ucd14 keynote - julian hirst - improvisation & innovation: more music lessons for designers

IMPROVISATION & INNOVATION MUSIC LESSONS FOR DESIGNERS

@julianmhirst

Hayden   Aliocha   Marco  

Look Outside

Abstract the question and reframe it.

Look for extreme examples and solutions outside the boundaries of the problem – “who does it well?”

Repatriate ideas to promote improvisation and innovation within the boundaries of the problem.

“So enjoy your results and be very proud

of these but remember there are many

ways of being smart.”

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Jean “Django" Reinhardt

Make it easy hard on yourself…

Supercharge creativity.

Create your own constraints.

“…new structures and patterns which may be used by writers in any way they enjoy.”

Raymond Queneau

OULIPO

La Disparition Georges Perec “A true tour de force. An entertaining post-modern detective story... dazzling.” - The New Yorker

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