A Renewed understanding of Creativity is Paramount to Introducing Students to a life Design Attitude

Kirsten Bonde Sørensen

doi:10.35199/ICDC.2020.41

A Renewed understanding of Creativity is Paramount to Introducing Students to a life Design Attitude

Kirsten Bonde Sørensen

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Abstract

Students of today are faced with the reality of an unpredictable working life in a constantly turbulent and fast-changing world. This has led to an intense focus on entrepreneurship. Yet,we seem to overlook the fact that students are increasingly challenged by stress and depression. We need to rethink education to include knowledge and tools not only for creating a job, but for reshaping life in general. This paper is part of a larger body of research aimed at introducing students to a Life Design Attitude. Research has proved that design can be used in value clarification and lead to changes in inappropriate beliefs and behaviour. In other words, design can be used to create better lives. However, by comparing data from three workshops this paper concludes that prior to introducing students to a design attitude to life there is an urgent need for a renewed understanding of creativity in educational institutions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity : ICDC 2020
Editors	Jean-Francois Boujut, Gaetano Cascini, Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen, Georgi V. Georgiev, Netta Iivari
Number of pages	8
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Publisher	The Design Society Institution of Engineering Designers
Publication date	26 Aug 2020
Pages	328-335
ISBN (Print)	9781912254118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.35199/ICDC.2020.41
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 2020
Event	The 6th International Conference on Design Creativity: Creativity at the Extremes - University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Duration: 26 Aug 2020 → 28 Aug 2020 http://icdc2020.org

Conference

Conference	The 6th International Conference on Design Creativity
Location	University of Oulu
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Oulu
Period	26/08/20 → 28/08/20
Internet address	http://icdc2020.org

Keywords

learning, educational science and teaching

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Trivselsprojekt 2020
Sørensen, K. B. (Principle researcher), Husted, J. (Principle researcher), Gronemann, S. T. (Principle researcher) & Juhl-Andersen, J. T. (Co-researcher)
01/01/20 → 31/12/21
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Sørensen, K. B. (2020). A Renewed understanding of Creativity is Paramount to Introducing Students to a life Design Attitude. In J.-F. Boujut, G. Cascini, S. Ahmed-Kristensen, G. V. Georgiev, & N. Iivari (Eds.), Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity: ICDC 2020 (pp. 328-335). The Design Society Institution of Engineering Designers. https://doi.org/10.35199/ICDC.2020.41

Sørensen, Kirsten Bonde. / A Renewed understanding of Creativity is Paramount to Introducing Students to a life Design Attitude. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity: ICDC 2020. editor / Jean-Francois Boujut ; Gaetano Cascini ; Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen ; Georgi V. Georgiev ; Netta Iivari. Glasgow : The Design Society Institution of Engineering Designers, 2020. pp. 328-335

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Sørensen, KB 2020, A Renewed understanding of Creativity is Paramount to Introducing Students to a life Design Attitude. in J-F Boujut, G Cascini, S Ahmed-Kristensen, GV Georgiev & N Iivari (eds), Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity: ICDC 2020. The Design Society Institution of Engineering Designers, Glasgow, pp. 328-335, The 6th International Conference on Design Creativity, Oulu, Finland, 26/08/20. https://doi.org/10.35199/ICDC.2020.41

A Renewed understanding of Creativity is Paramount to Introducing Students to a life Design Attitude. / Sørensen, Kirsten Bonde.
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