Creativity & Growth Mindset

By the end, the learner can

• Descriptive language innovation: develops vivid, precise scope and content notes that convey the historical richness of a collection beyond minimum standards, enhancing discoverability and researcher engagement
• Outreach program design: creates original educational events, exhibits, or digital content that illuminate archival holdings for non-specialist audiences
• Preservation solution development: devises practical, cost-effective housing and reformatting solutions for unusual or fragile formats that fall outside standard procedures

Session plan

1. 10 minHow these are scoredWhere this shows up: studios and media organizations, working with clients, creative teams, audiences. Conditions to expect: creative, deadline-driven, audience-centered. Entry roles this maps to: Actors, Athletes and Sports Competitors, Disc Jockeys, Except Radio.
   • produces a broad range of ideation outputs including sketches, mood boards, and low-fidelity prototypes before applying evaluative criteria
   From Web and Digital Interface Designers (15-1255.00)
2. 5 minSituationsWork the task on your own first. Support is available, but ask for it out loud so the group hears what got you stuck.
   • Tools in play: Graphics or photo imaging software, Desktop publishing software, Video creation and editing software.
3. 10 minWhere the group splitCompare answers before the debrief. Where the room split is the useful part — the split usually marks a real judgment call rather than a knowledge gap.
   • Where did two people read the same situation differently, and what did each notice?
   • Which answer would survive a supervisor asking "why did you do it that way?"
4. 10 minThe pattern behind the answersClose the loop: what changed between the first attempt and the last, and what would have to be true for creativity to hold up on a bad day.