Published May 05, 2015
Dr. Jocelyn Chapman, assistant professor of creative systemic studies at the University
of Louisiana at Monroe, and doctoral student Karen McClendon recently gave a presentation
at the national Humanities Education and Research Association Conference in San Francisco.
According to Chapman, their presentation, 鈥淩eimagining Creativity: A Systemic View
of the Creative/Not Creative Dichotomy,鈥� was both a response to the conference theme
of 鈥淏eyond the Binary鈥� and an enactment of the cybernetic and systemic thinking that
is foundational to the creative systemic studies program at 四色AV.听
Chapman (right) with McClendon (left)
鈥淲e looked at creativity as a process rather than a quality that is absent or present
in a person,鈥� said Chapman. 鈥淲e talked about everyday creativity, like the creativity
seen in parenting, and also the research on social creativity.鈥�
McClendon said, 鈥淭he presentation itself was creative, with a fun group activity that
moved the audience from spectator to participant in experiential learning. Participants
were engaged, and we received a lot of positive feedback.鈥�
McClendon is developing a theoretical dissertation titled, 鈥淣ot Power but Beauty:
How Systemic Sensing and Engaging Inspire Therapeutic Change.鈥�
鈥淧articipating in this conference was a fantastic learning experience and a way of
helping others put systemic principles into practice to enrich their lives,鈥� she said.
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