Photograph tells secret
A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. — Diane Arbus Sometimes a pain is so deep that
D-Day Design Innovation “won the war for us”
I recently spent a peaceful day on Omaha Beach in Normandy, a bucolic picture of French country life on the coast. It was difficult to imagine the scene on June 6, 1944 when a landing craft called the LCVP (landing
Creativity Across Cultures
Creativity across cultures is increasingly important in the 21st century. U.S. employers rate creativity as one of the top five skills that will increase in importance during the next five years. The specific role of culture in creativity is still
The Golden Chain of Innovation: the story of the railway
Most innovations do not come about through a solitary burst of inspiration. Rather, new breakthroughs are usually links in a golden chain of innovation. Individuals and teams connect seemingly unrelated inventions and practices, repositioning them by asking new questions that
Visual Thinking with Mind Mapping
Visual thinking can sometimes be better than words when brainstorming, asking questions and connecting ideas previously thought to be unconnectable. And mind mapping makes visual thinking come alive. The old saying, “a photo is worth a thousand words” is certainly
Design Thinking and Innovation in Istanbul
Located on Istanbul’s Asian side of the Bosphorus Strait, Kadiköy is a bustling municipality with a diverse population of more than 500,000 professionals, artists, workers and their families. Its street markets are stocked with fresh fish, fruit and vegetables, Turkish
Imagination to Invention
Would you expect to see a patent held by Michael Jackson for anti-gravity shoes at the National Archives in Washington, DC? An exhibit, “Making the Mark: Stories through Signatures,” features selected signatures complemented by documents and artifacts to illustrate the
Entrepreneurship and Experiential Learning
The realization that there is no right answer led college graduate, Sam Porter, to understand the power of applied learning as a young entrepreneur. He talked to Knowledge Without Borders™ about his innovative and entrepreneurial project at Brandeis and its impact
Technology of the Future and Design Thinking
Imagine a future where tiny robots carry medicine directly to a cancer tumor in the body, completely destroying the tumor with no toxic side effects. That is the promise of nanotechnology as applied to medicine and biotechnology — a new
Creativity is the Nature of Science
Wading through the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), one cannot help but notice the references to creativity. The NGSS guide us along the paths of eight understandings about the nature of science, one of which is “Science is a
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