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Research and Policy
Artists and teachers resource
This ArtWorks Scotland resource has been developed for teachers and artists looking to embed creativity into school plans, offering relevant policy, evaluation and funding information, tips on planning together and case studies from artists and teachers who have worked in partnership...
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Research and Policy
Creative Blueprint
Creative Blueprint provides research and analysis in to the skills needs of the creative and cultural industries and their contribution to the UK...
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Creative Thinkering
A psychology based blog resurrecting your natural creativity through inspiring techniques and practical examples...
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Futurelab
Futurelab aims to inspire, challenge and engage all young people in rich and rewarding learning experiences that will equip them with the essential skills and attitudes for life, learning and work in the 21st Century...
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Skills in a Nutshell
The National Parent Forum of Scotland Summary of Skills, published as part of their Curriculum for Excellence in a Nutshell series, lays out the basics behind skills across the curriculum in two sides of A4...
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Understanding How to Frame Your Creative Expertise
Again and again I see talented people with ideas they want to share – books they want to write, talks they want to give, businesses they want to launch – holding back because they think they "don't know enough" about their topic...
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Unlocking Potential, Embracing Ambition - Creative Scotland's 10 year plan
The 10-year plan sets out a shared vision for the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland...
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Deliberate Practice?
How do you deliberately practice in the creative field where success is often external, unpredictable, and uncontrollable...
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Into Z Future - Meet Generation Z, the next generation of super creatives
Into Z Future is a new study by Snapchat and JWT Intelligence revealing gen Zers as the next generation of Super Creatives...
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Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination - John Hopkins University Research
A new study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social rejection can inspire imaginative thinking, particularly in individuals with a strong sense of their own independence...
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Creative Blueprint: Think Pieces
Articles about education, skills and the creative and cultural industries answer 'What does the education and skills system need to look like in order for people to lead fulfilled creative lives, and for the creative and cultural industries to thrive...
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Inspiring Moments
Mutual Curiosity: A look at participatory practice in Scotland
Scotland’s cultural sector has an excellent reputation for its participatory practice – artists and people working creatively together in communities, education contexts and other areas of public life such as social care and justice...
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Global Creativity Gap
Infographic of global research by Adobe exploring perceptions of creativity in the workplace and economy...
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Re-Imagining the Future keynote
The NCLN Annual Event in 2016 took place at the Hotel Colessio in Stirling and was entitled Re-Imagining the Future...
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Creativity and the Future of Work
Those who started secondary school this year will graduate in 2024...
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Creative Little Scientists
Creative Little Scientists aims to bring together creativity and science and mathematics in preschool and first years of primary education (up to the age of eight)...
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5 Creativity Myths You Probably Believe
Misconceptions cloak creativity in mystique and they foster elitism—the idea that the potential for innovation and imagination is a rare gift enjoyed by only a select few creative types...
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The TIME Creativity Poll
In partnership with the Motion Picture Association of America and Microsoft, TIME polled Americans about the role of creativity in the workplace, in schools and in government...
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Research and Policy
Raising Attinment through Pupil Engagement - a report of an experiment
An action research project which took place in primary schools across Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils, in partnership with the Creative Learning Networks and Hidden Giants...
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Research and Policy
Data Generator - Creative & Cultural Industries
The Data generator is an online service designed to help individuals and businesses in the creative sector to access the latest industry research and analysis...