Required Readings
– The Greatist Team: Various Contributors. Ways to Boost Creativity. Greatist, March 3, 2015. (https://greatist.com/happiness/ways-to-boost-creativity )
– LaBier, D. How Yoga & Meditation Increase Creativity & Healthy Emotions. Psychology Today, November 25, 2014. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-new-resilience/201411/how-yoga-meditation-increase-creativity-healthy-emotions )
– Lechner, T. 5 Ways to Improve Creativity Through Meditation. The Chopra Center, 2018. (https://www.chopra.com/articles/5-ways-to-improve-creativity-through-meditation#sm.001bevge814s2e9eyxc200w8bi0sf )
Students are required to purchase a 5 by 8 journal. Handwritten journal entries are made for every week of the semester using the format below. No other format will be accepted. Students will be randomly selected at the latest Saturday mornings throughout the semester to upload photos that have been saved in a Microsoft Word document. Late submissions will not be accepted. BE PREPARED to submit when requested to do so.
With these reflection statements, you will be documenting what, why and how you learned from that weeks exercise. Each weekly reflection includes:
The date of the weeks entry. It is expected that there will be entries for every week of the semester.
Four headings with a 2-page maximum using the narrative form (5 marks each):
Briefly describe the exercise or activity for that week.
How did the exercise connect to your understanding of divergent and convergent thinking?
What did you learn that surprised you about yourself? The creative process? New ideas?
How did this learning relate to entrepreneurship and Opportunity Identification?
