Name: Creativity Mind-Set Symposium
Start: 2017-05-25T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2017-05-25T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Wellcome Collection

Creativity Mind-Set Symposium

Please note:we endeavour to make all of our events accessible to all. All of our venues are wheelchair accessible. For further accessibility information please refer to the venue's website.A New Direction is a London-based non-profit generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.Why does A New Direction exist?London is one of the greatest creative hubs in the world. Every day, thousands of the children and young people who live here are inspired by the city’s culture to unleash their own creative side. They have the chance to develop their skills, talents and passions, becoming people who can thrive in a challenging, changing world and boost our wider society.But there are also thousands of young people who miss out on London’s creative opportunities. Barriers of inequality or simple lack of support stop young people from reaching their creative potential, which has knock-on effects for their chances of personal fulfilment and success in later life.What is the vision of A New Direction?Inequality is not set in stone; we can make London into a city with equal opportunities to engage with culture and be creative for all young people and children. This is our vision.We are working towards a society where all children and young people can thrive through developing their creativity.What does A New Direction do?We work directly with the organisations at the front line: schools, cultural venues, local authorities and businesses. We unite those organisations to campaign for better policies that serve children and young people. We organise joint events and projects to reach a broader audience. We connect young people to mentors, work experience and inspiration.Who does A New Direction help?Children and young people in London and through helping them, wider society.

A New Direction

What is the Creativity Mind-Set?
“Possessing and emanating a set of attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that reflect the core principles of creativity. Namely employing a sense of curiosity, connectedness, risk taking, artistry, divergent thinking and originality as well as embracing the iterations of problem solving and processes that lead to purposeful, unique and valuable outcomes”.
Purpose
The creativity mind-set symposium is a meeting for creative minds to address a creativity deficit in our current pedagogical and curricular landscape.
This symposium event is designed to gather enquiring educators, school senior leaders, artists and cultural leaders, to address the essence of and cultivation of a creativity mindset across the education system through inspirational talks, dialogue and activities. The symposium is aimed at practitioners and professionals who are interested and willing to contribute to current debate and research and development regarding an arts and creativity rich education fit for 21st Century demands. The event will be held in the Wellcome Collection’s Studio on the 25th of May 2017.The event represents a collaborative, R &D platform to ignite momentum for innovation and purposeful change across the current education system in order to better nurture and embed the ‘Creativity Mind-Set in its DNA. It is hoped that attendees will engage in an ongoing research and development community in order to collectively explore the impact of new pedagogical and curricular perspectives, partnerships, resources, and models inspired by the event. 
Research informing the event
This event is supported by A New Direction and co-designed by two artist educators Lily Elms and Ally Hughes who are both engaged in pedagogical action research and ‘wicked problem’ solving related to the case for a creativity rich education. Their two research projects have unearthed concerning data regarding the marginalisation of the arts and creativity in the curricular landscape and the detrimental consequences of this. Arts curricular offers are being compromised in schools amidst a backdrop of financial cuts and heightened focus on reductionist performance measurement policies and core and ‘academic’ subjects.
Charles Leadbeater author of “The Problem Solvers” suggests that we have an outdated system, “formal education militates against the creative forces of curiosity, imagination, and intuition”. He also highlights how we are ill equipping our young for the transitioning world of work “the jobs of the future will depend on creative problem solving and personal services that require teamwork and empathy”.
Timings for the event
5pm start
5pm-5.20 pm: Refreshments and Networking
5.30pm-5.45pm: Introduction to the event, outline of the agenda, quick reference to LE and AH’s  key project and research findings and introduction of the keynote speaker
5.45pm-6.15pm: Keynote speaker- Dr Henry Ward(Head of Education at the Freelands Foundation)
6.25pm-6.50pm: Workshop activity
7pm-7.20pm: Panel Discussion- Feedback & Q and A
7.20pm: Closing words
7.30pm: Event close

Wellcome Collection

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