Journal Entry

25^th March 2020

On this Wednesday morning, I took it upon myself to conduct a fresh thought hunt under module three’s teachings on Insight listening. In this exercise, I applied Kiefer and Constable’s step-three training as per the guideline of their book The Art of Insight. In collaboration with my classmate Jackson, we alternated in training one another to generate as many insights and thoughts as possible. Additionally, we also trained one other on techniques to detect the emergence or arrival of new ideas in conversations and ways of distinguishing them from pre-existing ones (Kiefer, & Constable, 2013). This experience was instrumental in equipping us with skills for future insightful conversations. Notably, this activity was preceded by an activity of listening with nothing in mind where I played the listening role while my friend Jackson played the speaking task. This activity is the prerequisite step in The Art of Insight’s steps on Insight Listening.

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27^th March 2020

On this Friday afternoon, I undertook to apply Chapter 5’s insights on Explaining Creativity by watching Dr. Sarah Elizabeth’s talk on the TED show on YouTube. This was an individual activity. In this video, Dr. Sarah dwelt on the concept of mastery, creativity, and success. These concepts were in line with the insights of the classroom’s additional study text of ZIG ZAG by Keith Sawyer, whose’ other book on creativity had been the primary learning resource. I chose this activity to get an expert opinion and practical application of creativity, mastery, and success. From the video, I learnt that success is a one-time event, whereas mastery is the ability to perform an activity repeatedly. On creativity, I learnt that the appreciation of “near wins” and “near misses” were integral, converting success into mastery (Sawyer, 2013). With such knowledge, I purposed to apply the three concepts in daily decision-making and judgements.

References

Sawyer, K. (2013). Zig zag: The surprising path to greater creativity. John Wiley & Sons.

Kiefer, C. F., & Constable, M. (2013). The art of insight: How to have more Aha! moments. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.