Meta-Creativity  

 

"Developing creative spaces is the most effective way to help people to reach a creative state. There are several ways to build a creative space. Usually you will incorporate in your life practices that will help you to be more creative, or more precisely, to reach a creative state more often and with more intensity. Those practices include finding the right focus to solve a problem; express your ideas in different media; apply the theory to specific contexts.

 

Sometimes you will be working with physical changes, some as simple as hanging inspiring images on the wall. The changes might be big or small, what matters is the effect they have. As different people experiment things differently, you need to try and see how they work for you (or your company, classroom…). Some of these practices will fit you or your organization better than others, but it is worth giving each a try until you find the right ones. Remember, a single, well-used practice may be enough to catapult you to an exciting state of creativity. To learn more about Meta-Creativity, access free content and lectures, send me an email."

 

 

Process Thinking

 

"Process thinking is a conscious attempt to understand the meaning of a sentence or part of a sentence. For second language learners, process thinking often involves comparing and establishing analogies to their native language. Process thinking is a tool that boosts learning and can effectively replace grammar in several situations. To find out more, send me an email. " 

 

 

Cordel

 

Cordel is a short book (8 - 64 pages) traditionally produced and disseminated in rural areas of Brazil, especially in the Northeast. Originally a form of oral literature, it often represents the voice of people who do not have other means of expression. Until the spread of radio, in the 1950’s, and, two decades later, of television, cordel was the main source of information and entertainment among poor rural populations. However, cordel is still very much alive, including in urban areas. 

 

Its themes are endless and they all have singular voices. Being strongly connected to oral literature, cordel can help to explain some questions posed by research as early as Milman Parry's and Ruth Finnegan's. Read some articles on the cordel here (in Portuguese).