College Development Network, Argyll Court, Stirling

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The interest in creativity as an essential component of modern life, including education has gone well beyond the creative and expressive arts with wide recognition of its relevance to many areas of life and work including science, technology, leadership and teaching.

A range of research reviewed by Spencer et al (2012) indicates that creativity is regarded as the most important competence required by many employers, and highlight research by Allen et al (2011) on education that declares creativity to be “an attribute that graduates require to successfully engage in contemporary and future professional life”.

Within the context of regionalisation and the Post-16 Education Reform, colleges have been charged with a key role in developing enterprising and creative learners who will benefit from a more flexible, challenging curriculum delivered by motivated and creative staff working in partnership with a range of organisations.

So, how creative are you? This event will focus on the current research on creativity, the policy framework and a range of tools for benchmarking creativity and strategies for developing the habits of a creative mind.