ICP – 03/10/24 – Week 1: Briefing & Disrupt what you know

ICP – 03/10/24 – Week 1: Briefing & Disrupt what you know

Creative Practice

– A unique way of working that involves the repetition of a creative process using a creative mindset

In the Context of Creative Computing

When spoken about in the context of Creative Computing, Creative Practice means to use computational tools to explore creative ideas. It acts as an intersection between art and technology, this bridge can be used to further technological developments and in experimentation/ innovation to problem-solve.

What Do You Know? What Do You Not Know? How To Know What You Don’t Know? 

What Do I Know?

-Knowledge Gained from Personal Experiences & Basic Education

We each have a unique personal bank of knowledge which we have gained through general and distinctive life experiences. This will be individual to each person based on differences in culture, education, hobbies, work, relationships, etc…

-Interests

Similarly to knowledge gained through education and hobbies, we can gain deeper knowledge on specific topics based on our conscious choices and interests and inquiries.

-Basic Knowledge & ‘Life Skills’

We gather a plethora of knowledge and skills simply by being alive. This can occur through fundamental cultural, societal and practical experiences such as developing language and complex social customs as well as being impacted by current worldly events.

What Do I Not Know?

-New/ Unknown Knowledge

One area of knowledge that is unknown comes from areas that we have not been exposed to, interacted with or previously studied.

-Evolving/ Concealed Knowledge

Areas such as technology have unimaginable amounts to know and learn about and therefore alongside its rapidly expanding nature means that for many people it is difficult to understand or know much about this subject.

-Knowledge Gained Through Individual Perspectives

Each individual person has been exposed to different experiences and thoughts which affects their perspective and outlook on particular situations which reveals areas of their knowledge on a subject which may be limited. Even if your knowledge of a broader subject is vast you may lack specific details.

How To Know What You Don’t Know?

-Curiosity

By actively asking questions and exploring areas and topics outside of your comfort zone you will be exposed to gaps in your knowledge. Curiosity will often cause you to strive to understand a subject in more detail… This can be done by interacting with people that have more experience in a particular field or just someone that has a different perspective that can focus attention on areas beyond your comprehension.

-Self-Learning and Reflection

By keeping up to date, you can stay familiar and build knowledge on a subject you are already aware of which means you can create links between preexisting knowledge. Recognising gaps in your knowledge means you can begin to understand what you don’t know.