Zorana Ivcevic Pringle

Jul 2, 2024 | creativitydecision.substack.com | Zorana Ivcevic Pringle

When we are impressed by a creative product or performance we tend to ask how they — creators — came up with ideas. However, it turns out that the most difficult part of doing something creative is not generating ideas, but rather dealing with the emotional side of creative work. New research both teaches what to expect during the creative process and how to apply this knowledge to build on our creative potential.

May 15, 2024 | shorturl.at | Zorana Ivcevic Pringle

A post by Zorana Ivcevic PringleI do not remember when the word “creativity” entered my vocabulary. Growing up in 1980s Eastern Europe, it was not at the forefront of discussions in education or culture beyond the world of art. But my favorite cartoon was about Professor Balthazar, an inventor who creates whimsical solutions to problems brought to him by the citizens of his town. He would listen to their stories, learn about trouble they were facing, and start to think.

Mar 25, 2024 | creativitypost.com | Zorana Ivcevic Pringle |Steven Pfeiffer |Joanne Foster |Noa Kageyama

WHAT IS DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT? Dynamic assessment determines where a person is at in their learning journey, and how to build from there. It’s a collaborative process that’s responsive to children’s diverse ways of learning. Dynamic assessment is cyclical in nature. It’s an informal means of determining a child’s learning needs —> teaching to optimal levels —> and assessing learning outcomes... Then determining learning needs —> teaching to optimal levels —> and assessing outcomes….

Mar 5, 2024 | creativitypost.com | Zorana Ivcevic Pringle |Steven Pfeiffer |Joanne Foster |Max Lugavere

Effortless, enjoyable productivity is a state of consciousness prized and sought after by people in business, the arts, research, education and anyone else who wants to produce a stream of creative ideas and products. That’s flow, or the sense of being “in the zone.” A new neuroimaging study from Drexel University’s Creativity Research Lab is the first to reveal how the brain gets to the creative flow state.

Feb 22, 2024 | creativitypost.com | Zorana Ivcevic Pringle |Steven Pfeiffer |Joanne Foster |Taylor Kreiss

This study was originally published in Perspectives on Psychological Science (Open Access) Abstract Much discussion about large language models and language-and-vision models has focused on whether these models are intelligent agents. We present an alternative perspective. First, we argue that these artificial intelligence (AI) models are cultural technologies that enhance cultural transmission and are efficient and powerful imitation engines.