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Research and Policy
A Culture Strategy for Scotland
A Culture Strategy for Scotland shows how important culture is to Scotland’s prosperity and sets the future direction for supporting culture in Scotland...
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Research and Policy
Innovation Population - the UK's views on Innovation
Published by NESTA and based on online surveys of 6000+ UK adults and focus groups in six locations including Glasgow, the report examines views on innovation, technology and progress...
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Quotes
“An inherent link seems to exist between creativity and science and mathematics education...”
—Creative Little Scientists, EU Funded Research Project
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Research and Policy
Career Education Standard (3-18)
The standard recognises the journeys children and young people make as they learn about the world of work from the early years to the senior phase...
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Research and Policy
Creativity Vs Robots
NESTA report that explores future automation and creativity in the UK and US workforces...
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Research and Policy
Coffitivity
A team of researchers, led by Ravi Mehta at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tested the effects of varying levels of noise on participants’ creative thinking skills, proving that moderately loud background noise boosts creative thinking...
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Research and Policy
The Future of Jobs Report 2020 - World Economic Forum
The Future of Jobs report maps the jobs and skills of the future, tracking the pace of change...
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Research and Policy
Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Creative Industries sector
The influence and impact that the Creative Industries sector has on Scotland – both economically and culturally – is deep and varied...
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Research and Policy
The National Parent Forum of Scotland Guide to Creativity
The National Parent Forum of Scotland nutshell guide, with a focus on Creativity, Enterprise and Employability, is aimed at parents with children of all ages...
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Research and Policy
Education Reimagined: The Future of Learning
The pandemic has disturbed all sectors of society and revealed its fault lines—especially in our education systems...
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Research and Policy
Scientists explain how happiness makes us less creative
Various studies and opinions explore how both positive and negative emotions foster creativity, but that extreme emotions of either kind can hinder it...
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Quotes
“True scientific progress relies as much on an excellent specific education as on creativity and an ability to think and venture beyond what appears to be correct and reasonable...”
—Philipp Kukura, Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Oxford
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Quotes
“"The Creative Industries consistently punch well above their weight, outperforming all the other main industry sectors, and are a powerhouse within the UK economy...”
—Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Maria Miller
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Quotes
“Science and arts are not an either/or...”
—Creative Industries Federation
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Research and Policy
Three Behaviors that will Grow Innovative Teamwork
Innovative teamwork depends first and foremost on the team’s ability to hold constructive conflict...
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Research and Policy
Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative and Digital Media
Tom Harley, Education Programme Manager from Skills Development Scotland explores Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative & Digital Media...
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Research and Policy
STEM to STEAM website
STEM + Art = STEAM In this climate of economic uncertainty, America is once again turning to innovation as the way to ensure a prosperous future...
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Research and Policy
The Glow Professional Learning Community for Creativity
Engage in conversation around creativity with educators right across Scotland by using the #creativity hashtag in the National Professional Learning Community...
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Quotes
“The sciences develop enquiring minds and nurture learners’ natural curiosity, imagination and creativity...”
—CfE Briefing 15 - Sciences for all
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Research and Policy
Digital Skills in a Nutshell
National Parent Forum of Scotland resource on digital skills...