I\u2019m feeling my way around. \u00a0The path branches out in several directions.\u00a0 I explore one avenue hunting for clues that may have the insight I need, and then I try another route.\u00a0\u00a0 This is not a distracted wandering but a focused drive seeking creative possibilities.\u00a0 In my search I encounter more questions.\u00a0 Channeling my inner detective, I analyze methodologies and interview subject matter experts.\u00a0\u00a0 I turn concepts inside out and backwards.\u00a0 Maybe if I think about them from a different angle, I will see details that I did not notice before?\u00a0 There are moments of exhilaration, exasperation, and fascination.\u00a0 The answers will not come to me on a silver platter.\u00a0 I have to be patient with what develops while keeping the end goal in mind.\u00a0 Thus the creative process of a project unfolds.<\/p>\n
While working in the cyberlab I have been reflecting on the process of a project.\u00a0 Our team has a goal in mind \u2013 to create a customizable research platform that will provide a setting for researchers to investigate free-choice learning, human and computer interaction, or sociology principles (to name a few).\u00a0 We have many tools and resources to use, but more pieces are needed to reach our destination. \u00a0Seeking out advisors for assistance, their insight inspires more questions and new routes.\u00a0 My personal comfort zone prefers this to be orderly and structured, but this confining mindset is breaking down, forcing me to question my grip on a pre-determined map. \u00a0Instead of traveling on a firm road, I am moving along a fluid river. \u00a0The comfort zone begins to stretch.<\/p>\n
I am reminded of the idea to embrace the journey, whether it is related to a project for the cyberlab, graduate school, or life in general! \u00a0There is beauty in the iteration, the failed attempts, and the pieces that finally connect together.\u00a0 The creative process requires patience and time. \u00a0Keep driving to design, refine, and reflect.\u00a0\u00a0Great inventions and innovations require passion, persistence, and alterations. \u00a0All of this builds to learning and growth. \u00a0With this in mind, I am off to navigate the wild river.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m feeling my way around. \u00a0The path branches out in several directions.\u00a0 I explore one avenue hunting for clues that may have the insight I need, and then I try another route.\u00a0\u00a0 This is not a distracted wandering but a focused drive seeking creative possibilities.\u00a0 In my search I encounter more questions.\u00a0 Channeling my inner… Continue reading