Creativity

negligent in creative endeavors, I have often wondered about creativity, where does it come from, and how is it developed? These questions are what author and speaker Amy Tan muses over in her discourse entitled “Where does Creativity Hide?” I find her perspective both intriguing and provocative, appreciating much of what she has to say, while disagreeing on occasion as well. Amy Tan (2008) begins by considering three facets that develop creativity in individuals. The first aspect is nature; it…

Amy Tan’s talk, Where Does Creativity Hide? was interesting. She talks about her process of creativity. There were some elements that I could identify with and others that I found conflicting to my beliefs of creativity. The first thing that I identify with in Tan’s speech was when she said, “…one of the principals of creativity is to have a little childhood trauma”. I too, had traumas growing up as many do. My mother was diagnosed with MS when she was pregnant with me and I had a brother die…

Creativity is what drives many of us to do what we love and show who we are. Art has many different forms of creativity, which is why each piece of art shows an original technique that captures the eyes of many. An artist shows there creativity through each technique and individual aspect of what is created. I will be going through main parts of my own life to show where and how creativity has made its connections. Then I will discuss how I understand the skills that were given to us from the…

2005). Lauchlan, Parisi, Fadda, writers from the International Journal of Bilingualism, found that bilinguals proficient in at least two languages, outperformed monolinguals on several tests of creativity. The word creativity tends to be associated with artists, however that is not always the case. Creativity is out-of-the-box thinking and is crucial to everyday life (Lauchlan, Parisi, Fadda, 2013). Whether it is developing a new software or trying to navigate workplace policies, an individual…

The terms of intelligence and creativity have been expressed from different psychological perspectives. Wisdom can be defined as the power to correctly judge the course of action, based on knowledge, experience and understanding. Many decades ago intelligence was considered by the result obtained in intelligence tests, the result was divided in two parts, IQ and chronological coefficient. Intelligence tests "measure intelligence", and indeed, focused on two types of intelligence: verbal and…

Creativity is defined by the blending ideas and elements together that have not been thought of or done before. In its most pure form, creativity represents imagination. Imagination is described as the faculty or action of forming new ideas, images or concepts of external objects not present to the human senses [dictionary.com] of sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell. An example of imagination would be a child using his/her perspectives of imagination to create the world, different from our…

Poets Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth found their creativity challenged as they were deeply consumed by the societal and artistic pressures of the Romantic period. Poets during this time were faced with the intense pressure of meeting the Romantic ideal of the “creative genius” as they were plagued with a self-paralysing consciousness. These pressures halted their conscious creative ability and influenced their artistic vision, consequently jeopardising the quality of their work. When…

beautifully developed geniuses. Weiner states in his novel, “The creative person collaborates with chaos, but collaboration is not the same as capitulation. Perennial chaos is hardly conducive to creativity any more than perfect order is.”(Weiner 356). Chaos develops a place for creativity and, a special kind of creativity only found in the heart and mind of a genius. Without this chaos- this disorder and disaster, those with the…

aside, in the light of crisis, differing opinions, and fear of the unknown, the arts can continue to unite and inspire. When artists are among turmoil or amid terrible suffering is when the arts can keep them engaged and moving forward in their creativity. French composer, Olivier Messiaen, found himself imprisoned in a World War II Nazi war camp in Poland. While there, he endured hardship and starvation, to say the least. Luckily a German officer was kind enough to secretly supply him with…

why it is important to small group problem solving. Creativity thinking is encouraging hunches, intuition, insight, and fantasy to promote creativity. It is important because it introduces ideas that are not usually thought of in normal group situations. Describe brainstorming, synectics, and mind mapping, and explain how they can be used to help enhance group creativity. Brainstorming is a procedure designed to tap member’s creativity by asking the individual to generate as many ideas…