Archive: 2010

February 26, 2010 - First off I thoroughly enjoyed both meeting Csikszentmihalyi in the morning and his presentation at night. He is very insightful yet down to earth which made conversing with him all the more enjoyable. Coming from the field of video games, Csikszentmihalyi’s work on flow is something that is used throughout the industry as many games […]

February 22, 2010 - The Csikszentmihalyi lecture continues the theme I keep noticing of the balance between the individual and the group in the creative process.  Since I have decided to use this aspect as the basis for my creative project, I believe I will continue to search for this thread in every lecture and reading.  In the Csikszentmihalyi’s […]

February 10, 2010 - I was eager to meet Mr. Crewdson after watching his Ovation channel documentary. I find his photographs to be captivating, darkly beautiful and compelling. Many of his images take place in the suburbs-at home. My favorite of which is Ophelia from his Twilight series and is very recognizable. In the image a woman is floating in […]

February 2, 2010 - Dr. Neressian’s ideas concerning scientific concepts adhere to a much more rigid philosophy than Simonton’s belief.  She focuses on closing the gap between the initial hypothesis and the Eureka moment.  Specifically she demystifies the Eureka moment and provides a more concrete explanation.  While I can appreciate and agree with the crux of her position- the […]

January 27, 2010 - There were several concepts presented by Dr. Simonton, both in the articles in and at our morning meeting, that I find applicable to my practice of creativity. First, Dr. Simonton’s poses that a creative idea or concept must meet all three of the following criteria; original, novel or surprising, adaptive or functional, and the added […]

January 26, 2010 - I really enjoyed Dr. Simonton’s lecture and the breakfast meeting Thursday morning. He has a great deal of information to share and relates conplex ideas in a very simple way. I am glad we had a chance to visit before the lecture and discuss some of his views, especially those relating to the topic of […]