How to Build Creativity

Children and Screens held the #AskTheExperts webinar “How to Build Creativity” on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 at 12:00pm EST via Zoom. This workshop was moderated by esteemed researcher Robert Bilder, PhD, Director of the Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at UCLA.

An interdisciplinary panel of leading psychologists, researchers, and artists shared information about the science of creativity and how to enhance creative thinking in children on-and off line. Panelists discussed what the research says about the role of imagination, individuality, and inventiveness as core skills of social emotional intelligence, math, science, and other fields. The panel also examined what impairs creative thinking, and what we know about unstructured vs structured play and time. At the end of the workshop, talented artists and musicians demonstrated “live” an array of creative ideas to inspire kids at home.