Creativity

Creativity is a hot topic today, whether in the context of Business, Technology or the Arts. And while there are many aspects to creativity, there is certainly one we admire most in creative people: "Being creative is seeing the same thing as everybody else but thinking of something different" (Cave, para 1) In striving to define what is the essence of creativity, we are faced with the many areas in which we see creative expression. Sometimes …

…creativity requires informality because its essence is “breaking rules.” Multistage creativity is a more drawn out process that requires a foundation, such as a system, or a medium, and often is a matter of persistence. Sources Freedman, Joshua; Jensen Ph.D., Annabel, et al. Handle With Care: The Emotional Intelligence Activity Book. Six Seconds, San Mateo, 1999. Cave, Charles “Creativity Web definitions of creativity.” 4 August 1999. 3 March 2002 <http://members.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/Basics/definitions.htm>