I would like to thank B121 for introducing “Toward a Creative Criticality- Revisiting Critical Thinking”(Cooper,2018) in her recent blog post. In summary, B121 shares that critical and creative thinking have a “symbiotic relationship” and that implementing and practicing both skills leads to people who “actively produce” rather than “passively consume”.  I also agree with B. that there is great value in our program as it is offering us the opportunity to put both of these skills into practice.   

Historically, it seems critical thinking and creative thinking are often characterized as being done by two different kinds of people. Interestingly, considering creative and critical thinking as a partnership is exactly what is occurring in British Columbia’s redesigned K-12 curriculum. As technology and the new economy has developed, the necessity for both students and teachers, as well as any leader or follower to be successful at both critical and creative thinking has never been more real. The complex challenges of innovation require ideas to be developed both creatively and critically.  This idea may not be entirely new however, I recently saw a poster in a school staff room which had a quotation attributed to Albert Einstein, it said “creativity is intelligence having fun”. Perhaps, great critical thinkers have always understood the value of creativity.

 

Cooper, T. (2018). Toward a creative criticality: Revisiting critical thinking. Integral Leadership Review, 18(1), 41–48. Retrieved from https://ezproxy.student.twu.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=131747510&site=eds-live