Griffith and Dunham identify the four characteristics of creative people as, "knowledgeable, intrinsically motivated, comfortable with ambiguity and willingness to take risk"Â (Griffith & Dunham, 2015). I consider each of these characteristics to be equally important in the formation of a particular creative person.
Being "knowledgeable" is having the passion to learn and understand. I consider Benjamin Franklin to be a knowledgeable person who was a creative thinker. Benjamin Franklin did not have a college degree and all his family“…ceased his formal education at the age of 11 due to a lack of family funds” (Benton, 2013). Nevertheless, he sought after more information and ended up discovering electricity.
Intrinsic motivation is having a
Being "knowledgeable" is having the passion to learn and understand. I consider Benjamin Franklin to be a knowledgeable person who was a creative thinker. Benjamin Franklin did not have a college degree and all his family“…ceased his formal education at the age of 11 due to a lack of family funds” (Benton, 2013). Nevertheless, he sought after more information and ended up discovering electricity.
Intrinsic motivation is having a