1 + 1 = 1

Imagination is the source of every human achievement. The innovative pedagogical tool 1+1= 1 breaks the existing stigma that creativity is a skill that should only serve the ‘artistic’ professions and to justify its necessity to become a horizontal and interdisciplinary competence. Our societies have become interwoven, sophisticated and complex and without developing creative minds, we will not be able to face the countless challenges our future lies ahead – environmental, technical and social. The tool bridges the gap between the lack of creativity in the schools and the importance this skill plays in personal and professional development. It engages students in making sense of invisible by attributing lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects. It underlines the importance of teacher training and preparation to nurture creativity in the classroom and provide the reader with detailed guidelines to effectively use ‘1+1’ in any learning setting. The tool also  facilities students in representing the combination of sensory perception and imagination into artistic analogies.