CREATIVITY

AND
LEARNING
 Myth 1:
Left-brain thinking
is logical and
analytical while
right-brain thinking
is creative and
innovative.
 Myth 1:
Left-brain thinking
is logical and
analytical while
right-brain thinking
is creative and
innovative.
“Novel thinking generally engages a unique
and broad configuration of brain regions
that don't typically work together”
 Main brain networks engaged in creativity:
The Executive Attention Network:
This network is active when you're
concentrating on a challenging
lecture, or engaging in complex
problem solving and reasoning
that puts heavy demands on
working memory.
The imagination network or default The salient Network:
network:
This network constantly monitors
This network is active during directed
both external events and the
tasks that require to remember
internal stream of consciousness
personal past experiences, think
and flexibly passes the baton to
about the future, and when
whatever information is most
imagining alternative scenarios to
the present (or  projecting salient to solving the task at hand.
themselves into different settings)
 Myth 2:
Creativity is
about artistic
expression
 Myth 2:
Creativity is
about artistic
expression
 NOVELTY USEFULNESS

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NOVELTY USEFULNESS
Creativity is the
ability to come
up with new and
useful ideas
 Myth 3:
creativity
comes in a
flash of insight
 Myth 3:
creativity
comes in a
flash of insight
 Myth 4:
You canʼt
teach
creativity
 Myth 4:
You canʼt
teach
creativity
“Creativity needs
to be nurtured,
encouraged,
supported”
Let´s nurture
creativity!