Exploring the body and mind connection via improvisation in the design process

  • Authors:
  • Layda Gongora

  • Affiliations:
  • Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

  • Venue:
  • Procedings of the Second Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

RePlay is an exploratory environment being developed by the author to observe a concept she would like to call creativity in action. "Creativity in Action" is based in particular upon theories related to embodiment, situated action (Suchman) and describes a type of creativity that has the potential to be reflective as well as ephemeral and transformative in nature (Boden). Creativity in Action encourages awareness through reflection during the creative process by drawing attention to physical aspects of creative process. Via RePlay the author explores themes important to creative process for example reflection, flow, improvisational creativity, enactive perception and bodily externalizations. As a participant the value of RePlay is as an embodied approach for observing as well as enhancing reflection and understanding how bodily externalization is an important component of design process especially in the design of tangibles where the body is an important parameter.