METHOD 10: CREATIVITY SLAM
10. METHOD: CREATIVITY SLAM ABOUT THE METHOD A "Creativity slam" is based on the idea of
open to the learner group. The decision how to
slamming, a type of competition open to all who
perform is a vital part of the learning experience.
wish to compete, given the number of slots
The facilitator will give a list of words or phrases
available (e.g. used in poetry or hip hop).
to mixed and/or diverse learner groups, which are
Creativity slams can feature a broad range of
reflecting aspects of the ongoing learning
voices, styles, techniques, cultural traditions, and
process, adding surprising or unfamiliar or
approaches to learning, writing and performance
seemingly unconnected aspects.
and all other kind of expressive learning
The method contains has a massive element of
techniques.
empowering, expressed in the extraordinary
The idea is to let learner groups work on a (e.g.
performances shown by the team members. The
project or course related) given topic, but
more trust there is in the group, the more daring
challenging them through adding different /
the performances will be. So, it might be best, to
opposing aspects and obliging them to present
apply this method to group which have been
their topic in an unusual form (like e.g. poetry,
working together for a while and use it to reflect
singing, drama etc.). The styles of expression are
in a creative way on their learning experiences
PREREQUISITES AND SCOPE OF THE TECHNIQUE Participants will be hugely challenged to go out of
The method should be well prepared with regards
their comfort zones. Adding the absurd or
to choose the “to-do-list”, in order to create the
unexplainable, liberates the learner to limit
right positive tension. There needs to be the rights
himself/herself to the boundaries of a “given”
mixture between the known and the unknown. It
subject.
can be applied to various learner groups, but it
Audience members can be included in the
should be done, when there is already a base of
process, becoming part of the output’s presence.
team spirit developed in the group.
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