impactofculture

The Impact of Culture on Creativity
In 2009 a report of the EU Commission on [|The Impact of Culture on Creativity] was published. The title of the report was fascinating - but the content was disappointing - mostly one-sided perspectives - focused on arts. Many core issues are missing - language, concept building, communication, ... .

This conference contribution explains the results after a "fight" the with the prestigious report of the EU commission.

We remember some older and even more prestigious roots - the UNESCO declaration of cultural diversity - and the impact of cultures on creativity mentioned there.

We show how the concepts embedded in languages can support creative problem solving.

There is much more to consider even when we look at the impact and influence of arts.

The way we finally use and develop arts goes beyond the perspectives of the EU report. At the University of Applied Sciences and Arts since about 15 years we have courses in creativity and creative problem solving. And here we show how Leonardo da Vinci created his paintings - and how almost in the same way [|Fritz Zwicky] solved his problems in astronomy and astrophysis using morphological analysis.