The Creative Classroom
The Science of Creativity
How do you teach students how to be creative? In this episode, you'll learn what research has to say about teaching for creativity. The surprising message is that we need to completely change the way we think about teaching and learning. We need to teach creative knowledge instead of shallow knowledge. We need to move from instructionist methods to a new pedagogy called guided improvisation. This episode is for every teacher, not just the art teachers, because in today's world, students need to be prepared to be creative in everything they do. After all, people are creative in specific...
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Toy Story: How Toy Story Was Created
The Science of Creativity
Toy Story is one of the best loved movies of all time. Released in 1995, it was the first fully digitally animated feature film. The Toy Story creation story is filled with surprising twists and turns. This episode reveals the secrets behind the movie, the paths not taken, the characters and events that never made it into the final movie. The initial script treatment was almost nothing like the movie we know and love. This episode tells you the backstory of Toy Story. None of your favorite characters was in the original script! When we look at how Toy Story was created, from start to finish,...
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Monopoly: Invention through Collaboration
The Science of Creativity
Monopoly is the bestselling boardgame of all time. In this episode you’ll learn how Monopoly was invented. Until the truth came out, in the 1970s, we used to believe that a man named Charles Darrow created the game in 1934 in a burst of genius. But some dedicated sleuths discovered the real invention story. It’s a fascinating story about the power of collaboration and social networks. You’ll hear about the battle against Capitalism, the Supreme Court, Quakers, a political campaign—this story has it all! Monopoly emerged over a 30-year period, with creative contributions by hundreds of...
info_outlineToy Story is one of the best loved movies of all time. Released in 1995, it was the first fully digitally animated feature film. The Toy Story creation story is filled with surprising twists and turns. This episode reveals the secrets behind the movie, the paths not taken, the characters and events that never made it into the final movie. The initial script treatment was almost nothing like the movie we know and love. This episode tells you the backstory of Toy Story. None of your favorite characters was in the original script! When we look at how Toy Story was created, from start to finish, we see the essence of creativity. We see an improvisational, exploratory process. This episode shows you how you can use these lessons to enhance your own personal creativity.
Chapters:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:57) The Release
(4:02) The Plot
(8:37) The Surprises
(16:33) The Research
(26:24) The Message
(28:20) Outro
References:
David Price, The Pixar Touch
Keith Sawyer, “The Zig Zag Path to Toy Story”
Music by license from Soundstrip.com: "AFTERNOONZ Uptown Lovers Instrumental"
Copyright (c) 2024 Keith Sawyer
I do not hold the copyright to the Toy Story movie audio excerpts in this episode nor the episode cover art. The rights to the cover art and the audio clips remain with the original rightsholders. They are reproduced here under fair use.