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Less resource, more innovation
Less resource, more innovation - the interaction between sustainability and creativity in engineering.
1 October 2019
This project will include an experiment which will explore how resource constraints affect engineering students’ creativity in producing frugal devices. The objectives of this research were threefold:
Addressing gaps in knowledge across two related research projects.
Guiding continued research and fostering collaboration within the team.
Producing material for a video advertisement to promote the next phase of the project – a conference.
Conference on Responsible Innovation
The conference will build upon the findings of the experiment and focus on responsible innovation. Its objectives include:
Bringing together researchers and students from psychology, engineering, and education to advance research and foster collaborations, particularly in the areas of creativity and innovation.
Raising public awareness of frugal innovation, characterised by using fewer resources or repurposed materials to achieve more impactful innovations in emerging markets.
Launching and promoting a long-term initiative – the Creativity and Technology Network.
Launching the Creativity and Technology Network
The Creativity and Technology Network aims to:
Provide creativity training to researchers and students.
Offer interdisciplinary research support across psychology, engineering, and education.
Organise regular interdisciplinary talks in the Faculty of Brain Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering Sciences.
Long-Term Vision
The overarching goal is to establish and sustain the Creativity and Technology Network while enhancing the quality of engineering education and promoting creativity research in Europe, a field that is widely explored internationally but remains underdeveloped regionally. Ultimately, the aim is to create a UCL Creativity Booster Centre that positions UCL as the leading academic institution for creativity and innovation research.
