Doodling elevates creative thinking
OAK BROOK, Ill. (UPI) -- Doodling is thinking in disguise that elevates creative thinking and is often used to achieve breakthrough ideas, a U.S. doodling expert says.
Sunni Brown -- self-proclaimed leader of the Doodle Revolution and author of the book "Gamestorming: A Playbook for Rule-breakers, Innovators and Changemakers" -- says the doodle on a student's homework may not be an absent-minded distraction. Many of the world's leading innovations -- from the light bulb to the telephone -- began with use of simple visual language, or doodling, Brown says.
Doodling shouldn't be confused with daydreaming, Brown says. It can jump-start memory and increase concentration and focus, so teachers and parents shouldn't discourage doodling in learning environments -- although attentive, intentional listening should be an integral part of the process.
"Doodling can actually be a successful multi-modal learning exercise," Brown says in a statement. "So it's OK when a review of 'Romeo and Juliet' in English class, for example, might get played out via a doodle in students' notes. The graphic, visual representation can actually help with recall and memory."
Copyright 2010 by United Press International
OAK BROOK, Ill. (UPI) -- Doodling is thinking in disguise that elevates creative thinking and is often used to achieve breakthrough ideas, a U.S. doodling expert says.
Sunni Brown -- self-proclaimed leader of the Doodle Revolution and author of the book "Gamestorming: A Playbook for Rule-breakers, Innovators and Changemakers" -- says the doodle on a student's homework may not be an absent-minded distraction. Many of the world's leading innovations -- from the light bulb to the telephone -- began with use of simple visual language, or doodling, Brown says.
Doodling shouldn't be confused with daydreaming, Brown says. It can jump-start memory and increase concentration and focus, so teachers and parents shouldn't discourage doodling in learning environments -- although attentive, intentional listening should be an integral part of the process.
"Doodling can actually be a successful multi-modal learning exercise," Brown says in a statement. "So it's OK when a review of 'Romeo and Juliet' in English class, for example, might get played out via a doodle in students' notes. The graphic, visual representation can actually help with recall and memory."
Copyright 2010 by United Press International
I love to doodle!
ReplyDeletethen you must be creative... tell me about some of the creative things you have done?
ReplyDeleteDoodling? Sorry, must have been distracted by the photo. Everything about her is just perfect - the hair, the look on her face, the corsetted waist . . . yum!
ReplyDeleteawesome isn't she!
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