Scotland’s Colleges’ Festival of Dangerous Ideas this June generated a huge amount of interest and discussion on how we create an education system that promotes imagination, creativity and innovation. Visit the website for an animated overview from Karen Lawson, Scotland’s Colleges, of festival highlights and key messages, and an account from Paul Gorman, Visible Fictions, of the Day of Danger, during which tutors from Kilmarnock and James Watt Colleges explored new approaches to engaging learners.

Following the success of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Scotland’s Colleges are responding to the request for support to put ‘ideas into action’.  Many participants at the festival said it was great to have time to generate ideas but how to you ensure they are developed, implemented and evaluated.  They are planning a series of events and activities that support creativity across the sector starting with a launch event on Tuesday 2 October 2012 at The Engine Shed, Edinburgh.