creativity – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Will AI kill creative jobs? https://www.openforum.com.au/will-ai-kill-creative-jobs/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:27:04 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=44907 Firms will always replace humans with cheaper, tireless machines if that generates greater profits, and AI is offering the chance to churn out generic faux-creative material which was once the purview of real artists.

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Every Sherlock needs their Watson https://www.openforum.com.au/every-sherlock-needs-their-watson/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:33:04 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=36514 While the self-styled 'creatives' in firms and agencies have little in common with truly creative people, they also benefit from the help and advice offered to many historical - and fictional - figures in the arts and sciences.

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The value of creativity https://www.openforum.com.au/the-value-of-creativity/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 22:25:14 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=34749 What is creativity, and why is it essential in our lives?

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Measuring creativity https://www.openforum.com.au/measuring-creativity/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 02:39:16 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=33459 How do you go about measuring the multifaceted and unique human quality that is creativity without killing it completely? New research aims to do just that.

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What’s the big idea? https://www.openforum.com.au/whats-the-big-idea/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:44:59 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30749 COVID-19 narrowed our activity, interactions and experiences, making our lives smaller and more mundane. How can people get their creative mojo back for 2021?

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Creativity is key to arts, work and science https://www.openforum.com.au/creativity-is-key-to-arts-work-and-science/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 23:46:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=28964 Australian schools and universities should increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines and critical for ensuring future job success.

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Why it is (almost) impossible to teach creativity https://www.openforum.com.au/why-it-is-almost-impossible-to-teach-creativity/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:01:23 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18175 Australians are always told to become more creative to compete in a fast changing economy, but creativity, by its very nature, is somewhat irresponsible and may be impossible to teach in a culture of learning outcomes.

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The capitalist chains of creativity https://www.openforum.com.au/the-oppressiveness-of-creativity/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:33:19 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=17767 Has capitalism co-opted our creative juices to merely perpetuate itself? Oli Mould’s new book ‘Against Creativity’ suggests that modern conceptions of creativity are limiting our ability to conceive alternatives.

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