Discovering the Power of Imagination Through Lynda Barry’s What It Is I’m absolutely loving Lynda Barry’s book What It Is. It’s a profound exploration of creativity, imagination, and the wonder of seeing the world through a child’s eyes. Barry’s writing and illustrations invite us to reconnect with that magical space where art, play, and the…
Exploring the Dimension of Not Knowing: Creativity and Transformation in Education Tomorrow, I’ll be teaching the first session of my Psychology of Transformative Learning course for graduate students at Meridian University. In preparation, I’ve been reflecting on the profound role of uncertainty and not-knowing in both education and creativity. To honor this theme, here’s one…
Exploring the Transformative Power of the Image Carl Jung once said, “Everything of which we are conscious is an image.” This insight beautifully sets the stage for my upcoming workshop, The Transformative Power of the Image, on April 16 at Book Passage. Why Images Are Central to Creativity Images lie at the heart of the…
“[The artist’s] antennae pick up messages before anybody else, so he is always thought of as being way ahead of his time because he lives in the present. There are very many reasons why most people prefer to live in the age just behind them. It’s safer. To live right on the shooting line, right…
Metaphor: The New Critical Thinking? Every so often, I receive an email that lingers in my thoughts for weeks. One such email, from someone named Eileen, has been sitting in my inbox for two months. The subject line alone stopped me in my tracks: “As if…metaphor is the new critical thinking?” That phrase has stayed…
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