my methodology
by katherine f macdonald

Themes creative problem solving mindset efficacy design process Interdisciplinary design mixed media textiles product development mistakes and serendipity The Meta Creativity Model discipline stereotypes craft and the handmade This project grew out of my passion for the knitting process itself and my desire to push it beyond its familiar boundaries. While studying textile design at university, I became interested in how knitting works; the logic of the loop, the construction

snipets of conversations for contemplation, reflection and contextualisation..... nothing exists in a vacuum interpretation metadata (again) data fashion and death iteration (again) actions and consequences karma (again) fashion nonsense algorithms social consequences ethics. credibility and morality performance anxiety love purpose all of life perspectives opinion over expertise boredom novelty queer perspective and hows its changed society for the better social suggestion g

Do you ever feel that moment when something resonates with you so deeply that you just have to share your thoughts? That’s exactly what I’m experiencing right now. .....so here’s my response! I’ve been reflecting on the topic of Love, internally and reading how Inglis articulates Love Capital got me thinking about my own research. It's loosely related to my semi planned/ written research paper on the cause and effect of male dominance in fashion; although I am not entirely co

have a think time to to think 'you think too much' 'you are a thinker aren't you' deep thinking don't over think it 'stop overthinking things' thinking fast and slow fashion thinking design thinking thinking through doing lateral thinking unhelpful thinking styles intrusive thoughts thought challenging happy thoughts thought police thought leadership Have you thought this through? think before you act I want you to think carefully about your actions today what were you thinki

Reflections on the Meta Creativity Model https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/00346543241258226 Interesting bit from the meta: Like earlier research by  Budge et al. (2013) , we found that teaching for creativity is a lot more complex and influenced by multidimensional processes than traditionally believed. It appears that to foster creativity, we do not actually teach for creativity directly; instead, we teach students the path to creativity, in other words, the way

OBSERVATION Carefully noticing what others are doing in order to gather information JUDGEMENT Opinion or conclusions based on a number of...

(A multi - disciplinary perspective from anthropology, sociology, cultural and fashion theory) 'All the articles included in this issue...

(An Anthropological perspective) 'My point is simply that every culture implicitly recognises and asserts the distinction between the...

It all started with a call for papers on the theme; What is Fashion: The Politics of Representation . I thought it would be a one-off. Instead, it’s become a research rabbit hole I can’t get out of. Since then, I’ve been binging books and articles on sociology , anthropology , cultural studies , philosophy and pulling ideas from different eras and perspectives. Some of what I’ve found reassures me, some unsettles me, some makes me question everything...and I love it! I’m doc

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Algorithms are neither good or bad it’s how they are used that makes a difference His research confirmed what I felt about the way...

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click here for ways of seeing part 1 It was my ongoing exploration with the creative process ( previous post ) which reminded me about...

I read a fashion industry article about 4 years ago talking about how men are being targeted as the womenswear market is saturated. Ever...

Interesting what comes from a conference when you least expect it. How do we deal with AI in the teaching and learning sphere Nothing can...

Continuing my deep dive into the creative process, here's more on how it is to see, think, act, feel and understand in the creative...

Brauer, R., Ormiston, J., & Beausaert, S. (2024). Creativity-Fostering Teacher Behaviors in Higher Education: A Transdisciplinary...

Themes: technology and humans, fashion thinking, creativity, creative education, design process, research 25 Years of the 21st Century:...

Original posting on November 9, 2021 From the Teacher perspective, learning outcomes are what shape the curriculum and assessments in a...