SC Midlands Summit

Process over product. After the “writer who draws” Austin Kleon released his best-selling Show Your Work, educators found resonance in his message of transparency, particularly in respect to the amplification of student work - both process and product - on the Open Web. While an artist’s oeuvres might be the thing that garners the most attention, what drives them and makes them tick is often the most intriguing. We can gain valuable insight by peering into artists’ lives and creative processes and apply this to our own intellectual and creative pursuits. What big takeaways from the likes of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso, Van Gogh and others can help us rethink our teaching, working, and living?