Course Description: When we react we very often do so to establish our individual point of view or, better still, to protect it. To do this we become sensitive to the problem and aggressive to others. A child psychologist made the statement that each time a child reacts she loses the chance to increase her intelligence, and each time she transforms a situation she increases her intelligence.
... The Japanese very often approach problem-solving through being sensitive to others and aggressive to the problem. This could be called a creative approach to problem solving in which: more innovations are possible, nobody is a loser, and the community of people can enjoy the results.
Creativity isn’t something that can be taught. What we can learn is how creativity is discouraged until we don’t notice it any more.
The basic course is a five day full-time course which introduces a maximum of eight people to the practice of group problem-solving using the techniques developed by G.M. Prince and W.J.J. Gordon and their associates who are devoted to invention, research in inventive process, and teaching.
A+P2:SIGURD LEWERENTZ’S VISION OF FUNERAL ARCHITECTURE
During the first term I worked for Fred Thompson, I assisted in the preparation of a paper on Lewerentz’s funerary architecture for the 2009 A+P2 architecture and phenomenology conference in Japan.
When: Jan. – Sept. 2009
What: Research Assistant
Who: Fred Thompson, professor emeritus, 519.546.6773
Key duties: Editing, Proposal writing, IT support, Graphic design, Course management.
Software used: Photoshop, Indesign, OpenOffice, Keynote, EvoCam.