Hello Leecy,

I have added "failure" and "incentives" to the page on What  
Stimulates Innovation.  Thanks.

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/What_stimulates_innovation%3F

David J. Rosen
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On May 8, 2007, at 10:42 PM, Leecy Wise wrote:


> David asked for ideas on nourishing creativity and innovation in  

> ABE. Creativity would rank next to the highest on Bloom's taxonomy,  

> suggesting that there is a process leading to it. Yet, so many  

> people with very limited Bloom skills are highly creative and very  

> efficient survivalists. Hmmm...

>

> I would suggest that failure is a great lead into creativity, but  

> one we wouldn't want to promote.

>

> Incentives can be great motivators for creativity and innovation  

> among teachers and students, and one I would love to see promoted  

> more. I also believe that creativity burns more in some than in  

> others, so building teams with diverse strengths which include  

> creative people by nature would produce great results.

>

> Leecy

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