Nurturing The Creative Mind Of Our Future Innovators. There is a concept known as ‘beginner’s mind’ which is said to be an attitude of openness, eagerness and lack of preconceptions, very similar to that of a child. This site explores the ‘beginner’s mind’ creative abilities of children at play and the connection to design thinkers and innovators. Children are open to exploration, discovery and experimentation. They learn about their world around them by pushing the limits, discovering what’s possible and what’s not. Children are hard-wired to be creative, imaginative and innovative- abilities that often diminish along the way. Maybe we can better understand these inherent creative skills during play and learning, to help us encourage and support a new breed of innovative thinkers more prepared to solve future challenges of our world. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Email Updates Tumblr (3.0; @childsmindinnovation)http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab55855d3de13d83a08f5cda3986eb86/tumblr_mn3e3qCOHO1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” ~ William Plomer</p> <p><em>Photo: @childsmind</em></p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/50898293352http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/50898293352Mon, 20 May 2013 22:21:00 +1200instagramcreativityquotesconnecting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2553e80e30bc3521cd3165d3211612e/tumblr_mn3auuTF3h1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Unless you move, the place where you are is the place you will always be.” ~Ashleigh Brilliant.</p> <p><em>Photo: @childsmind</em></p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/50896158679http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/50896158679Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:00 +1200instagramcreativityquotes<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ic3WeaCTz98?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“We Are The Creative Class”…</p> <p><em>An inspiring manifesto for the creative class.</em></p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/50892463629http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/50892463629Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:00 +1200inspirationcreativitylinks“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>From over a century ago - French writer, François-René de Chateaubriand </em></em>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/49348370178http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/49348370178Wed, 01 May 2013 21:18:00 +1200quotescreativityconfidenceperserverancefullfilmentmeaning<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3d42ac9e3bac2cb32dc7307c736f347/tumblr_mm2a324JHv1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“You can teach a child how to think, but not what to think” ~Margaret Mead</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/49248962273http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/49248962273Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:23:00 +1200quotescreativityinstagramimagination<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f27db002f9538256f9e7eac244dbd98/tumblr_mm2a1wFBiJ1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>…freedom… before fear</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/49248946864http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/49248946864Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:22:00 +1200creativityinstagramimaginationquotesconfidencerisk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/807dab682045881cc5ae92d1bd5e5dc2/tumblr_mli04394XM1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation” -Plato</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/48348401027http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/48348401027Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:36:00 +1200quotescreativityinstagram<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a0db94ee9989b15dc3f26950075546b4/tumblr_mlhx8ifuJv1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Why do cars need to go fast?” ~Mr Four.</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/48346892388http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/48346892388Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:33:00 +1200questionphotoinstagram“The planet does not need more ‘successful people’. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds. It needs people to live well in their places. It needs people with moral courage willing to join the struggle to make the world habitable and humane and these qualities have little to do with success as our culture is the set.”<br/><br/> - <em>~<em>Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama</em></em>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/48346733292http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/48346733292Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:26:00 +1200quotes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cfb3baf76788d4b3eb807393d6b87f0/tumblr_mkaxu02MR01ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain.</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/46399011251http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/46399011251Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +1300quotescreativityinstagramimagination<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.catalystsbydesign.com/post/45691872163" target="_blank">catalystparadigm</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.creativesomething.net/post/45687718190" target="_blank">creativesomething</a>:</p> <p>What’s the difference between creativity and innovation?</p> <p>Creativity deals with original thought, asking “what comes next?” Innovation is about building on what already exists, focusing on ways to improve something already established.</p> <p>Creatives are dreamers, innovators are builders.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.catalystsbydesign.com/post/45691872163" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/46398889467http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/46398889467Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:28:14 +1300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f12ea118d4035b7e9b8128ffcf7aef45/tumblr_mk7ntufyZd1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Our number one value isn’t in any of the skills we have. It’s that we’re essentially curious” -Jim Coudal.</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/46241668553http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/46241668553Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:01:00 +1300quotescreativityinstagram<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/15792fff3b1c5f9dc7f281c66b4ad3e2/tumblr_mjlc9s45dM1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“The creative adult is the child who survived” ~U. LeGuin.</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45257916151http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45257916151Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:44:00 +1300quotescreativityinstagram<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/573d3c6dd7aca47906a298433457ef7e/tumblr_mj6ffs5QSO1qkd06po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c7a3f24fd0fb700003de57e4b3f6497/tumblr_mj6ffs5QSO1qkd06po2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97c18468408e842fb6a8e13a0d78a0cd/tumblr_mj6ffs5QSO1qkd06po3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e375ee4cf88ea8daac4f459b1f2c05c5/tumblr_mj6ffs5QSO1qkd06po4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/64b6f30365d23ba72daca04f77ce084e/tumblr_mj6ffs5QSO1qkd06po5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Chris Hadfield: An Astronaut’s Advice</strong></p> <p><em>As seen on <a href="http://zenpencils.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://zenpencils.com" target="_blank">http://zenpencils.com</a></a></em><br/><em> Art: by Gavin Aung Than</em><br/><em> Words: by Chris Hadfield</em></p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45179463522http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45179463522Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:40:58 +1300links“The best creative solutions don’t come from finding good answers to the questions that are presented. They come from inventing new questions.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>~Seth Godin. </em><strong>Question the question.</strong></em>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45179277363http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45179277363Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:33:14 +1300questionwhat ifcuriosity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b373b43559dae97db6a80a98e7784042/tumblr_mjhqis6brB1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Are wheels sticky?” ~Mr. Four</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45101849013http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/45101849013Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:01:00 +1300questionphotocuriosityinstagram<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0g2WE1qXiKM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><span>What Do Science And Play Have In Common? </span></strong></p> <p><em><span>Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He’s seconded by 12-year-old Amy O’Toole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren, about the Blackawton bees project. It starts: “Once upon a time … “</span></em></p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/44286329296http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/44286329296Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:00:00 +1300linksscienceeducationdiscoveryplaycreativitychildren<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e38f775d4a196bd613d647b73d6af84/tumblr_mir4zd3Jyx1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“we cannot discover new oceans, unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore” ~Andre Gide</p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/43943604041http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/43943604041Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:18:00 +1300quotescreativity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c969f6ffa20b8476c9ae12e63635d23b/tumblr_mir4exJvdi1ror67eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Imagination is more important than knowledge” ~Einstein </p>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/43942554847http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/43942554847Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:06:00 +1300quotescreativityinstagram“The 21st century requires a new kind of learner — not someone who can simply churn out answers by rote, as has been done in the past, but a student who can think expansively and solve problems resourcefully.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Save-Our-Science-Generation-ebook/dp/B00B7B0G32/?tag=braipick-20" target="_blank"><strong>Save Our Science: How to Inspire a New Generation of Scientists</strong></a>, materials scientist, inventor, and longtime Yale professor </em><strong>Ainissa Ramirez. </strong><em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/02/12/saving-our-science-anissa-ramirez/" title="Brainpickings" target="_blank">(via </a><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/02/12/saving-our-science-anissa-ramirez/" title="Brainpickings" target="_blank">brain pickings)</a></em></em>http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/43137191158http://www.childsmindinnovation.com/post/43137191158Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:59:40 +1300