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Being Designerly 119 has curated content at the intersection of Design, Tech and AI to help you be more creative including: Heutagogy, fewer ideas for creativity, AI & creativity, curiosity rewires brains, using AI requires critical thinking & common sense, graphic design AI bot, & clever ads about WWF via ChatGPT
FEATURE
Heutagogy
Via Aksinya Staar on LinkedIn: Heutagogy from Greek: “Heuta” (discover), and “agogos” (to lead), is self-directed or auto-didactical learning. Coined in 2000 by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon, it marked a shift beyond pedagogy and andragogy. A term for learning that’s led by the learner, built on curiosity, reflection, and autonomy. Fits well into the designerly skill of always learning...
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CREATIVITY
Fewer Ideas: An Unconventional Approach To Creativity
Remember that last team brainstorming session where you were supposed to generate a long list of brilliant ideas? How many of those ideas actually stuck? Did leadership act on any of those ideas? In this article, Eric Olive challenges the value of exercises like brainstorming and explores more effective methods for sparking creativity to improve design and enhance the user’s experience.
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AI might be coming for your job, but it can't take your creativity
While AI can spit out something, it can’t tell you what’s good. It doesn’t understand nuance. It doesn’t care about brand or emotional equity. That’s your job. Worse, the more we rely on AI, the more everything starts looking… the same. Prompt in, bland out.
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CURIOSITY
How curiosity rewires your brain for change
Curiosity plays a crucial role in rewiring the brain to adapt to change. When you approach new experiences with curiosity, your brain becomes more open to learning and growth. This mindset activates neural pathways that enhance creativity, problem-solving, and resilience, making it easier to embrace and navigate change.
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CRITICAL THINKING
This outlandish story about ChatGPT can teach us all a lesson about AI
A woman from Greece reportedly used ChatGPT to perform coffee grounds reading on pictures of coffee cups. The AI told her that her husband was either going to have an affair with another woman or that he was having one. The woman filed for divorce, convinced that what ChatGPT had told her was true.
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AI-generated summer reading list gets published in major newspapers
Some newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a syndicated summer book list that includes made-up books by famous authors. Only five of the 15 titles on the list are real.
This may just be a case of not using common sense! With AI, Don't Trust - Always Verify!
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VISUAL
Graphic Design AI Bot
WE AND THE COLOR's AI Bot is your personal graphic designer offering expert tips on typography, color palettes, branding, UX/UI, and social media design. Get creative ideas, trend insights, and generate custom image prompts for logos, posters, and more.
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These 11 WWF Ads Were Created Entirely In ChatGPT, And They’re Incredibly Good
Al campaign developer Nikolaj Lykke Viborg created a self-initiated campaign for WWF Denmark, which was showcased by the brand on their Linkedin. Each visual was generated directly within ChatGPT using a custom-crafted master prompt, designed to evoke the kind of emotional storytelling typically seen in award-winning public service campaigns.
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