Building Creative Confidence
Three educational levels co-creating: — in one school year —
1] Primary School Children invent (IDEA) a ‘Dream Machine’;
2] University Students design a CONCEPT for it;
3] Technical/Vocational Secondary students build it as a working PROTOTYPE.
In the face of the volatile world we live in, we help children and students with the support they need to develop their own ideas and solutions. This creative confidence is a key skill to thrive in life, both on a personal and professional level.
Students learn that the world is malleable, and that they can also contribute to society, rather than just being a consumer of it.
Essential to progress is understanding that old habits do not open new doors. If we genuinely want breakthrough solutions for poverty, cancer treatment, space exploration, mobility, energy, healthy food supply, etc., then we must nurture those who dare to think differently. And those groundbreaking —often initially perceived as crazy— ideas, come from those who have the guts to express and test them. They have what it takes: creative confidence. They go beyond the fear of the unknown, the fear of taking the first step, the fear of losing control, and the fear of being judged.
