This Monday lecture was kind of flat. It was about "The History of Creativity and Its Significance to the Society" . You know, history! Well I'll try my best to keep you awake!
Passion!
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Alright, show time!
Sharp at 10.00 p.m. Mr Mustafa began his lecture. He told us that we are currently living in a Karaoke culture where we work things without any originality and we do not want that. What the world wants is something new from the past. A lot of created things in this world are based on the past and then reinvented into something new. For example, the film Titanic directed by James Cameron was based on the real incident of the Titanic ship and reinvented into a film. Thus, history indeed is important to creativity.
But first lets check out an interesting short clip just to refresh ourselves!
Here's the link. A talk by Siegfried Woldhek of the true face of Leonardo Da Vinci.
http://www.ted.com/talks/siegfried_woldhek_shows_how_he_found_the_true_face_of_leonardo.html
http://www.google.com/imgrnum=10&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=631&tbm=isch&tbnid=l8yxxoAhJr2BlM:&imgrefurl=http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2008/04/&docid=5RqojQV12B2R_M&imgurl=http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/_Faces_of_DaVinci.jpg&w=387&h=290&ei=vboUP2MGs-trAf-ooDACw&zoom=1
Although creativity is said to be creating something with freedom but it has a certain regimentation (format/arrangement) that need to be followed and creativity indeed just as said by M. Csikszentmihalyi is the engine that drives culture evolution.
Allow me to bring you to the Mesopotamia Civilization (around 5300 BC)
The Mesopotamia is the earliest working civilization in virtual. Their creativity started with the agriculture where they collected the products and brought to the center of the city (where the markets, city hall and management area placed). Their creativity then expended after they've found the use of metal. Many invention were created since such as wheels and hunting tools. All the invention then brought knowledge and finally formed the social status.
Move to the Egyptian civilization (around 3150 BC)
They were highly innovative. One of the biggest creativity that can be seen in this civilization is the Pyramid. Unlike the Mesopotamian, their creativity were based on the religion than their needs.
Alright, another refreshment. A talk by Tom Wujec on the astrolabe.
http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_demos_the_13th_century_astrolabe.html
http://www.google.com/imgreshl=en&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=674&tbm=isch&tbnid=SCWK5NYKeTBsM:&imgrefurl=http://www.edensilk.com.au/resources/bgn.htm&docid=B2k9daziposxdM&imgurl=http://hosted.comm100.com/Newsletter/Images/64552/445.jpg&w=427&h=234&ei=oNuoUN6VC4vSrQeg94DgBQ&zoom=1
In his talk, I've found that it is true that technology improves our living quality but in the same time we do loose something. For example, SMS. SMS allows us to send messages in fast speed and nowadays even for free but at the same time we loose the skill of communication.
Alright move on to the India civilization (around 2600 BC)
Temples were built in this civilization and their creativity can be seen in how they placed their building. For easy managing, they built them in blocks and even introduced the water system for cleaning. Concept of zero was what they known for.
Fast Forward to the Chinese civilization (around 1700 BC)
Most of the important invention happened here. The compass was invented in this civilization so as the paper and gun powder. They even introduced writing in characters.
Then to the west (the Greek, Hallenistic, Roman and Byzantine)
During the Greek and Hellenistic education and science were introduced. They began to use vowels and wrote oral stories. In Roman they focused on the balance of the building. They used pillars to stabilize the building and created road system. They even introduced the alphabet and Roman numbers, many games were founded here too. The Byzantine is where the art of the world united. Many ports were built and artists across the country joined to create art pieces. Mosaics design (in church) is one of the art they well-known for.
Next to the Islamic civilization
Their creativity in Al-Quran, literature, science and medication have indeed changed the world. We are still using most of their knowledge now.
Last the Medieval European Creativity
Literature and language have high development in this civilization but the most innovative product built was the printing-press .
With that, by combining all these creativity from the past or the whole world we will create something new! Before ending the lecture, Mr Mustafa showed us one more short clip and shared us the Abraham Mashlow's hierarchy of needs.
This is the clip link. A talk by Tim Brown
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_urges_designers_to_think_big.html
Tim Brown
http://www.dexigner.com/news/18827
As he said, creativity start by asking the right question then we bring the idea to produce a prototype and then move it to the society to target society need and finally form something big.
The Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
http://en.citizendium.org/images/thumb/e/ed/Maslow_Hierarchy_of_Needs.jpg/300px-Maslow_Hierarchy_of_Needs.jpg
The chart shows our human needs and after studying it, our lecture ended. Huh finally! "Hahaha!"
Passion!
Alright, show time!
Sharp at 10.00 p.m. Mr Mustafa began his lecture. He told us that we are currently living in a Karaoke culture where we work things without any originality and we do not want that. What the world wants is something new from the past. A lot of created things in this world are based on the past and then reinvented into something new. For example, the film Titanic directed by James Cameron was based on the real incident of the Titanic ship and reinvented into a film. Thus, history indeed is important to creativity.
But first lets check out an interesting short clip just to refresh ourselves!
Here's the link. A talk by Siegfried Woldhek of the true face of Leonardo Da Vinci.
http://www.ted.com/talks/siegfried_woldhek_shows_how_he_found_the_true_face_of_leonardo.html
http://www.google.com/imgrnum=10&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=631&tbm=isch&tbnid=l8yxxoAhJr2BlM:&imgrefurl=http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2008/04/&docid=5RqojQV12B2R_M&imgurl=http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/_Faces_of_DaVinci.jpg&w=387&h=290&ei=vboUP2MGs-trAf-ooDACw&zoom=1
Although creativity is said to be creating something with freedom but it has a certain regimentation (format/arrangement) that need to be followed and creativity indeed just as said by M. Csikszentmihalyi is the engine that drives culture evolution.
Allow me to bring you to the Mesopotamia Civilization (around 5300 BC)
The Mesopotamia is the earliest working civilization in virtual. Their creativity started with the agriculture where they collected the products and brought to the center of the city (where the markets, city hall and management area placed). Their creativity then expended after they've found the use of metal. Many invention were created since such as wheels and hunting tools. All the invention then brought knowledge and finally formed the social status.
Move to the Egyptian civilization (around 3150 BC)
They were highly innovative. One of the biggest creativity that can be seen in this civilization is the Pyramid. Unlike the Mesopotamian, their creativity were based on the religion than their needs.
Alright, another refreshment. A talk by Tom Wujec on the astrolabe.
http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_demos_the_13th_century_astrolabe.html
http://www.google.com/imgreshl=en&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=674&tbm=isch&tbnid=SCWK5NYKeTBsM:&imgrefurl=http://www.edensilk.com.au/resources/bgn.htm&docid=B2k9daziposxdM&imgurl=http://hosted.comm100.com/Newsletter/Images/64552/445.jpg&w=427&h=234&ei=oNuoUN6VC4vSrQeg94DgBQ&zoom=1
In his talk, I've found that it is true that technology improves our living quality but in the same time we do loose something. For example, SMS. SMS allows us to send messages in fast speed and nowadays even for free but at the same time we loose the skill of communication.
Alright move on to the India civilization (around 2600 BC)
Temples were built in this civilization and their creativity can be seen in how they placed their building. For easy managing, they built them in blocks and even introduced the water system for cleaning. Concept of zero was what they known for.
Fast Forward to the Chinese civilization (around 1700 BC)
Most of the important invention happened here. The compass was invented in this civilization so as the paper and gun powder. They even introduced writing in characters.
Then to the west (the Greek, Hallenistic, Roman and Byzantine)
During the Greek and Hellenistic education and science were introduced. They began to use vowels and wrote oral stories. In Roman they focused on the balance of the building. They used pillars to stabilize the building and created road system. They even introduced the alphabet and Roman numbers, many games were founded here too. The Byzantine is where the art of the world united. Many ports were built and artists across the country joined to create art pieces. Mosaics design (in church) is one of the art they well-known for.
Next to the Islamic civilization
Their creativity in Al-Quran, literature, science and medication have indeed changed the world. We are still using most of their knowledge now.
Last the Medieval European Creativity
Literature and language have high development in this civilization but the most innovative product built was the printing-press .
With that, by combining all these creativity from the past or the whole world we will create something new! Before ending the lecture, Mr Mustafa showed us one more short clip and shared us the Abraham Mashlow's hierarchy of needs.
This is the clip link. A talk by Tim Brown
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_urges_designers_to_think_big.html
Tim Brown
http://www.dexigner.com/news/18827
As he said, creativity start by asking the right question then we bring the idea to produce a prototype and then move it to the society to target society need and finally form something big.
The Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
The chart shows our human needs and after studying it, our lecture ended. Huh finally! "Hahaha!"
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