LIB310 FINAL

Question 1

Explain the 3 B’s

Answer 1

Barter it
Better it
Bag it

Question 2

Define the term element, including the 2 components noted in the book.

Answer 2

Where passion and aptitude meet

Question 3

Two obstacles J.K. Rowling faced while writing her book.

Answer 3

a. Lived off of the streets (Poverty)

b. Raising a child alone

Question 4

Paul McCartney sung “Yesterday” and “Let it be”. How did he come about these songs? And does this method promote creativity being extrinsic or intrinsic?

Answer 4

a. He had a dream and his mother, who had died, came to him
Extrinsic b/c his mother coming to him
b. Came from a dream while sleeping
Intrinsic b/c it came from his own creative mind

Question 5

What does it mean to find one’s tribe?

Answer 5

a. To find people that support you and help you live out your dreams.
b. Like-minded people, people with same goals and interests.

Question 6

What are the two most basic parts of the creative curve?

Answer 6

Familiarity and Preference

Question 7

Red vs. blue. Green vs. white. Which two colors have a greater impact on creativity?

Answer 7

a. Blue in the red vs. blue
b. Green in the green vs. white
i. Both are colors from nature

Question 8

What did the ancient Greeks and Romans believe about the source of creativity?

Answer 8

a. Extrinsic source

b. Believed they came from 9 different muses

Question 9

From “How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals” explain 3 goals the speaker achieved and the method on how he achieved those goals.

Answer 9

a. Learned how to ride unicycle
b. Hiked every region in an area
c. Crocheted world’s largest granny square
d. Learned German
i. Listened to it on the bus everyday instead of music
e. How?
i. He set aside small amounts of time to work on projects

Question 10

Explain neuroplasticity and how does it impact explaining the belief whether your creative or not?

Answer 10

Neuroplasticity
i. Ability of the human brain in that it’ll change and grow, and will from synapses when the brain learns something new

Question 11

Explain the impact of sleep on creativity and problem solving according to research?

Answer 11

a. 2 studies done
b. Group given math problems to solve
i. Given a break of a few hours
ii. Students who chose to sleep during their break, came back to the problems more equipped to solve them with more simplistic approaches
iii. Those w/o sleep were hung up and stuck, using same approach as before
c. As you fall asleep, concentrate on a problem, and when you wake up you will know it more thoroughly

Question 12

Janet Echelman. What is her story? How is what happened to her support the theories of creativity?

Answer 12

a. Extrinsic/inspirational theory
b. Traveled to India for an art show, but her paints and brushes weren’t shipped there
c. Took a walk on the beach, saw fisherman nets, and started making art out of fishing nets

Question 13

What does it mean to be in the zone?

Answer 13

a. Zoned in/focused on what you’re doing b/c of your passion for it
b. Lose track of time; hours feel like minutes

Question 14

17. In The Element, Sir Ken Robinson identifies four roles of a mentor.
    Name two.

Answer 14

a. Encouragement
b. Recognition
c. Facilitating
c. Stretching - Making you grow as a person

Question 15

Arthur Paul Coelho. What challenges did he have to face to become a famous writer?

Answer 15

a. Dyslexia

b. His parents wanted him to be a lawyer and so they put him in a mental hospital.

Question 16

In The Creative Curve, the author talks about four laws of the creative curve. Name two of those laws.

Answer 16

• Consumption
• Imitation
• Creative Communities
• Iterations

Question 17

What triggers the brain for neuroplasticity?

Answer 17

1. Get enough quality sleep. Your brain needs sleep to reset brain connections that are important for memory and learning. …
2. Continue learning and keep moving. …
3. Reduce stress. …

Question 18

Explain Muscle Memory.

Answer 18

Ability to reproduce a particular movement without conscious thought
Acquired with frequent repetition of that movement.

Question 19

D.A. Wallach, is a former band member and investor who found great success as an artist-musician-investor. What was DA Wallach’s method for gaining success?

Answer 19

He found great mentors (even “forced” some to be his mentors)

He spends almost every day asking questions to others

Question 20

In The Creative Curve, as the author discusses genius, he talks about the importance of timing in being recognized as a genius. What is the correlation between timing and genius as identified by the author?

Answer 20

He says if McCartney had written Yesterday in 1885, no one would have cared,

If JK Rowling had written Harry Potter in 1650, she’d have burned at the stake

Timing matters!!

Question 21

Trivia Question: What event caused the United States to enter WWII, which was already in progress at the time the US entered?

Answer 21

Japanese attach Pearl Harbor

Question 22

Trivia Question: In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is in a school pageant for which she has to wear a costume. She loses her clothes and has to wear the costume home. What was she dressed as?

Answer 22

A Ham costume

Question 23

Trivia Question: Which North American mammal is known for having more teeth than any other?

Answer 23

Giant Armadillo on Land

Dolphin in sea

Question 24

Trivia Question: In the sport of hockey, what is a hat trick?

Answer 24

score 3 goals

Question 25

Trivia Question: Pierre is the capital of which US state?

Answer 25

South Dakota

Question 26

Trivia Question: In Toy Story 2 - what county is Woody being shipped too?

Answer 26

Japan

Question 27

Discuss methods Jim Carrey used for success.

What does he say you shouldn’t do?

Answer 27

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Question 28

What is the difference between a hobbyist and a professional?

Answer 28

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Question 29

What did the film clips of Meg Ryan and Bronson Pinchot illustrate about creativity?

Answer 29

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Question 30

In the 16th century, what was man’s view of source of creativity?

Answer 30

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