“There are myths surrounding creativity. The intangible nature of creativity does not lend itself to easy definition”.
Introduction
The intangible nature of creativity does not have a specific definition for it. However, creativity can refer to many things that differ and which also over laps many other elements. (jjenna: 2003). “creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize idea, alternatives, or possibilities that may be used to solving problems, communicating with other, and entertaining ourselves and others”(Robert E. Franken: 2002). It also depends on the nature of the person what are his/her characteristics, thinking power and the artistic ability. It is said that managers equate innovation with creativity,
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However I believe people tend to realize their creativeness after a certain age, when they are free are figure out what they enjoy doing enables them to bring out their creativeness and draw up a picture in their mind. People get de motivated after listening to people saying ‘it’s too late or you have passed that age’ which makes them even more less confidence which does not let them become creative.
“One is never too old to succeed in life” – Anna Mary Robertson Mosses
The third myth states that “Alcohol and Drugs will make you more creative” (Thérèse Cator: creative minds). I personally don’t believe that’s true: people have a psychological effect that makes them feel that when they are under the influence of drugs and alcohol they became creative. It is proven to be shown that people under the influence of drugs and alcohol become creative only because the stimulants creates the illusion of creativity (Mark Smith – 2010). This makes people feel that they are creative and this creativity of theirs does not remain for long and can stifle. I believe the idea of being creative after consuming alcohol and drugs tempts musicians and artists to try and instead results in an early loss of life or when they are under the influence of drugs and alcohol their behaviour changes and also takes them into deeper thoughts convincing them to suicide or overdose
In this video Ken Robinson touches on three main points. His first point he was talking about the education system and one's creativity. He gave two anecdotes about kids that showed that they are willing to take a chance and be creative. If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. He believes that the education system institutionalizes people, and that people lose the creativity they had.
Statistic shows that only 25% worldwide thinks that they are living up to be creative in someway. However, 75% seems to disagree with this. It all depends on where you are because you could be thinking differently from another place. In the United States however, 52% thinks they are living up to be creative in someway or might be using it. In that case, Japan has the most rate of a creative country overall. Rupal Parekh, 6 in 10 people thinks creativity is much too valuable. Just imagine how successful you are in the future or what kind of job you will be employed
Creativity or the lack of encouraging creativity can be seen declining as you get lower in the class level in Anyons research. She states “Work tasks do not usually request creativity” and “Creativity is not often requested in social studies and Science projects”. In an article entitled “The Impact of Creativity on the Brain” by Judy Willis M.D; M.E.D posted on the website Radtech.com. “Neuroscience and cognitive science research are increasingly providing information that correlates creativity with intelligence; academic, social, and emotional success; and the development of skill sets and the highest information processing (Executive functions)”. This basically states that if creativity is encouraged then the upper intelligence functions of students are developed which includes social and emotional success. Which shows that if you stifle creativity you basically limit the
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
Creativity is about risk taking and making connections, allowing children to explore and express themselves through a variety of media or materials including, dance, music, making things, drawing, painting and make believe and to make new things emerge as a result. Being creative is strongly linked to play and can emerge through a child being absorbed in their own actions and ideas.
S. I. Hayakawa wrote and published an article named "What lt Means to Be Creative". This article challenged how a creative person could be defined and identified. In Hayakawa’s essay he presents several points of view an individual could be characterized as being creative. His writing forces you to contemplate on how a person’s aptitudes are categorized. Hayakawa tests your ability to be opened minded and makes you visualize how a person could be described as a creative individual but may discredited themselves due to society’s standard of this word. After reading his writing, I believe I can summarize his analogy.
All children can be creative, but it can be suppressed or enhanced depending on the support of the environment. Therefore there is the idea that society must be ready for new ideas and innovations.
In this essay I will explore the correlation between intelligence (IQ) and creativity (DT), and whether one is influenced or can be predicted by the existence of the other. The relationship between IQ (intelligence quotient) and creativity has been an anchor point for psychological research. Numerous amounts of psychologists have carried out research in order to find evidence to support this idea of a correlation or evidence to disprove the hypothesis that IQ and creativity could be related.
broader question of what does and does not inhibit creativity.” (931) He states that it seems to be
However, musicians claim that drugs can improve creativity. Crazy as this sounds it is somewhat backed up by science. Writers have a sort of the same problem according to Fields, R. D. (2013) Statistics show that among all categories of creative artists, writers suffer by far the highest incidence of bipolar disorder”. The point being is the most creative people generally have some sort of mental illness as explained by Fields, R. D. (2013) “explained that psychiatric illness was the cruel engine of their creativity”. A different way of thinking is needed have heightened creativity. Science says drugs can change the way your brain works Hesse, J. M. (2016) says this about cocaine “ It forces the serotonin neurotransmitters to bounce between the synapses like a game of bumper bowling”. Basically he is saying it changes the pattern of brain function. Furthermore, according to his research certain drugs can influence certain types of music and visa-versa. Hesse, J. M. (2016) goes on to show examples to prove his claim “ So when the drugs stop flowing (or stop working), it seems that the artist has no choice but to reinvent his sound and his personality -- because trying to hump-start the same aesthetic you had while stoned often leads to a pathetic body of work”. While he takes this to the extreme the
One of the first webpages I visited from the suggested readings and other resources was the article “What I Wish I Knew About Creativity When I was 20.” This article grabbed my attention because I just turned 20 and I think creativity is very important. Perhaps the most important part of the article that I read was that trying and failing is better than not try at all. I think I’m scared of failing a lot, so I avoid doing what I feel like I will fail. All the other aspects discussed in the article, I believe help me understand creativity in use and creation.
The important thing about CREATIVITY is that it is unique. It is formed by big and small ideas. It is a combination of many forms. And it is influenced by four different behaviors and two different ways of thinking. But the most important thing about CREATIVITY is that it is essential for our society to develop.
The term creativity is used for the purpose of describing the ability that is concerned with the process of creating something new or valuable. This ability allows a person to surpass the rules, practices, methods, forms or similar kind of activities that the traditional society may be performing at that time. Creativity is one of the most important things that have allowed the people of the society to move forward and urge for development. All the development that has been made in various aspects of human life can be directly connected with the creativity. All the industry leaders of the world have secured this place because of the level of creativity and innovation that they showed. They used this creativity for creating something new that has allowed them to develop completely new methods for this purpose.
The age group with the highest reported creative personality was the group of adults over the age of sixty one. The pattern the study found seemed to suggest that there was a gradual decrease in creative endeavors from age eighteen to age sixty that began to increase in older age.