This class has taught me that innovations - no matter how useful they are-  will remain useless until we find a way to make it come to life and start being useful. The proper way of inventing anything is to find a concrete problem to be addressed. If you cannot solve a problem out front, you best rotate the situation and look at it from a different view. Coming from this class, I would now be able to do think and solve problems with ease. The only regret that I have is not having this class earlier in my college life.

Sais

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In synthesis of what I learned from this class…

The thought structures of adults is way different from than those of kids. We learned that it is because of the educational system that we go through, that we are not as creative as we used to be. Our Creativity and Problem Awareness class enlightened me in ways more than one.

The stereotype of what a creative person looks like has been cleared from my head different ideation methods as well as applications in real life.

This class has taught me that innovations - no matter how useful they are-  will remain useless until we find a way to make it come to life and start being useful. The proper way of inventing anything is to find a concrete problem to be addressed.

If you cannot solve a problem out front, you best rotate the situation and look at it from a different view.

Coming from this class, I would now be able to do think and solve problems with ease. The only regret that I have is not having this class earlier in my college life.

Cinco Hey you. Yes, you. Read this entry. QUICKLY. Something I learned after watching The Pixar Story is that your creativity shouldn’t be restricted by anything. The documentary of how Pixar was able to consistently create successful movies was because they followed what they wanted to do. Even if Disney didn’t grant them the financial support that they should have gotten from the start, they didn’t stop doing what they wanted. They loved what they were doing and they were doing what they loved. Applying this in school, students should learn how to think and work outside of the box. Often times we are limited by the standards and norms of school. We are therefore challenged to do better and work on things in a creative way. An example would be class presentations, rather than being limited by using powerpoints, we can use creative boards that shows the diagram. These simple acts of creativity can inspire other people as well.

Cinco

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Something I learned after watching The Pixar Story is that your creativity shouldn’t be restricted by anything.

The documentary of how Pixar was able to consistently create successful movies was because they followed what they wanted to do. Even if Disney didn’t grant them the financial support that they should have gotten from the start, they didn’t stop doing what they wanted. They loved what they were doing and they were doing what they loved.

Applying this in school, students should learn how to think and work outside of the box. Often times we are limited by the standards and norms of school. We are therefore challenged to do better and work on things in a creative way.

An example would be class presentations, rather than being limited by using powerpoints, we can use creative boards that shows the diagram. These simple acts of creativity can inspire other people as well.

Quatro Hey you. Yes, you. Read this entry. QUICKLY. Even after our “breaking the stereotype” lesson in class, I still think of color explosions and crafty hands whenever I try to think of a creative person. But the blog this week requires us to use the Four Creative Mindsets in making the profile of our creative person. So a creative person has to be an Explorer.   I’m guessing it’s not that kind of explorer. It has to be someone that is never satisfied with knowing only a particular area of knowledge, someone always `out there’, trying to get as much experience and insight as possible. If we’re going in this direction then I have a good person in mind. This is a self-portrait of the creative person that I have in mind. Her name is ‘Pepe’. Pretty cool, eh? Aside from cool artworks like these, she shows her creativity in the way she dresses. Her course in Ateneo is BFA Information Design.  Like a real Explorer, Pepe is fond of going on adventures to find clothes, aka ukay. Ukay places normally have amazing finds that some regular stores wouldn’t have. For her projects she gets her inspirations and ideas from the things around her. She frequently visits art galleries and Cubao expo. The Artist is seen at work when she tries to use the cool things she finds in her projects. All of her work has a special touch that is unique and amazing. She makes sure to execute it in the most humorous and creative way. As a good Judge, she weighs out the best idea to use in her projects because it would be hard to change themes once she starts making it. She usually finds the one she’s really interested in then chooses it. A real Warrior starts the job and manages to finish it despite her busy lifestyle. The execution is the most crucial part because all of the planning would have been for naught if you mess this part up. She pays attention to details and if ever things do not turn out the way she wants it, she does her best to re-do it.

Quatro

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Even after our “breaking the stereotype” lesson in class, I still think of color explosions and crafty hands whenever I try to think of a creative person. But the blog this week requires us to use the Four Creative Mindsets in making the profile of our creative person.

So a creative person has to be an Explorer.

 

I’m guessing it’s not that kind of explorer.

It has to be someone that is never satisfied with knowing only a particular area of knowledge, someone always `out there’, trying to get as much experience and insight as possible.

If we’re going in this direction then I have a good person in mind.

This is a self-portrait of the creative person that I have in mind.

Her name is ‘Pepe’. Pretty cool, eh? Aside from cool artworks like these, she shows her creativity in the way she dresses. Her course in Ateneo is BFA Information Design. 

Like a real Explorer, Pepe is fond of going on adventures to find clothes, aka ukay. Ukay places normally have amazing finds that some regular stores wouldn’t have. For her projects she gets her inspirations and ideas from the things around her. She frequently visits art galleries and Cubao expo.

The Artist is seen at work when she tries to use the cool things she finds in her projects. All of her work has a special touch that is unique and amazing. She makes sure to execute it in the most humorous and creative way.

As a good Judge, she weighs out the best idea to use in her projects because it would be hard to change themes once she starts making it. She usually finds the one she’s really interested in then chooses it.

A real Warrior starts the job and manages to finish it despite her busy lifestyle. The execution is the most crucial part because all of the planning would have been for naught if you mess this part up. She pays attention to details and if ever things do not turn out the way she wants it, she does her best to re-do it.

Tres   Hey you. Yes, you. Read this entry. QUICKLY. I’m a person that enjoys uninterrupted activities. So my buglist will focus on things that disrupt a smooth flow of a certain activity. So without further ado, I give you My Five Sniglets Courtoffle /kurto fill/ That moment when you are happily walking on a straight path and someone decides to have a collision course with you. So you decide to step aside out of courtesy but there is a moment of confusion and you end up shuffling. - Falking /faw king/ That moment when you are about to fall asleep but you suddenly ‘kick’. This is normally caused by a falling sensation in your half-asleep state. You end up getting startled from this event and feel partly awake. - Interruptimus Prime /een ter rap tea moose praym/ That moment when you have an important thing to say to a friend but he starts talking first and by the time he finishes, your train of thought is long gone. You end up with the uneasy feeling of remembering what it was you were dying to say. - Chewrtle /chur tuhl/ That moment when you’re so caught up in eating your meal and you suddenly bite your tongue. The pain you feel is so annoying that you can’t enjoy your food as much afterwards. - Peelease the Kraken /pee lis da krah ken/ That moment when you really need to pee but somebody in your proximity is peeing so loud that you are unable to start. The loud sound blocks off the flow and you start whispering the “wis-wis-wis” tune to get the process started. 

Tres

 

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I’m a person that enjoys uninterrupted activities. So my buglist will focus on things that disrupt a smooth flow of a certain activity. So without further ado, I give you My Five Sniglets


Courtoffle /kurto fill/


That moment when you are happily walking on a straight path and someone decides to have a collision course with you. So you decide to step aside out of courtesy but there is a moment of confusion and you end up shuffling.

-

Falking /faw king/


That moment when you are about to fall asleep but you suddenly ‘kick’. This is normally caused by a falling sensation in your half-asleep state. You end up getting startled from this event and feel partly awake.

-

Interruptimus Prime /een ter rap tea moose praym/


That moment when you have an important thing to say to a friend but he starts talking first and by the time he finishes, your train of thought is long gone. You end up with the uneasy feeling of remembering what it was you were dying to say.

-

Chewrtle /chur tuhl/


That moment when you’re so caught up in eating your meal and you suddenly bite your tongue. The pain you feel is so annoying that you can’t enjoy your food as much afterwards.

-

Peelease the Kraken /pee lis da krah ken/


That moment when you really need to pee but somebody in your proximity is peeing so loud that you are unable to start. The loud sound blocks off the flow and you start whispering the “wis-wis-wis” tune to get the process started. 

Dos   Hey you. Yes, you. Read this entry. QUICKLY. No matter how useful the ideas is, it is useless until it becomes concrete. From reading the first chapter of the Medici Effect, Intersection, I got a clear idea of how time is pushing technologies to new heights through the combination of different fields of studies. It’s not everyday that you hear/read/see something that is as groundbreaking such as the neuro-controller thingy. I’m amazed that it’s finally taken form, it’s one thing to see it in the movies, but to exist in real life is something else. We all have ideas that are revolutionary and we can see this in movies such as Tron, Limitless and Source Code. In Tron, a digital program created by a man allows human to interact with program in cyberspace.  Limitless shows how humans use only 10% of the brain but using a serum we can use 100% of our brains capacity. While Source Code is about military program that can send a person’s consciousness back in time for 8 minutes and can be used to prevent accidents and terrorist attacks. These movies have magnificent and creative ideas, ideas that would change and improve the world. The only problem is that we don’t have the technology (yet) to create these things. While reading the excerpt, I thought to myself that it’s true that we are having a hard time moving forward because of the walls that we built to separate the different branches of knowledge. I think that the need for specialization is the reason why it happened in the first place. As a student taking up management, we are focused only on business, how to run a business, what’s the proper approach in doing a business, etc. It is quite limited and one sided. Today, the competition in the outside world is not only about how well you perform one task but also the variety of things you can do. Looking at Steve Jobs, we can see a good example of what I was saying. His iPod was an invention that revolutionized the world. Through keen observation and analysis of the market, he was able to refine an idea that was already existing and make it spectacular. The iPod was an old idea, it’s an MP3 player! What sets it apart from the others is it’s unique selling point which is the simple interface in an intricately designed device. This piece of jewelry as they said in the documentary film, revolutionized the way we listen to music. It has come a long way and was refined to different versions, providing more and more perks as it was developed. An iPod today doesn’t just play music anymore. It’s able to do sooooo much more. I would know because I have 3. iPod Nano iPod Shuffle The one I really use is my iPod touch. I’m really fond of it because of the convenience it provides. The different kinds of applications that you can put in your iPod really makes everyday tasks easier. Apple’s tag line is really simple but true. Things are better when you don’t limit your self and think differently.

Dos

 

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No matter how useful the ideas is, it is useless until it becomes concrete.

From reading the first chapter of the Medici Effect, Intersection, I got a clear idea of how time is pushing technologies to new heights through the combination of different fields of studies.

It’s not everyday that you hear/read/see something that is as groundbreaking such as the neuro-controller thingy. I’m amazed that it’s finally taken form, it’s one thing to see it in the movies, but to exist in real life is something else.

We all have ideas that are revolutionary and we can see this in movies such as Tron, Limitless and Source Code.

In Tron, a digital program created by a man allows human to interact with program in cyberspace. 

Limitless shows how humans use only 10% of the brain but using a serum we can use 100% of our brains capacity.

While Source Code is about military program that can send a person’s consciousness back in time for 8 minutes and can be used to prevent accidents and terrorist attacks.

These movies have magnificent and creative ideas, ideas that would change and improve the world. The only problem is that we don’t have the technology (yet) to create these things.

While reading the excerpt, I thought to myself that it’s true that we are having a hard time moving forward because of the walls that we built to separate the different branches of knowledge. I think that the need for specialization is the reason why it happened in the first place. As a student taking up management, we are focused only on business, how to run a business, what’s the proper approach in doing a business, etc. It is quite limited and one sided. Today, the competition in the outside world is not only about how well you perform one task but also the variety of things you can do.

Looking at Steve Jobs, we can see a good example of what I was saying. His iPod was an invention that revolutionized the world. Through keen observation and analysis of the market, he was able to refine an idea that was already existing and make it spectacular.

The iPod was an old idea, it’s an MP3 player! What sets it apart from the others is it’s unique selling point which is the simple interface in an intricately designed device.

This piece of jewelry as they said in the documentary film, revolutionized the way we listen to music. It has come a long way and was refined to different versions, providing more and more perks as it was developed.

An iPod today doesn’t just play music anymore. It’s able to do sooooo much more. I would know because I have 3.

iPod Nano

iPod Shuffle

The one I really use is my iPod touch. I’m really fond of it because of the convenience it provides. The different kinds of applications that you can put in your iPod really makes everyday tasks easier.

Apple’s tag line is really simple but true. Things are better when you don’t limit your self and think differently.

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