Creativity

Summary of StrengthFinder Results & Cognitive Factors The results of the Clifton StrengthFinder concluded that my top five strengths are strategic, relator, analytical, ideation, and command (Gallup, Inc., 2012). Strategic leaders tend to be problem-solvers that are able to adapt to changes as they come. It is not uncommon for me to be responsible for multiple projects while providing input and guidance on all of them. I also possess the theme of relator. I only communicate with people I know.…

and living in today that depend our thoughts and ideals. Thus, environments are not merely a place that we occupy. It could possibly be a place of where our inspirations, imagination or creativity occur. So how could we shape our surroundings to expand our imagination? Or even unleash our inner creativity? Creativity is commonly understood by its etymological roots: to relate or involve the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something. Yet, through ‘The Creative City’, by…

different perspective. Florida believes a creative economy is where our culture is heading next. As he says in the video Why Creativity is the New Economy, creativity builds new technologies, goods, and ways of living. Also, creativity is something that binds our population as whole because we are all capable of being creative. According to Florida, the era of the creativity economy…

Of the countless artists throughout history, most pale in comparison to the great Pablo Picasso. Few have created revolutionary new styles of art, and not many have the comprehensive knowledge of their domain to freely adapt from one form to another. However, these artistic gifts did not fall freely into Picasso’s lap, rather, his life progressed through stages of grief and loss. Picasso sacrificed significant personal relationships and sanity for creativity’s sake, solidifying his own…

It is easy to say that Singapore Airlines has grown to develop as the renowned leader of creativity and innovation within the airline industry and has continuously overtaken other competitive airlines in the industry for many years. This can be fourthly expressed by looking at the fact that Singaporean Airlines has not suffered a loss on annual records since the company was founded in the 70’s. The accomplishments and achievements of Singapore Airlines is formed the company’s skill to innovate…

enables children to think in abstract ways, being able to develop their own theory of mind, being creative and imaginative as well as being flexible thinkers. This shows us that Bruce also agrees with play, playing an important factor in boosting creativity and imagination among children. I agree with Bruce by experimenting with new things such as paints, clay, wood, watercolours etc. it has given me the mental ability to think about a range of concepts simultaneously which allowed me to start…

pure, different and untypical view of the cinema (from Strictly Ballroom (1992) to Great Gatsby (2013)), therefore raising questions about the processes that the director undertakes in order to achieve this level of creativity (IMDb). In his book Let the Elephants Run: Unlock Your Creativity and Change Everything, David Usher talks about different fundamentals of creative…

According to Sutton, companies that have been successful in creativity have used least expected ways of management. The article primarily presents a different perspective from one postulated by Hargadon. While Hargadon emphasizes on obedience and learning from the past, the Sutton creativity idea is to build on discarding past ideas, being rebellious and as independent as possible. The article focuses on recruitment and selection…

institutions not only opened up the art canon to this marginalized community, but also started a medical and scientific exploration into mental illness, behavioral sciences, the psychology of the brain, and if there’s really proof of the link between creativity and insanity. As Thomas Szaz explains in his article,Intentionality and Insanity, while the sciences have one singular lens for explaining their findings, mental health professionals have two: “one for sane people and their normal…

working is art and good business is the best art." (Dreishpoon, 2013). A platform that allows creativity and commerce to co-exist and for art to be business and vice versa is Etsy. Etsy was created in 2005 and has over forty million members which include more than one million sellers that sell handmade or vintage items (Krugh, 2014). While Etsy is a growing platform that provides artists with a creativity outlet and an opportunity to…