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| Adam Savage speaks at the 2010 Bay Area MakerFaire |
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills are the most important items not taught in the US public school system. I am a victim of this, and I've only realized it in the last five years or so. As a result, I'm a big fan of anything that helps teach people about these things . . .
Only 20% of billiards is dropping the ball in the pocket. ~Adam Savage
Hence, this video of a talk that Adam Savage gave at the 2010 Bay Area MakerFaire about his problem-solving process. Blending his pre-MythBusters experiences into his present-day work, Adam talks about the importance of knowing who you are and what your own motivations are, and how these fit into the problem-solving process.
There's a point in every project that I'm doing where I realize, "I have no idea what I'm doing." ~Adam Savage
Click-here to watch the individuals chapters -- 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are the most important to the topic at hand, although I enjoyed the entire video.
The last half an hour is an hysterical Q&A, including a great deal about Adam's MythBusters experiences and also about Adam's relationship with his MythBusters partner Jamie Hyneman.
~Riot.Jane
If only more people were educated in critical thinking skills I truly believe 80% of the United States' problems would evaporate.
ReplyDeleteAdam here promotes them well by incorporating humor, which does a great job of softening the often boring and tedious aspects of CT.