Creativity has been defined in many ways. A number of them suggest that creativity is the generation of imaginative new ideas (Newell and Shaw 1972), involving a radical newness innovation or solution to a problem, and a radical reformulation of problems. Other definitions propose that a creative solution can simply integrate existing knowledge in a different way. A third set of definitions proposes that a creative solution, either new or recombined, must have value (Higgins 1999). In a nutshell, I can say that creativity involves the generation of new ideas or the recombination of known elements into something new, providing valuable solutions to a problem. It also involves motivation and emotion. Creativity is fundamental feature of human intelligence in general. It is grounded in everyday capacities such as the association of ideas, reminding, perception, analogical thinking, searching a structured problem-space, and reflecting self-criticism. It involves not only a cognitive dimension (the generation of new ideas) but also a motivation and emotion, and is closely linked to cultural context and personality factors. However, in the mean time a novel idea is a not a creative idea unless it is valuable or it implies positive evaluation.
PERSONAL QUOTES
I wonder a world without creativity; a world without progress, a world of same patterns. It took one person of the readiness to share and bring out new ideas, his readiness to take risk and break the rules of the commoners, and to be hated but almost all; it is worth for creating new invention and bringing the light to an old age. Mary Lou Cook, who has been called as “the conscience of the city” noted that “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” That is what I am doing now.
I was not born gifted, but I believe I can bring out a genius in me. My weapon is creativity and perseverance. As Thomas Edison, one of the most prolific inventors of the twentieth century noted; a genius is one person inspiration, and 99% perspiration- Armin Nateghian
Every day is an opportunity to be creative – the canvas is your mind, the brushes and colours are your thoughts and feelings, the panorama is your story, the complete picture is a work of art called, ‘my life’. Be careful what you put on the canvas of your mind today – it matters.” — Innerspace
REFERENCES:
http://www.maryloucook.com/page3.html
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/11443_01_Henry_Ch01.pdf
(Sfertezi. Eleni, 2000, Report Produced for the EC Funded Project, page 2), http://www.urenio.org/tools/en/creativity.pdf
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