1. Evolving concepts of creativity: A mirror, a tightrope and an inkblot Ron Chrisley COGS Department of Informatics University of Sussex Workshop on Evolving Views of Creativity University of Sussex, May 31st 2006

2. Research/Practise Teaching/LearningInnovation/Enterprise Internal/ExternalReflexive/Transitive Creativity in the University

3. Recap of today

4. Recap from today Maggie Boden: Ideas that are new, surprising, and valuable Celia Hunt: The inner freedom to play to a purpose Julia Fallon: Harnessing innovation Ben Martin: Importance of the (knowledge) environment Kim Lasky: Transcending the constraints of our language Justine Johnstone: Conceptual development: Alternative methodologies and inference methods for problem solving

5. A balancing act Recurring theme: Creativity as salutary opposition

6. Dimensions of tension Self/Environment Intuitive/Conceptual Blue-sky/Applied Novel/Familiar Chaos/Order Disconnection/Engagement

7. Self/Environment Hunt: Freedom, independence from environment Martin: Nevertheless, some environments facilitate creativity better than others Environment includes other, creative people

8. Intuitive/Conceptual Lasky: Need to transcend limitations of language/conceptual scheme Johnstone, Boden: But these new regimes themselves have norms, conceptual structure

9. Blue-Sky/Applied Boden, Hunt et al: Genuinely novel ideas Fallon, Hunt et al: But creativity is (often) directed, for a purpose: Harnessing innovation

10. Chaos/Order Boden: Want novelty -- randomness is a way to achieve that Boden: But want something of value, too Peter Childs: Ordered entropy Me: Seeking the "subjective edge of chaos"

11. Disconnection/Engagement Brian Cantwell Smith: Intentionality ("aboutness") is in the "middle distance" –Partial disconnection –"How can I miss you if you won't go away?" Hunt: So also for creativity

12. Over to you…