Inventing Imaginary Worlds: From Childhood Play to Adult Creativity Across the Arts and Sciences
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00L4YMA4K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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While Root-Bernstien is a careful researcher and at spends good chunks of the book digging into the 'proof' supporting Michelle Root-Bernstein's Inventing Imaginary Worlds is such a valuable book. Root-Bernstein has spent thoughtful and comprehensive time exploring a side of creativity not often examined - the frequency with which children and adults create remarkably complex parallel worlds to explore their ideas, dreams and experiences unencumbered by what the world around them dictates as the approved way to think and imagine. While Root-Bernstien is a careful researcher and at spends good chunks of the book diggi
Co-author of the book, Sparks of Genius, The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People, she researches, lectures, workshops, writes and blogs on the practices and processes of creative imagination in all walks of life.. Michele Root-Bernstein is an historian, a haiku poet, an independent scholar in creativity studies affiliated with Michigan State University and a
Unstructured playtime in childhood has all but disappeared. Narrow notions of creativity exile the fictive imagination to fantasy arts. Invent-it-yourself make-believe places have all but succumbed in adolescence to ready-made computer games. Unfortunately, trends in modern life conspire to break down the synergies of creative play with imaginary worlds. Adults are discouraged from playing as a waste of time with no relevance to the workplace. How can parents, educators, business leaders and policy makers nurture creativity, prepare for inventiveness and stimulate innovation? One compelling answer, this book argues, lies in fostering the invention of imaginary worlds, a.k.a. Inventing imaginary worlds develops the skills society needs for inventing the future.For more on Inventing Imaginary Worlds, check out: inventingimaginaryworlds. worldplay. First emerging in middle childhood, this complex form of make-believe draws lifelong energy from the fruitful combustions of play, imagination and creativity. And yet, as Michele Root-Bernstein demonstrates by means of historical inquiry,
At times you will feel like you are reading fiction because the detailed descriptions of make-believe worlds is captivating, but always grounded in research and a thorough examination of this fascinating element of children’s creative capacity. Ten years ago, the Root-Bernsteins exposed the influential creative and artistic pasts great scientists. All worlds are not ready-made. It takes you into the private, imaginary worlds of childhood and it relates playful childhood invention to adult creativity. First, I believe that her book with Robert Root-Bernstein, Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World’s Most Creat