An Interdisciplinary Venture?

“How is an iceberg like a new idea?” I presented this question – a thinking exercise – to students in my Entrepreneurial Creative Thinking and Problem Solving class, and I could have received an unlimited assortment of imaginative responses:

• “One sees only the tip of the iceberg just as one sees only a small part of an idea with a lot of potential”
• “Constantly changing shape”
• “As pieces break away, so do great ideas from larger ones”
• “If not used, they’re easily forgotten”
• They both change form when they heat up”
• “They’re cool”

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A featured article in Brain Mind Bulletin for February 19, 1979, vol 4, no. 7, discusses the implications for educators of new understandings in the distinctive functioning of right and left brain hemispheres. The recommendations have particular significance for curriculum planners concerned with the development of gifts and talents for creative thinking. Also, the article connects significantly to trends in the Futures Studies movement toward emphasizing process and problem-solving in planning school programs preparing students for a tomorrow society.

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