From Inventivity in Limerick to Creativity in Aveiro: Lessons Learnt
William Wong, Paula Kotzé, Janet C. Read, Liam J. Bannon, Ebba Þóra Hvannberg · 2009
Abstract. In this introductory chapter, we describe the key lessons from an earlier HCI Educators ’ conference, held in Limerick in 2006, the outcomes of which led to the theme of HCIEd 2007 – Creativity: Experiencing to Educate and Design. The paper discusses the lessons leant around four key questions: nature vs. nurture: can creative invention be taught; what tools and methods are there to help students learn to develop creative solutions; how do we train educators in creative invention; and what are the stumbling blocks to ‘inventivity’?