Resource talk:How to engage peers in innovation through the arts and music
Using Art to Fuel Innovation: We need more of it!
On many college campuses, especially small ones with small art departments, art/music is pushed to the sidelines and not used in much of innovative activities or entrepreneurship on campus. This resource is helpful to assure that there is a need for more artistic expression and use of the arts in innovative spaces. There needs to be more ways/programs on campuses that art could be paired with entrepreneurial thinking/activities in order to create innovative work, as the basis of art derives from innovative and creative thinking; they go hand in hand. Art needs to be brought to the forefront in entrepreneurial and innovative spaces as a key factor to fuel innovation in many departments on college campuses.
There is a need of promoting art and music related activities as it reflects the mindset of a person with a magnified view. It also provides the best of information related to a person/group. I feel there's a need of awareness, which is lost as the concepts of academics is only pertained to books and theory. There can be appointed musicians and artisans on campus to promote awareness amongst people in the college by support provided by the college, to promote public awareness. Also fair prize and recognition to participants will boost up the morals of the students on campus, creating more space and comfort for innovators to think divergently to a situation/crisis.
How to attract students to participate excitingly in innovative workshops:
Some of the students who are more interested in arts and music don't participate actively when they hear the name innovation because they may think that it's bit confused or something like that. So to have their active participation we have to organize some exciting games and competitions that also require creativity of students to win. In this way we can attract students to put out their creative ideas into innovation along with excitement which will really help them a lot to improvise their creativity and problem solving skills.
As mentioned in the previous page, hackathons, games, events, I&E related activities will promote a better engagement with innovation through events and art. There can be conducted events involving faculty and family supports in order to win it. This will promote harmonious relations among students and the teachers, child and the parents, will also promote the capability analysing by means of art and music involvement from the experts and elders. Guidance and support is the key to innovation, so rewarding them with respective prizes for their performance including roles of the experienced will boost moral of the student and also will provide better results when coming to innovation (showcasing their art forms).
