Evidence-Based Design for Creative Interior Spaces
Defining Creativity
A course by Donald M. Rattner , Architect and Author
About the video: Defining Creativity
Overview
“Let's get started! I'll tell you how experts define creativity today and how their definition differs from the past. I'll also introduce you to the course project, including steps you can take to advance your work as you go through the course.”
In this video lesson Donald M. Rattner addresses the topic: Defining Creativity, which is part of the Domestika online course: Evidence-Based Design for Creative Interior Spaces. Learn to use scientific research to design and optimize interior spaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Defining Creativity In the last lesson, I shared with you some of my influences, and in this lesson, I'll talk about the meaning of creativity. I'd like to start by defining a couple of keywords that lie at the heart of this course. The first is creativity. What do we mean by this term? CREATIVITY? A lot of people have spent a lot of time trying to answer that question, but I'll cut right to the chase by giving you what's called the consensus definition, meaning the definition that most experts and educators who study creativity agree on. "Creativity is the development of novel and useful...”
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Course summary for: Evidence-Based Design for Creative Interior Spaces
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Architecture, Creativity, Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Donald M. Rattner
A course by Donald M. Rattner
Donald Rattner is an award-winning architect and author. After earning a master’s of architecture from Princeton, he quickly found a job in the field, and later went on to build his own firm. The turning point in his career came when, while doing research for a project, he discovered the idea that our physical surroundings can influence our creative capacity. Since then, he’s been devoted to exploring this relationship and making his findings accessible to everyone.
Donald has published two books on the subject: The Creativity Catalog and the Amazon Bestseller My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation. His academic and professional work have been featured on CNN and in publications such as The New York Times, Work Design Magazine, Town & Country, and Brooklyn Magazine, among others. He also shares his knowledge on space design and creativity in university classrooms, workshops, and talks.
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