Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden: Unleash your innovation and creativity with a portfolio

Create. Share. Engage.

Dr Tessa Forshaw, Founding Scholar of the Next Level Lab at Harvard University and Rich Braden (BSEE and BSCE), Chief Innovation Evangelist at People Rocket are the authors of the book Innovation-ish: How anyone can create breakthrough solutions to real problems in the real world.

In this episode, they share what innovation and creativity mean to them, how everyone can be creative and innovative, and how the portfolio comes into play in their classes and also consulting projects. Learn about a couple of the mindsets and moves from their book and the difference between passive reflection and active metacognition.

Resources

• Project Zero at Harvard University
• Harvard Innovation Labs
• Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, aka d.school
• IDEO CoLab
• Clinton Global Initiative
• NEOM project
• Book Experiments in reflection: How to see the present, reconsider the past, and shape the future by Dr Leticia Britos Cavagnaro
• Thinking routines
  

Related episodes

• Leticia Britos Cavagnaro: Make learning visible
• Cathy Elliott: Creativity and feedback in assessment portfolios
• Bob Reuter: Externalise your thinking with portfolios
• Ingrid D'Souza: Creativity and lifelong portfolios

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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Fejezetek

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. First encounters with portfolios (00:03:10)

3. Why the book 'Innovation-ish'? (00:09:53)

4. Story illustrating the 'interactions' mindset (00:16:33)

5. Value of an ideas portfolio (00:19:23)

6. Passive reflection vs. active metacognition (00:22:34)

7. The move map (00:28:54)

8. The portfolio as analysis and decision making tool (00:30:28)

9. How to be innovative in assessment activities (00:32:57)

10. Q&A: Words to use to describe storytelling that respects Indigenous cultures (00:36:30)

11. Q&A: A tip for learning designers and educators (00:36:53)

12. Q&A: A tip for learners (00:37:53)