creativity

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Noun

creativity (plural creativities)

  1. The quality or ability to create or invent something.
    His creativity is unsurpassed by his fellow students in the art class.

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Fri Sep 3 18:58:43 2010

Creativity is the ability to generate innovative ideas and manifest them from thought into reality. The process involves original thinking and then producing.

The process of creation was historically reserved for deities creating "from nothing" in Creationism and other creation myths. Over time, the term creativity came to include human innovation, especially in art and science and led to the emergence of the creative class.

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Fri Sep 3 15:33:45 2010

How do you increase the creativity of the imagination?
Q. I feel that my art suffers drastically because of a seeming lack in 'imagination'. While the technical skill is there, I think that it generally lacks creativity, uniqueness... How can I rectify this? Oh, wow. Your notion of 'censorship' really made sense. Thank you.
Asked by Walkuere Aria - Sun Mar 1 18:31:58 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hmm... Creativity is not something that you can really "train" - it's like trying to teach yourself to be taller, or make your eyes lighter. You might have the creativity, but you're not letting it come out for reason. Maybe you censor your ideas before they come out? Do you sometimes have ideas and think immediately after "that's stupid" or "that's pointless to draw that" ? If you have those thoughts, stop censoring them! Let yourself draw something even if it's silly or stupid. Your drawings are your own, so don't hold back. Try observing more of the world. What do you see as exciting and different? What makes you unique? How can you put that uniqueness into your art? Try putting movement, conflict into your drawings. If you're there,… [cont.]
Answered by hp_resource [look, I'm using brackets] - Sun Mar 1 18:40:51 2009

Artists: Do you have suggestions on how to get creativity flowing?
Q. I have never taken any art classes and I am fairly new at this. I paint and draw, but there are many times I sit and just stare at paper. Any suggestions of different activities you have done to help get your creativity flowing would be greatly appreciated.
Asked by Angels - Wed Mar 28 21:48:25 2007 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sometimes get up and walk around...get a new perspective...go outside and enjoy the sunshine...Start praising God for His creation...that always makes me more creative, I write poems and thinking of Him always helps me.
Answered by Jan P - Thu Mar 29 00:57:44 2007

Is Obama encouraging more testing or more creativity in the classroom?
Q. I understand that the No Child Left Behind Act discourages creativity in the classroom and encourages a test-based system of learning, justified by Bush's plans to better monitor schools. Is this right? Yet I am confused with what Obama is doing with education nowadays. Is he keeping the NCLB or not? Could someone please explain these politics to me in simpler terms, particularly how it pertains to classroom learning?
Asked by >Obsessed< - Mon Feb 1 20:01:39 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. why would you want to do anything that King Obama says?
Answered by Saliva Man (Blocked by Cowards) - Mon Feb 1 20:17:11 2010

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Invention

From Wikiquote (Redirected from Creativity) Jump to: navigation, search Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should be an inventor. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Invention is a term which refers to the activity of creating new forms, compositions of matter, devices, or processes, or to the products of this activity. Some inventions are based on pre-existing forms, compositions, processes or ideas. Other inventions are radical breakthroughs which may extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience.

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  • Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.
  • A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
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See also:

  • Eric MaiselEric Maisel
    ericmaisel.com
    Author of many self help books on creativity.
  • Akademos' GardenAkademos' Garden
    btinternet.com
    Institute for creativity and innovation, creativity resources, links, library, newsletters, latest creativity news and related articles.
  • Free2create-- Life Coaching for MusiciansFree2create-- Life Coaching for Musicians
    free2create.com
    Encouraging professional and serious musicians to move towards fulfilling their creative potential within a structured, inspirational and supportive environment.
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