Curiosity & Relentless Observation (Skillshare)

Offered by Skillshare,
Curiosity & Relentless Observation (Skillshare)

This class is part of Skillshare's Creativity & Innovation series. We believe curiosity is a crucial skill for cultivating creativity since being curious will open your mind to new observations and insights you'd have otherwise missed. In this short class, you'll learn to integrate observation through curiosity into your life everyday, unlocking innovative ideas and adventure.

With 5 key exercises, you'll deconstruct perceptions and discover the story behind an everyday thing that usually goes unnoticed.
Discover the story behind an encounter on your morning commute that usually goes unnoticed
Use the 5 curiosity exercises to consider objects, processes or places that are part of your morning commute, and ask why. Identify the thing, and uncover more about it.
5 Curiosity Exercises:

  1. Dig into what you know
  2. Vary your content consumption
  3. Approach a situation or object as if it's your first time
  4. Trigger your awareness everyday
  5. Improve upon anything

Share: a photo, a piece of writing, or a combination of both telling its story, and explain what made you curious about that thing.
Additional Resources
-Read: On Keeping a Notebook by Joan Didion. This essay examines the recording of our observations and how they propel our creative work.

  • Watch: My Journey in Design by John Maeda, a relentless observer and explorer through design.
  • Read: 4 Reaons Why Curiosity is Important and How to Develop It.
  • Read: 7 Things Leonardo da Vinci Can Teach You About Creativity. Inc. Magazine examines the life of da Vinci and how you can learn from him today.
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