I Am Creative. . . . . . . . Judith Hawley. Entr 320: Creativity,

In the context of creativity’s stated definition, we will proceed to group our arguments into three themes of factors: cognitive ability, expertise training, and environmental conditions. The human brain is highly adaptable and can continue to develop new cognitive abilities, even past adulthood (Norman, 2015). Proper cognitive expertise and training can help workers produce and operate in ingenious ways (Ginamarie, Lertiz & Mumford, 2004). Finally, the working environment can both motivate or stifle creative output. Managers can influence all three components: expertise, thinking skills, and motivation (Amabile, 1998).

What creativity actually is when you use your imagination, allowing things in the mind to occur that wouldn’t actually occur and also things to better the world. “Being creative is not only about thinking: it is about feeling” (160). You can not just think but you have to have feelings to make sure that you doing things right and feeling like you made something productive in the time. Being creative requires a long process, “magination which is the process of bringing to mind things that are not present to our senses; creativity, which is the process of developing original ideas that

One is called creative when you have the ability to think on your own. Someone who has an idea, method, or plan that is obscure and continues to press through society’s definition of ordinary. This is how I would summarize Hayakawa’s definition of being creative. Someone who envisions an idea, is confident with it, and is willing to risk it all to achieve the expected outcome. I will use three of Hayakawa’s criteria from his article to support my summarization of what it means to be creative.

Burstein describes one of the lessons to creativity is through experience. In her TED talk, she outlines the

Paulus & Nijstad (2003) defined creativity as “the development of original ideas that are useful or influential”(p.3). That is to say,

Creativity is a characteristic produced from one’s imagination. To be creative means to think outside the box and do something no one would expect. Creativity branches off originality. When you do something creative it simulates your mind. To create is to express yourself in a unique way. Inventing is what is mostly associated with being creative. Having original ideas or thoughts is another way to be creative. Taking risks is a creative things to do. Most

My creativity is not only expressed by design but also immerses into other aspects of my life. I started writing a new story-line in which the hero didn't survive after I finished reading the science fiction The End of Eternity; when Lady Gaga's voice conquered my classroom, new melodies resounded in my head and pounded against my ventricles; I designed a new traffic signal system that could alleviate the traffic jams after getting stuck on the roads every day. Creating makes me sensitive to new ideas and able to propose solutions to problems.

“Educators invested in building creative skills risk lowering test scores and jeopardize the jobs they have dedicated their lives to.” This quote caught my eye since test scores continue to be a driving force in education. Teachers are continually prodded to make gains and document growth. If this is in the back of the minds of teachers, how can creativity evolve in the classroom? First, the authors define the seven virtues of creativity:

I am the type of person that can turn nothing into something and then make it into something that nobody else has done. Creativity has many pros and cons that I know every artist experience very often, in fact, I have experienced theses challenges throughout my many years of being a free-lance artist. One of the many negatives about being creative is that, people will take things out of context along with taking things that you have created without giving you any credit, which is not fair to anyone. I am a firm believer in that, the world is your canvas because I am the type of person that can walk around my city, which is Philadelphia, and I can write down my ideas while I'm on the subway or train and then make my work come to life while I am at home or in

“On Defining Creativity” is a dry and scholarly article written to persuade readers’ views regarding usage of the terms “creative” and “creativity.” The article is convincing, and uses logical reasoning combined with etymology to craft an argument. “How ‘Rock Star’ Became a Business Buzzword” is an observation (rather than an attempt to redefine a word like “On Defining Creativity”) that is entertaining and well-supported. Both articles are convincing in their own respects, each employing different techniques. However, the articles do not make conclusive statements: “On Defining Creativity” ends in a multitude of questions and a call for more thought on the term “creativity,” and “How ‘Rock Star’ Became a Business Buzzword” ends with a tale

To conclude, that is a part of my strengths, being creative means know more about new thing like technology or new policies, and cultivate an conceptual understanding towards trade of new thing.

Creativity is undervalued in many ways in education today. According to Lisa Phillips who is an author, blog journalist, arts and leadership educator, speaker and business owner, “there is a significant gap between what children are told is important for their future career success and what business leaders actually want from the emerging workforce,” which is creativity. She proposes the argument of disconnection between the demand of the artistic individual and the undervaluing of creativity in education and states that if we focus more on setting up and nurturing creative individuality in education, we produce more efficient workers and effective thinkers for the workforce (Phillips, par. 12). “If ever there was a time when creativity was necessary for the survival and growth of any organization, it is now...” – Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of

Who is a creative individual? What are the acceptable limits under which she or he can exhibit and practice creativity? Is creativity a moral or amoral concept? A creative individual is one who is able to adapt to everyday challenges through ingenious ideas and focused actions. As a specie, we are where we are today because of everyday creativity, not necessarily due to big ideas alone. Of the countless art forms and practices that have been created, cuisines, fashions, architecture, healthcare, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, fisheries etc., few were eminently created. Everyday Joe Blow creates majority of art forms and practices that affects our day-to-day living.

One possible definition of creativity is ‘imaginative activity fashioned so as to yield an outcome that is of value as well as original’ (NACCCE, 1999, page 31). Traditionally, creativity has been associated with exceptional people or those who are artistically gifted (Education Scotland, 2001). However, in recent years, distinctions have been drawn between ‘big-C’ creativity (an act of genius) and ‘little-c’ creativity (‘everyday creativity’) which enables people to problem-solve and adapt to change in everyday scenarios (Kersting, 2003, Craft, 2014; May, 2007). Nevertheless, Planche (2012) claims that many people do not perceive themselves as creative. The concept of everyday creativity is important, for if this premise is accepted, it may be said that everyone has creative potential (Sternberg, Grigorenko, and Singer, 2004).

Creativity is an elusive and challenged concept and there have been various attempts to define it. Creativity has been described as ‘a state of mind in which all our intelligences are working together’ (Lucas. B. 2001) and as “the ability to solve problems and fashion products and to raise new questions”. (Gardner 1993)