There was not one particular lecture by Dr. Vanegas that
stood out more than the rest. I feel
like I was pulling little bits from each lecture and the combination of everything
that I gained is what influenced me the most. Each
lecture was just a puzzle piece and each new piece made the overall picture
clearer as to what I was looking at throughout the semester. I have learned that I have a lot to work on
to make myself a more effective professional and that there will be a lot of
failures trying to find the balance between creativity and professionalism as
well developing the ability to break my comfort zone to find the essence of
pure creativity. Fortunately, this goal
is unobtainable and I will never be able to reach a state of equilibrium and
complacency always allowing me to strive to be better.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Production of Knowledge and Creativity
From my experiences I have found the importance of
incorporating knowledge from several disciplines; whether it’s working with
individuals in another field or learning a variety of subjects. I did not realize that my views on how
multiple disciplines interact were so narrow minded. My grasp of this subject was limited to
collecting knowledge though multidisciplinarity where I had a goal sought knowledge solely with the purpose of advancing a topic in my fiel
After this lecture I will trying to approach working with a
variety of fields with a pluridisciplinarity.
When studying a topic, if I was to consider multidisciplinarity,
transdisciplinarity, crossdisciplinarity, and interdisciplinarity interactions
I may be able to generate a better rational.
Using Dr. Vanegas’ definitions of the topics:
Pluridisciplinarity
- the study of a topic, not in only one
discipline, but in several at the same time.
Multidisciplinarity
- the study of a topic within one
discipline, with support from other disciplines, bringing together multiple
dimensions, but always in the service of the driving discipline.
Transdisciplinarity
- is concerned, at once, with what is
within, between, across, and beyond the different disciplines
Crossdisciplinarity
- the study of a topic at the
intersection of multiple disciplines, and with the commonalities among the
disciplines involved.
Interdisciplinarity
- the study of a topic
within multiple disciplines, and with the transfer of methods from one
discipline to another.
Processes, Tools, Principles and Resources
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“Success depends on both WHAT
you do and HOW you do it”
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The most interesting part of this lecture was the existing
tools that we have at our disposal:
- Ask
- Watch
- Listen
- Try
I have been very big on using the try tool;
like the saying by Thomas Edison goes “I have
not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” The list of tools that was given in the
lecture will greatly increase my abilities such that I can try, even though I
may fail, at different techniques in different situations.
Strategies and Practices
To be honest this lecture was a little overwhelming for me
personally. I wasn’t too sure how to apply
this information in the future. Being a
non-business major it was interesting to see a basic business model and how the
various aspects interact. One fact that
kind of stuck out to me though was the need to have something that others want
or need as the center of a business.
I will end this section with a quote from the
lecture.
“Innovate like Edison.”
Creativity, Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship
Self Growth
I have been stuck in a single perspective and have for a long time seen the world through one frame. My creativity is limited only by how many different frames that I can view the world through. |
| Change your Perspective |
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| Expand your Horizon |
This class has given me a new frame to look through. I have realized from this lecture and the
class as a whole that I need to continue to improve myself and how I view
problems, myself, and the world.
Developing High-Performance Creative Organizations Cont...
Fear
The first step in fostering, nourishing, and protecting
innovation was something that I could really relate to. One of the biggest reasons I often hesitate
to speak, is fear. Fear of ridicule for
a bad idea stops the flow of all ideas and potentially will cause a loss of
GREAT ideas.
It is important to
foster a safe environment when you have the power to do so.
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