Season 12 Preview: Creativity, Dialogue, and the Future of Education
Jan 27, 2026
A season preview highlights creativity under pressure in sports and how athletes make bold decisions. An unconventional model of public education centered on student agency and real-world learning gets explored. Conversations will probe creative self-belief, identity, and motivation for learners. The role of constructive dialogue in classrooms for creativity and empathy is also showcased.
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Season Focus: Creativity Under Real-World Pressure
Season 12 digs into creativity where it's most tested: inside systems, under pressure, and in everyday educational decisions.
The hosts frame the season as building from a solid foundation toward deeper, system-focused conversations.
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Youth Soccer Sparks Creativity Observations
Matthew recounts watching his son's youth soccer matches to illustrate creativity in sports under pressure.
He notices kids trying risky moves like bicycle kicks and occasional unconventional passes during low-pressure play.
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Constraints And Play Foster Creative Decisions
Daniel Memmert studies how creative decision-making under pressure develops through play and well-designed constraints.
This links deliberate practice and risk-taking to producing creativity in high-stakes domains like sport.
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Welcome to Season 12 of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast! In this special preview episode, co-hosts Dr. Matthew Worwood and Dr. Cyndi Burnett reflect on major milestones—five years of podcasting and 250 published episodes—and offer a glimpse into the conversations ahead.
This season dives deep into Teaching Creativity, where it is most challenged: within systems, under pressure, and through the everyday decisions educators and learners make. With a strong foundation now in place, Season 12 focuses on building from within the system—exploring how creativity can be nurtured, sustained, and expanded in real-world educational contexts.
What to Expect This Season
Drs. Matt and Cyndi preview several early episodes that highlight new and timely dimensions of Creativity in Education, including:
Creativity in Sport
How do athletes make creative decisions under pressure? A conversation with pioneering researcher Daniel Memmert explores creativity, play, constraints, and risk-taking in high-stakes environments.
Pushing the Boundaries of Public Education
Kicking off the season is Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director of Big Picture Learning, who shares an unconventional yet scalable model of public education rooted in student agency, real-world learning, and creative self-direction.
Creative Self-Belief and Identity
An upcoming episode with Michał Kowalski examines creative self-efficacy, identity, and motivation—especially for today’s learners—raising important questions about passion, agency, and growth.
Constructive Dialogue in the Classroom
With Caroline Mehl from the Constructive Dialogue Institute, the hosts explore why meaningful dialogue is essential for creativity, empathy, and learning—and how educators can intentionally cultivate it.
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