With the many advances in AI technology, we’re asking ‘can a computer be creative’, and so more broadly, what is creativity? While we worry about retaining true creativity and ownership, it might not be the point. This podcast looks at how we create and problem solve. Ultimately, the important thing is that we’re thinking about…
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While tackling stress is important and has wide-reaching benefits, creative practice such as music could do so much more. Applying the creative skills gained to STEM subjects can unlock even greater learnings. It’s a test of the essential nature of the ‘A’ in STEAM. Playing and practising music brings a range of health and educational…
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We think that scientific inspiration is a really important element of understanding STEAM, one of the causes we champion at iOi and Imagination Matters. It’s so vital that we make room for creativity in science, not only to theorise, but to solve problems as well. Science can and should be the subject of of creative…
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It might sound like the old ‘rise of the machines’ argument, but this article goes one further. Focusing on the AI art of Mario Klingemann, we get a chance to explore how we feel about AI as (the true?) creative. Is the idea of machines having an imagination exciting, unjust, irrelevant or merely inevitable? Perhaps…
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For us, imagination is the space between what we’re told and what we can do. It’s how we get from what is to what is possible. We’ve talked recently about how creativity protects and strengthens us, and there’s always space to exercise our imaginations. Explore some ideas and tips from Edutopia on how to promote…
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This week we’re excited to bring you a TEDx talk from the Institute of Imagination‘s Director of Experience and Learning, Tom Doust. Here, Tom explores not only the benefits of mind-wandering, but its place as an essential and fundamental human function, through a personal exploration of his experiences mind-wandering. Some of history’s greatest discoveries –…
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We love this example of true STEAM in action on a grand scale. Es Devlin‘s bold, beautiful and world class design takes the fear of AI by its horns, positively harnessing the power of the collective imagination. The interactive poetry element could only be human, and is a celebration of the essential collaboration between creativity…
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A true champion of the movement, Mike Senese‘s Maker Faire has become a global phenomenon since its inception in 2006, with over 200 events around the world. iOi is proud to have hosted one of the brand’s Mini Maker Faires in the past, and next month Derby sees one come to the UK. Last weekend, the flagship…
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Our ability to create is what distinguishes and defines us as humans, and what we can achieve when we pool this resource is infinite. Unfortunately, some of humanity’s more damaging endeavours can lead us to doubt our ability to effect change. In her new book, Augustin Fuentes goes on an exploration of human creativity and…
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Karen “Bit” Vejle‘s is a tale about not just the fulfillment of her own passion, but one to inspire us too in overcoming adversity through creativity and quiet determination. Vejle found solace and therapy in what has become her work; however, she insists it’s not raw talent which makes her special. We love the idea…
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