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Literacy and LEGO Minifigures

July 7, 2021May 21, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments creativity, LEGO, literacy, minifigures, speaking and listening, writing

The centrepieces of any LEGO are the LEGO Minifigures, also known as a ‘minifigs’. They were first introduced in 1978

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Pun Names And Book Titles

June 21, 2021May 12, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments creativity, puns

I’ve always been a sucker for a good pun and especially when it comes to book titles and pun names.

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Ignore Everybody

February 20, 2021February 11, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Bob Dylan, creativity, Hugh MacLeod, Jeremy Deller, Joseph Mallord William Turner RA, Picasso, Saul Steinberg, T.S. Eliot

Ignoring everybody seems to be odd advice but it’s certainly something we need to do more of. Cartoonist Hugh MacLeod tells

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It’s A Small World

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments cancer, COVID-19, creativity, little people, mental health, no job too small, Slinkachu

15 years ago I’m walking down a railway platform at St. Pancras International in London and in front of me

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The Candle Problem

January 9, 2020November 25, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments creativity, Karl Duncker, Sam Glucksberg, Tim German and Margaret Defeyter

Do you suffer from functional fixedness?

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Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking

January 6, 2020November 24, 2019 johndabell 5 Comments creativity, Dr Ellis Paul Torrance, picture completion

Can you measure creativity through picture construction tests?

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A Tough Question To Chew On

December 31, 2019November 20, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments creative thinking, creativity

How many ways can you get a needle out of a haystack?

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The Kes Factor: Finding Every Child’s Passion

February 9, 2019January 24, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments alienation, Barnsley, Barry Hines, Brian Glover, bullying, Colin Welland, creativity, industrial North, Kes, passion, resilience, spirit, strength

There is plenty of talk about ‘resilience’ in schools these days. Everyone you meet seems to be going on about

Meetings

Meet Off-Site For Fresh Thinking

February 7, 2019January 14, 2019 johndabell 3 Comments creativity, off-site meetings, productivity

When it comes to staff meetings then nothing can be worse than sitting in a stuffy, stale and airless room

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Would You Rather…

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 johndabell 1 Comment creativity, decision-making, speaking and listening, Would You Rather... by John Burningham., writing

One of my favourite books for children is Would You Rather… by John Burningham. This is a silly book with

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