I recently read The Authentic Dissertation by Trent Jacobs, a thought-provoking book on alternative approaches to doctoral dissertations. It explores using art, fiction, dialogues, indigenous ways of knowing, and other creative methods to complete Ph.D. work. The book made me reflect on my own dissertation experience—one that couldn’t have been further from anything “experimental.” My…
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…
The anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that education would never truly succeed unless it was grounded in art. She wasn’t talking about making kids draw pictures all day (although, wouldn’t that be fun?)—she meant that all subjects should be taught with the spirit of imagination, exploration, and play. And then there’s Johann Goethe, the poet…
For years, I’ve been fascinated by the concept of genius—not as something lofty or exclusive, but as something we all possess if we choose to tap into it. Traditionally, the term “genius” conjures up names like Einstein, Da Vinci, and Picasso—men whose accomplishments we revere, often only posthumously. But what if genius isn’t reserved for…
I stumbled on this gem in my notes the other day, from David Edwards’ book Artscience: Creativity in the post-Google generation: “When I speak of art, I will mostly refer to an aesthetic mind, by which I mean a process of thought that is guided by images, is sensual and intuitive, often thrives in uncertainty,…
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