IDEO Shopping Cart Project
A peak into one of design and consulting firm IDEO’s projects.
W5 Creativity
Mandatory Materials
The mandatory materials for this week need to be watched, listened to and read in preparation for the seminar.
Inventing creativity
Was creativity always there or was it invented? Check out the exhibition on inventing creativity, which is currently in the TU Delft Library and curated by our very own Bregje van Eekelen!
Everything is a Remix | Creativity
In this episode of Everything is a Remix, Kirby Ferguson explores the elements of creativity and illustrates that copying is often an inevitable part of creation. Feel free to watch the other three parts as enriching material!
Synectics
Another excerpt from the Delft Design Guide. Only the synectics spread is mandatory material, but also take a look at the other spreads in the enriching section.
Enriching Materials
Besides the mandatory materials, we would like to show you some other items that are a great source of inspiration. These are not mandatory for the course, but still worth checking out!
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. With this book, Csikszentmihalyi aims to offer an understanding of what leads to these moments.
Designing Fallingwater | Frank Lloyd Wright
Excerpt from Ken Burn’s documentary about one of America’s greatest architects.
Steve Jobs’ Secret to Life
Steve Jobs views life and the world. Recorded in 1995 when Steve Jobs had been ousted from Apple and was living in exile working on a fledgling computer company NeXT Computer.
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
The original blog post of Tim Urban’s viral TED talk about how a procrastinator’s brain works.
DDG on Creativity
Some relevant spreads to take a look at (not provided): Collage (pg 151), Design Drawing to Discover (pg 111), Analogies & Metaphors (pg 161)
Sources
Tips ?
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