ABSTRACT
Classroom creativity can happen by design if we explicitly search for those creative openings in our curriculum. This same mindset also extends beyond curriculum to the learning environment itself. In a risk-ready environment students don’t have to be right, right now. In a risk-ready environment, we welcome failures and mistakes and leverage them for learning. Helping students believe in the mindset of a risk-ready environment while building a failure tolerance through consistent what-ifs and risks takes time. The creative process is latently laced with uncertainty, and there are no guarantees when being creative. Students’ new ideas might not work or might not as be innovative as they thought.
