Here are a variety of creative ideas for your Creativity Product Presentation and Paper, each of which integrates creativity theories (like divergent/convergent thinking, Wallas’ creative process, Amabile’s Componential Theory, etc.) and demonstrates understanding of the course content:
🎨 Artistic Creations
- Mixed-Media Artwork: Create a piece combining paint, collage, digital elements, and objects. Theme: "The Stages of Creativity." Each medium could represent a stage of Wallas' model (Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, Verification).
- Symbolic Sculpture: Build a sculpture representing the barriers and facilitators of creativity, using symbolic shapes and textures (e.g., tangled wire for mental blocks, lightbulbs for insight).
🎶 Music-Based Projects
- Original Song: Write and perform a song that tells a story of the creative process, perhaps reflecting Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of Flow. Include lyrics that reference internal motivation, risk-taking, or inspiration.
- Genre Mashup: Compose a piece that blends multiple genres (classical + hip-hop + folk), demonstrating divergent thinking in musical form.
🎭 Performance and Storytelling
- Short Play or Skit: Create a short theatrical performance featuring characters representing different creativity theories. For example, one character is “Intrinsic Motivation,” another is “Constraint,” and they interact in a humorous or dramatic way.
- Video Diary of a Creative Journey: Act out or film a short story documenting a fictional character’s struggle and triumph with creativity—aligning with Amabile’s theory of environment and motivation.
🧪 Invention/Design
- Prototype an Invention: Develop a creative solution to a minor daily problem (e.g., a multifunctional desk tool, a “thought organizer” board) and document your use of the creative process in getting there.
- Game Design: Create a simple card or board game that teaches players about creativity theories (e.g., draw cards that require using lateral thinking or adapting ideas under constraints).
🎥 Multimedia & Video
- Animated Explainer Video: Make an animated video explaining one creativity theory using metaphors and stories. You could narrate it like a TED-Ed-style presentation.
- "Creative Mind" Documentary: Interview people (or fictionalize interviews) about how they experience creativity in their work/life, then synthesize that into a documentary that connects to course content.
🧠 Personal Reflection / Life Application
- Creative Autobiography Project: Create a digital scrapbook or illustrated zine that reflects your own creative journey, connecting personal experiences to different theories.
- Mind Map Presentation: Design a highly visual mind map that links your personal experiences and insights to key course concepts. This could be a digital Prezi, mural, or even an interactive webpage.