But first of all,
what is creativity? What is the definition of creativity? Edward de Bono incorporates
3 diverse concepts into his definition of creativity. Firstly, he says, "At
the simplest level, creative means bringing into being something, which was not
there before." Then he adds, "The new thing must have value,"
and lastly, it must include the concepts of "unexpectedness and change."
Yeah, it is an excellent definition indeed, yet actually, most of us understand
creativity in other ways. Children usually define creativity as "doing something
fun", because they experienced it when they are doing it like during drawing
or playing music. Some other people may not exactly tell the definition of creativity,
but it leads them to think of the opposite of creativity. Then the answers immediately
begin to flow. Unhappy, unoriginal, boring, routine, blind, outdated, and so
on. This shows that how the lack of creativity would affect their daily life.
Thus, the presence of creativity would send away sad and miserable conditions.
We understand creativity either when we are experiencing it or we feel we have
lost it. Creativity is a term, which resists the limits of simple definitions
yet it is a concept much wider than any specific application
You can now take
our new Creativity Test
at home. Print it out and give it a whirl. See how creative you really are, and
then share your results at the Discussion
page..