Unit Four – Erin’s Digital Journal

Creative and Collaborative Approach-Building connection

With the idea of creating a “necklace” by stakeholders as a bridging tool, it brings the collaborative relationship between stakeholders in a different way. This idea of intervention could bring interdisciplinary creative and diverse cultural backgrounds together for an emotional purpose and motivation approach to the UK creative industries. Creating collaboratively can be a highly emotionally charged and deeply personally meaningful process-involving the construction of subjectivities and relationships as well as ideas and artefacts. (Dorothy M, Karen L 2004) For the context of “necklace”, the stakeholders who will participate in this intervention will present subjectively their contribution of creativity. The scenario of presenting in this way requires them to transform their creative value into their demands and meaningful messages. However, how can I help them convey their message clearly for a better result of communication between creative graduates and the UK creative industries? By creating this connection tool, I create a way of communication with a form of craft and design. This visualization is a way to reflect the messages they communicate with each other and demonstrates the creative value of diversity.

Dorothy M. Karen L. (2004), Collaborative Creativity Contemporary Perspective, London, Free Association Books

Reflection on Wednesday class -10.11

In Wednesday’s class, we talked about the theme “Autoethnography”, which is also considered as a form of qualitative research methodology. It is interesting to think about what should we do and be responsible as an “insider” as well as an “outsider” researcher. When we do our research and engage with the stakeholders, we should set boundaries with the stakeholders, being aware of the self-curatorship. My project connects to my own experience, in which I brought my own perspective of being a bachelor’s degree creative graduate in the situation of the same struggle engaging with the UK creative industries as my stakeholders have. However, as an “insider” of my research, there should be critical evaluation and observation in terms of the Autoethnography methodology. Therefore, thinking of the diversity of y stakeholders because of their different backgrounds, I would find out the balance of what kind of “bridge” they want to build between them and the UK creative industries. Based on the different personalities and backgrounds of the graduates and the perspectives from the industries, I should be aware of what are the acceptable ways for them to communicate and how they could find themselves benefit in their area.

Connecting with a creative bridge

Define each part of the creative journey in the UK creative industries

–Adaptation, Uniqueness, Communication

The process of starting or being in the creative journey as an oversea graduated is divided into three parts: Adaptation, uniqueness, communication. The adaptation is being defined as the needs of sense of social belongings, cross-cultural adaptation and overcoming language barrier. The uniqueness is defined as individual talents and aptitudes, personalities or cultural background. The communication would be defined as an innovative and creative communication and networking, as a tool to connect with the industries.

For processing the creative journey, we need the “tool”-a bridge to connect between creative graduates and the UK creative industries.

Concept for the next intervention (draft)-

With the new perspective of jewellery designer, I use a concept of the ”necklace” to connect many of the international creative graduates who are probably don’t know about each other for a opportunity of networking and sharing, each person could represent one part of the necklace which can use a “hook” to connect to the next person. For more ideas of the scenario and concept idea, I will present a manifesto in the following post.

The updated question-How can I use jewellery design/creative communication as a form to bridge between international creative graduates and the UK creative industries?

However, how can I communicate with the audiences and the stake holders with my research question better? With the perspective of jewellery design background, will it be too subjective in terms of the way of communication in creativity?

Innovative methods exploration-for living a creative life and creating own adaptation

Research ideas for inspiration:

Community and platform-

http://joltacademy.co.uk/-help talented unrepresented background creatives into sucess.

https://www.justrunners.uk/

https://www.weareidentitycreates.com/creative-community-a multi-disciplinary creative agency works with brands. Discover the diversity of the creative community and help brands to discover their unique identity and value, increase the visibility.

https://peopleofcraft.com/

Next action

Discover the creative adaptation, unique aptitude for sustaining a creative life in the uk creative industries (Helping international graduates in art & design background)