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May 12, 2018
1 min

Creativity Tips Vlog Series: 1-10 #LDvid30

“Creativity Tips!” Bet you didn’t see that coming. What I am trying to do is keep it raw, going with whatever I shoot in one take. I’m...

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#rawthought: Weed or Wish: Sunday Morning Metaphors

Amy Burvall

Apr 29, 2018
3 min

#rawthought: Weed or Wish: Sunday Morning Metaphors

Is this a Weed or a Wish? This sketch is something I did a long time ago to illustrate perspective – some might think a dandelion is a...

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Amy Burvall

Apr 26, 2018
4 min

#rawthought: One Lens to Rule Them All

I often bolt out of bed thinking of things that seem quite sensible at 4am but perhaps not so much at 3:45 in the afternoon. I’m not sure...

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Balance Over Ban: 5 Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Prohibit Smartphones in the Classroom

Amy Burvall

Dec 13, 2017
5 min

Balance Over Ban: 5 Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Prohibit Smartphones in the Classroom

I must say I was appalled when I read this piece this morning (and responded with several tweets of my own). I called this decision...

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#rawthought: The Only Two Things We Should Teach

Amy Burvall

Nov 15, 2017
5 min

#rawthought: The Only Two Things We Should Teach

Forgive me, but I was a bit tricksy in the title of this post. I’ve been thinking about this for years, probably, but as I see society...

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Amy Burvall

Oct 14, 2017
5 min

#rawthought: Autonomous Art?

This morning I woke to a post on my Twitter feed sharing an article from Prospect Magazine – “How the Human Got His Paintbrush”. It’s...

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#rawthought: 10 Ways We Can Do Cancer Differently

Amy Burvall

Oct 2, 2017
10 min

#rawthought: 10 Ways We Can Do Cancer Differently

my minimalist self portrait It’s my ten year anniversary of being diagnosed (ironically in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month), with...

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#rawthought: On Ditching the (Dangerous) Dichotomy Between Content Knowledge and Creativity

Amy Burvall

Aug 6, 2017
6 min

#rawthought: On Ditching the (Dangerous) Dichotomy Between Content Knowledge and Creativity

“Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life…” – Pablo Picasso I’ve taken this completely out of context (Picasso was alluding to...

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#rawthought: In Defense of Black Stars and Blue Hearts

Amy Burvall

Apr 7, 2017
5 min

#rawthought: In Defense of Black Stars and Blue Hearts

image taken from a vintage book on my shelf The other day I came across this shocking (or sadly, perhaps not so shocking, but rather,...

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#rawthought: The Beauty of Backwards Learning

Amy Burvall

Feb 22, 2017
4 min

#rawthought: The Beauty of Backwards Learning

Have you ever thought yourself to be a fraud in some respect? Have you questioned your so-called “expertise” in your field or even...

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#rawthought: Your Ellie – On the Primacy of Networked Knowledge

Amy Burvall

Dec 8, 2016
3 min

#rawthought: Your Ellie – On the Primacy of Networked Knowledge

My 6th grade daughter had her first dance the other day (cue *sigh*). On the way to school in the morning there was some confusion as to...

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#rawthought: The Garden Effect and Bowie-ing it Up – Lessons from a Friend

Amy Burvall

Jun 1, 2016
4 min

#rawthought: The Garden Effect and Bowie-ing it Up – Lessons from a Friend

This past week I was privileged to meet with dear old friends in the beautiful land that is the U.K. I culminated my part business / part...

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#rawthought: Starfish, Coffee, and Dooba Dooba Dooba

Amy Burvall

Apr 24, 2016
4 min

#rawthought: Starfish, Coffee, and Dooba Dooba Dooba

I chanced upon two things this morning that really struck a chord (you’ll get the pun when you see that both are about famous musicians)....

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#rawthought: Learning Curve: Mondrian or Gaudi?

Amy Burvall

Apr 12, 2016
3 min

#rawthought: Learning Curve: Mondrian or Gaudi?

Today I had the pleasure of watching (and reading) Howard Rheingold’s interview with Unflattening author Nick Sousanis. Like Howard, I am...

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Amy Burvall

Apr 8, 2016
3 min

#rawthought: And Our Tools Shape Us

One of my favourite lines from media theorist and muse of mine, Marshall McLuhan, is “we become what we behold. We shape our tools and...

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#rawthought: Quellancholy: The Creative Frenzy Begat by Melancholy

Amy Burvall

Apr 1, 2016
2 min

#rawthought: Quellancholy: The Creative Frenzy Begat by Melancholy

I have a love/hate relationship with the feeling of melancholy. It happens to me a lot…sometimes for inexplicable reasons. My mother had...

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#rawthought: What If We…Ditch “Best Practices”?

Amy Burvall

Mar 25, 2016
3 min

#rawthought: What If We…Ditch “Best Practices”?

When was the last time you were asked to share “best practices”? This phrase came up yesterday for me in a Twitter chat, and it suddenly...

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Amy Burvall

Mar 5, 2016
1 min

#rawthought: Mind Peeks/Peaks

Started thinking about this play on words when I was reposting a Stephen Downes piece earlier. I think we “peek” into others’ minds as we...

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#rawthought: Learning the Weird, Wonderful, Worrisome

Amy Burvall

Feb 26, 2016
2 min

#rawthought: Learning the Weird, Wonderful, Worrisome

Took a drive today and that is my number one mundane thing to do to get creative inspiration. I can’t tell you how many ideas I have had...

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Amy Burvall

Feb 21, 2016
2 min

#rawthought: VizVoVolley

I am in the process of archiving some hand-drawn iconography I created for some recent slide decks. I store these (when I can remember)...

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Amy Burvall

Dec 28, 2020
6 min

Also....Advent (an Alternative Advent Calendar, 2020)

This year I decided to once again use the digital Advent calendar creation site https://tuerchen.com/ However, I noticed that they don't...

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Amy Burvall

Nov 29, 2020
1 min

The #globalthankswondercut project

If you were to write a love letter to the world what would it be? A Crowdsourced Creativity Project In the midst of this global pandemic...

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