What if I just tweak it a little? Change the colours slightly, or make it into a repeating pattern? Or a character? If it could speak, what would it say? Curiosity is creativity’s playful little cousin (Tinker?) – always getting up to mischief…

I came across this quote on curiosity doing some work for Ada College, the UK’s National College for Digital Skills (I’m a big fan). I was invited to come along to the first day with the first cohort and create thinkery from conversations had with staff and students, who were, and are, brilliant.

Bryan Mathers

Share
Published by
Bryan Mathers

Recent Posts

Art vs. Idea

I met Grayson Perry at an event once. When he was asked what is art?…

4 weeks ago

A Typology of Interpersonal Recognition

Back in the old days of social media, h/t was a thing. (I remember having…

1 month ago

The Meaning of Recognition

I think in the early days of thinking about open credentialing, I got fixated on…

1 month ago

How you made them feel

I was listening to a politics podcast at the beginning of last week (weren't we…

1 month ago

Microcredentials and Recognition

Hidden in conversation are a whole host of metaphors, which are pictorial clues to the…

1 month ago

Elements of a badging policy

What creates the spark behind an illustration? There's nothing I love better than playing idea…

1 month ago