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Creativity Defined
Creativity is an act of making something
new. It is about gaining new insights by
challenging assumptions,
thinking outside the box, and daring to contemplate the unthinkable.
It is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas
or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas
or concepts.
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A "new" idea is a combination of old elements. Being able to devise new
combinations depend on your ability to discern relationships between
seemingly disparate items.
'Creativity is the juxtaposition of ideas which were previously thought to
be unrelated.' It is your ability to combine ideas in a unique way or to
make useful associations among ideas.
An Important Pre-Condition
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Although creative people come from varied backgrounds, they all have one
thing in common – they love what they are doing.
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You Are Creative!
Creativity is not about inventing something totally new, it is about making
new – synergistic! – connections. You don't have to be a special kind of
person to be creative – everyone can do it. It's not about who you are, it's
about what you do. You just need to start looking for
multiple solutions
rather than settling for just one, and give yourself permission to be
playful and inquisitive, flexible and versatile.
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