- creativity can mean different things to different people
- some people believe the term creativity is to those artistic talents
- imaginative and inventive
- taking risks or challenging conventions
- intelligence itself is creativity
- creativity has been associated with extraordinary people
- recent years researchers and educational writers have extended the general meaning of creativity
- creativity is not just about coming up with ideas, but coming up with practical solutions
- Everything around are conceived and developed my practical people
What others think about creativity, linking in with critical review
- 'Creativity is about liberating human energy' Howard Gardener
- 'Creativity is the process of developing ideas that are original and of value' Sir Ken Robinson 2001 - what is the value?
- (Ken quote on divergent thinking within creativity add)
- '....creativity as entire process....which ideas are generated...developed and transformed into value...innovation and entrepreneurship' John Kao 1997'
- Creativity thinking must involve soft (right side of the brain = visual, intuitive etc...)and hard thinking (left side of the brain = analytical and sequence etc..), is important to know when each is appropriate. 'It is believed that the most powerful creativity occurs when the left and right hemisphere of the brain combine to apply both generative and evaluative processes' Roger Van Oech 1990 and www.journeytoexcellence.co.uk
- De Bono believes that in order to foster creativity effectively we have to develop specific thinking techniques - it is more difficult to think laterally because thinking patterns become so well established
'Where the effectiveness of schools is measured in academic attainment, it is perhaps not surprising that some teachers and parents view the promotion of creativity and enterprise as added extras, or even distractions from the real business of schools - to prepare pupils for tests and examinations.'
'In recent years, however, there has been a growing understanding of creativity and how the development of creative thinking in young people can underpin effective learning and achievement.'
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Creativity is about releasing energy
Divergent thinking within creativity is about different types of thinking
Developing original ideas to add value
Left side = structured creativity thinking and right side = loose creativity thinking
Structured thinking + loose thinking = powerful creativity
Vygotsky, on the other hand,
suggests that young children’s creativity is less rich than that of adults
because of their limited knowledge and the lower complexity of their
cognitions. The creativity of children tends to be more subjective than
that of adults. Children tend to create only for themselves, whereas
adults create both for themselves and for the world in which they
live. Edward De Bono suggests that the creativity typical of young
children is a function of their innocence. If you do not know the usual
approach, the usual solution, the usual concepts involved, then you are more
likely come up with a fresh way of looking at things.
De Bono and others, however,
promote the view that as children grow older, they become more affected by
the views of others and this begins to inhibit their creativity. Their
developmental schema of dawning realism around the ages of 8-10 years
heightens the importance of what others think about their ideas. One of the
main challenges for educationalists is how to help young people develop
resilience around their creative ideas, whilst inviting others to assess,
evaluate and contribute to them. The ability to work collaboratively and
develop in creative partnerships are key skills for the 21st century
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To foster creativity (In the classroom)
teachers must encourage learners to think laterally and make associations
between things that are not usually connected. They must be able to
reinterpret and apply their learning in new contexts, look at things from
different points of view and experiment with alternative approaches to
solving problems. Teachers must help learners to see possibilities and
challenges and all of these skills can be taught.
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The importance of creativity
'In the modern world, the skills and qualities that we associate with creativity and ingenuity are required to help us work more effectively together.'
'Being able to come up with new ideas and solve everyday problems is also important for people on a personal level. It plays a critically important role in learning and personal development, as well as building self-esteem.
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