Creativity in Health and Care
Lead Research Organisation:
Royal Holloway University of London
Department Name: Drama and Theatre
Abstract
Recent government directives such as Modernising the NHS (2003) have promoted more creative working practices within the health and care sector. People are being encouraged to engage in creative processes as policy makers, service providers and end users, all of which has implications for practice. For example, the Department of Health's Choosing Health (2004) has "full engagement" as a central tenant and Tomorrow's Doctors (1993) outlines the importance of the medical humanities in the training of medical students. Such strategic shifts set the stage for a more informed application of creativity within the field of health and care and the 'Creativity in Health and Care Workshops' will seek to build on existing knowledge in the field to provide a critical framework for the uptake of current initiatives.
The workshops aim to engage with questions concerning:
? The value of creativity to society - how might creative processes be harnessed to improve provision in health and care? Is creativity of value in its own right? Is creativity always healthy? How can creativity be evaluated?
? The distinction between creativity and innovation - what constitutes the creative process? How might the creative process be employed to encourage innovation? Is it possible to be creative without being innovative and innovative without being creative? What are the institutional expectations of creativity?
? The role of risk in creativity - what conditions are necessary for creativity to thrive? What may prevent/encourage people to enter into a creative process? What is the risk personally and institutionally in a creative encounter? What are the consequences of creative endeavour?
? Individual/institutional creativity - what are the personal/institutional imperatives for creativity? How might creativity affect institutional culture? Is creativity sustainable?
The workshops aim to engage with questions concerning:
? The value of creativity to society - how might creative processes be harnessed to improve provision in health and care? Is creativity of value in its own right? Is creativity always healthy? How can creativity be evaluated?
? The distinction between creativity and innovation - what constitutes the creative process? How might the creative process be employed to encourage innovation? Is it possible to be creative without being innovative and innovative without being creative? What are the institutional expectations of creativity?
? The role of risk in creativity - what conditions are necessary for creativity to thrive? What may prevent/encourage people to enter into a creative process? What is the risk personally and institutionally in a creative encounter? What are the consequences of creative endeavour?
? Individual/institutional creativity - what are the personal/institutional imperatives for creativity? How might creativity affect institutional culture? Is creativity sustainable?
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| Emma Brodzinski (Principal Investigator) |