NounSingular creativity Plural creativities creativity (plural creativities)
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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative conception of creativeness is that it is simply the act of making something new. From a scientific point of view, the products of creative thought (sometimes referred to as divergent thought) are usually considered to have both originality and appropriateness. Although intuitively a simple phenomenon, it is in fact quite complex. It has been studied from the perspectives of behavioural psychology, social psychology, psychometrics, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, philosophy, history, economics, design research, business, and management, among others. The studies have covered everyday creativity, exceptional creativity and even artificial creativity. Unlike many phenomena in science, there is no single, authoritative perspective or definition of creativity. And unlike many phenomena in psychology, there is no standardized measurement technique. Creativity has been attributed variously to divine intervention, cognitive processes, the social environment, personality traits, and chance ("accident", "serendipity"). It has been associated with genius, mental illness and humour. Some say it is a trait we are born with; others say it can be taught with the application of simple techniques. Creativity has also been viewed as a beneficence of a muse or Muses. Although popularly associated with art and literature, it is also an essential part of innovation and invention and is important in professions such as business, economics, architecture, industrial design, graphic design, advertising, mathematics, music, science and engineering, and teaching. Despite, or perhaps because of, the ambiguity and multi-dimensional nature of creativity, entire industries have been spawned from the pursuit of creative ideas and the development of creativity techniques. Leonardo Da Vinci is well known for his creative works.Creativity has been associated with right or forehead brain activity or even specifically with lateral thinking. Some students of creativity have emphasized an element of chance in the creative process. Linus Pauling, asked at a public lecture how one creates scientific theories, replied that one must endeavor to come up with many ideas — then discard the useless ones. Another adequate definition of creativity is that it is an "assumptions-breaking process." Creative ideas are often generated when one discards preconceived assumptions and attempts a new approach or method that might seem to others unthinkable. From Wikipedia under the
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250px x 200px | 13.00kB [source page] What Will Participants Learn From Creativity at Work Training Participants will From Yahoo Image Search: "creativity" Are the traits of creativity, flexibility and communication important in an effective psychologist? Q. I have a uni assignment for my academic literacies class, asking me to write about whether or not the attributes of creativity, flexiblity and communication are important in my chosen field - psychology. Just looking for an outside opinion, and new thoughts on the question. Asked by Jade - Mon Jul 28 21:10:04 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes, those attributes are essential, especially good communication. Since psychologists are working directly with the thought processes in the brain, they need to successfully interpret what the client says and also conclude what the client means. And, the psychologist must have the necessary expertise to communicate his conclusions to the client in a manner which is understandable and logical. Answered by robertminidriver - Tue Jul 29 14:11:48 2008 What makes you creative in what ways do you demonstrate creativity? Q. Does your own creativity occur under specific circumstances, or is it diffuse? Asked by **LIBERTY** - Mon May 18 11:58:44 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Being creative is a different level of thinking. It is not right/left brain because you use both sides for everything except simple tasks. That is why it is often similar to being in a zone or trance. Answered by Steve - Mon May 18 12:10:14 2009 How do I expand my creativity?
Q. How do I expand my creativity? I want to get better at song and story writing. How do i become more creative? Asked by Anonymous_A - Wed Jan 16 21:37:56 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Meditation. Expand your mind. Its not as hard as u think. U can consciously expand your creativity, but that takes a higher state of mind than most these days have. Just think abstractly w/ daily issues and situations u find yourself in. In other words, think outside the box. Do this constantly, make it second nature. It might sound crazy, but it works, just keep a clear calm mind, and brilliant ideas will just come to u. Answered by Shadowguy 9 - Wed Jan 16 21:57:30 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "creativity"
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