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Diego is of the belief that creativity is a skill that can be taught; there has been more than 50 years of research into how to teach this skill; and yet creativity is rarely a deliberate part of mainstream education.  

Diego is of the belief that creativity is a skill that can be taught; there has been more than 50 years of research into how to teach this skill; and yet creativity is rarely a deliberate part of mainstream education.  

Diego introduced me to Grace Hopper's formula for creativity that I had not previously encountered: The probability of creativity is a function of knowledge, innovation, and experience, modulated by attitude. (Historical footnote: Hopper is the one who coined the term "debugging" when her colleagues found a moth stuck in a relay of the Mark II computer.) In this formulation, attitude is often the weak link.

Diego introduced me to Ruth Noller's formula for creativity that I had not previously encountered: The probability of creativity is a function of knowledge, innovation, and experience, modulated by attitude. In this formulation, attitude is often the weak link.

Central to his own vision of teaching creativity as a skill is the ability to strike the proper balance between divergent and convergent thinking.

Central to his own vision of teaching creativity as a skill is the ability to strike the proper balance between divergent and convergent thinking.