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…
“Try as we may, we cannot make insights with reason or will, ‘something imaginative is needed.’” —James Hillman, The Myth of Analysis Hillman’s words are so true to me. My biggest breakthroughs haven’t come from planning or thinking harder—they’ve come in those quiet, unexpected moments when my imagination had space to take over. Whether it’s…
I’ve always been fascinated by how adults learn in life. Even before earning my Ph.D. in Adult Learning from the University of Chicago, I spent years working in Artificial Intelligence, studying how experts learned so I could program computers to do the same. But no matter where my research has taken me, I’ve always returned…
Imagination is indirect, nonlinear, and often delightfully messy. It doesn’t deliver quick fixes or numerically precise solutions but instead takes us to new perspectives and possibilities. By opening our imaginations, we challenge norms and venture into uncharted territory. It’s no wonder this process can feel intimidating—creativity often brings us face-to-face with unfamiliar and quirky insights…
Last Monday at the Sophia Center, we dived into an art project that sounded light-hearted: making creatures with “magical” powers. I expected the class to be playful and whimsical. Silly me! As it turns out, creating art has a way of uncovering the deep, transformative currents of the soul—and making magical creatures seemed to amplify…
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