The Provisional
Margit SchildNecessity is the mother of invention. Is that true? And if so, how does it work? And what do provisional solutions have to do with it? With the help of well-known film scenes, this podcast describes creativity from a new perspective and examines its connection to crises and disasters.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 10 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | How ToEducationArtsDesign | |||
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"Lighting a counter fire, or: What conditions are necessary for creativity to emerge in an emergency situation?"
This is the central question of this episode, and ... more
"How is it that people would rather burn in a house than run out into the street without pants?" Harald Welzer (a social psychologist from Germany) once asked. The answer to this very interesting question is certainly not that people were irrational ... more
“We have to improvise”—a phrase we often hear when something doesn’t go as planned, when a part is missing, when systems fail. It’s a word that surfaces often, especially in times of crisis.
Now, even though most of us have an intuitive sense of wha... more
Creativity works like a marshalling yard, or: how do I remove a spider from a wall, which is a real emergency for some? By using a drinking glass as a spider transport device. All this is nothing more than a core strategy of creativity.
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Analogical thinking and its allies, or: who or what invented Wilson?
A strong connection between analogical thinking, aesthetic perception, emotion, and memory came into play, helping the stranded man create a companion. Chuck's own contribution at ... more
In both Cast Away and Apollo 13, the protagonists had to rely on the arsenal of on-board resources. This podcast explores that concept—a term that comes into play when facing sudden emergencies or extraordinary situations. The *arsenal of on-board re... more
Wilson, the volleyball – a makeshift companion from the film Cast Away – demonstrates basic mechanisms of creative thinking. It is this similarity that not only allows one to build a provisional air filter made from cardboard and socks, but also help... more
A sock, some cardboard - after the failed Apollo 13 moon mission from 1970, a number of improvisations and provisional solutions saved the lives of the three crew members and brought them back to earth. What mechanisms of creativity are behind it and... more
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