He presented a really cool taxonomy of creativity, and people ate. it. up. Sorry I didn't take the time to awkwardly whip out my iPad and snap a photo though, I did find his presentation (link below) and took a screen shot of the taxonomy.
Level 1: Imitation
Level 2: Variation
Level 3: Combination
Level 4: Transformation
Level 5: Genesis (Original Creation)
I personally loved this because we don't always take the time to recognize that there are in fact different levels of creativity. I've always thought of myself as being exceptionally creative (why I find teaching to be such an awesome day to day challenge), but this made me realize I've been slacking. While you have to start at the base in order to properly foster creativity, your goal should always be to go up!
I'm lucky to be a Spanish teacher where Level 5 is achievable through original dialogues and skits, but I personally don't find those to be all that stimulating and most students hate them. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head about how these levels would look in my class room, but I think that's why I like the taxonomy so much.
You can watch a modified version of what we heard from Peter today at SXSWedu on Vimeo.
Just some food for thought. How do these levels look in your classroom? Do they even exist?
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