The testing phase (February and March 2011) of the prototype of the project Handmade Creative Thinking (LLP-Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation) has recently ended, consisting on the testing of a Manual and two Modules and with exercises “do-it-yourself” on Creative Thinking. The prototype was developed after the research phase and the transfer of the product “The Capture System”, based on the use of Creative Thinking with children, to the crafts, art and vocational training fields.
The group of participants in the testing phase of Palermo was composed of 13 people with different professional backgrounds, mainly in the field of crafts and art, but also of teachers and students from different disciplines interested in the development of Creative Thinking.
The main objective of the test was to see if the Manual and Modules created are suitable for the target audience and if they can be used independently by the users. In this sense, in each country the Consortium has carried out the testing phase without intervening in the reading of the Manual and the implementation of the exercises by the participants. In this way, and through the completion of several questionnaires by the participants, the partners will be able to tell if the material used individually, it is useful for the development of transversal skills such as innovation, entrepreneurship and problem solving skills.
The results from this testing phase will be used during the following months by the Consortium to develop and disseminate the final version of the Manual and Modules, which will be freely available from August.
Please contact Angela Martinez if you wish to know more about this project: adult@cesie.org.
