Creative Futures Innovation Toolkit
& thoughts about Teaching & Learning, Education, Innovation and Creativity
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Our second I-TELL Show and Tell webinar shifted the spotlight onto two complementary themes: making learning visible over time, and creating immersive spaces that extend what a business school experience can look and feel like for students and partners. Vincent Pattison: using Miro as a long-format learning space We welcomed Vincent Pattison (Manchester Fashion Institute),…
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Our first I-TELL Show and Tell webinar set a strong foundation for the series, bringing colleagues together to explore practical approaches that strengthen learning, creativity, and student belonging. Tony Morgan from Leeds University opened the session with an engaging overview of diverge and converge techniques. His focus was how structured creative processes can support more…
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This post builds on work by Willingham, Karpicke and Blunt, Bjork, Wheelahan, Chi and colleagues, and the practical guidance of Sherrington, Jones and Hendrick. Business Schools talk a lot about creativity, innovation and experiential learning. Yet none of these thrive unless students can recall core concepts and frameworks with ease. Retrieval practice offers a practical…
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I am pleased to share the recording of my recent presentation, delivered as part of the Open University’s Cross University Scholarship Seminar Series: Enhancing Student Success, which took place from 30 June to 7 July 2025. The series brought together colleagues from the Open University, Manchester Metropolitan, Cardiff, and Lancaster Universities to explore innovative approaches…
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When I worked as a secondary school teacher, creativity wasn’t an add-on. It was the job. Lessons invited curiosity, risk-taking, and connection across subjects. There was structure, yes, but within it, space to play with ideas. That belief has never left me. In higher education, I often hear creativity spoken about as something for the…
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As graduation week approaches, I’ve been reflecting on the journey this past year. My second year as a university lecturer has felt like a turning point. It has been a time of development, both professionally and personally, and I feel more confident about the direction I want to take. In my first year, I was…
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We talk a lot about teamwork and communication in business education, but rarely do we give students a meaningful way to feel the complexity of these dynamics. This post introduces a new PrototypeED resource designed to do just that – using drones. 🛰️ Why Drones? Why Now? This one-pager offers a low-tech, high-impact lesson using…
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I really enjoyed presenting at The Square 2025, our recent I-TELL conference. This was a particularly meaningful moment for me. It was the first time I had shared independent scholarly research, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. There was an extra layer of emotional attachment to the work I was presenting. My session…
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Too often, reflective practice in higher education is treated as a checkbox exercise, particularly in apprenticeships where learners juggle complex workplace experiences and academic expectations. Traditional written reflections can struggle to capture the nuance of learning that unfolds on the job. At Manchester Met, we’ve been exploring how LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) can reframe reflection…
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I recently attended a brilliant I-Tell session led by Emily Atkinson, Subject Leader of Social Sciences at a secondary school in Warwickshire. Emily offered a fascinating window into the assessment experiences of students before they arrive in Higher Education. One such practice was cold calling, a teaching approach I used routinely and championed in my…
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