Hi! You may be wondering, "What is Ideation?" Well, it's a CORE class at Portland State University about ideas and different ways to generate them.

We spend ten weeks trying out creative ways to make ideas come to life. Looking, listening, walking, testing, writing and so much more. In the end, each student creates a prompt that facilitates Ideation.

Some of these prompts come out of loves or things students are passionate about. Other prompts are about struggle or ways students deal with obstacles they encounter. Then there are prompts that are more delightful, even downright silly because it's good to laugh too. We hope you'll try them for yourself!

We spent our final class documenting our ideas about ideas. Why do ideas matter? How can we practice our ideas? What helps ideas improve or get better? Where do artists go to generate ideas for their art? Please take a peek below...

With gratitude,

Ideation, Winter 2020