{"id":1585,"date":"2015-11-15T03:13:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T03:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urban.parsons.edu\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2015-11-15T03:13:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T03:13:45","slug":"provocateurs-series-camille-sweeney-the-art-of-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/urban\/2015\/11\/15\/provocateurs-series-camille-sweeney-the-art-of-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Provocateurs Series: Camille Sweeney &#8211; The Art of Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/urban.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Provo.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1586\" title=\"Provo\" src=\"http:\/\/urban.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Provo-730x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radical Creativity: How to Solve Problems Like a Trickster<\/p>\n<p>Problems, whether big or small, inspire people to find solutions. Solutions are based on ideas. The best ideas\u2014the radically creative ideas\u2014can change the course of human history. Those who come up with great ideas are destined to be the future\u2019s change agents. But who are these people who come up with great ideas? And how can any one of us apply radical creativity to our own lives? We start this illustrated talk by asking: &#8220;What is an idea?&#8221; We identify the three basic types of ideas. Finally, we take a look at how people can actually practice and master the art of radical creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield, two curious New Yorkers, a writer and an artist, have been asking questions about why some people can channel their creativity, emotions, and motivation to do great things, and other can\u2019t. 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