First of all what does value of creativity even mean..?
Value -
Dictionary.com defines value as, among other meanings: "- Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit: the value of an education. - Precise meaning or import, as of a word."
Creativity -
What is creativity? Again Dictionary.com:
"1. Having the ability or power to create: Human beings are creative animals.
2. Productive; creating.
3. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing."
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Interesting facts;
- "children have become less expressive, energetic, humorous, imaginative, unconventional, less likely to see things from a different angle."
- creativity means, problem - solving, adapting and communicating
- "the future requires people who can problem - solve"
- "most critical skill for the next generation"
- economic growth + societal needs
- it's been declining over the past 20 years
- "Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm." - Earl Nightingale
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Interesting facts;
- successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity
- 95 percent of top performing organisations identified getting closer to customers as their most important strategic initiative over the next five years – using Web, interactive, and social media channels to rethink how they engage with customers and citizens. They view the historic explosion of information and global information flows as opportunities, rather than threats.
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Interesting facts;
- "Creativity can be learned as learning to read." - Ken Robinson
- imagination to work
- creativity works when there is curiosity, (open to the environment), passion, knowledge and dedication
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Interesting facts;
- "Why do we stop being creative?
The emphasis is on memorization and getting grades to move onto college and university (partly because school funding is based on test results)."
- "We put so much emphasis on kids growing up and becoming something. But discourage them when those ideas are not mainstream. It’s as if we’re saying creativity isn’t a good life choice."
- Creativity exists in all of us, but what happened as we grew up is that we stopped practising. We fear criticism and not being good enough. As adults, we often think the only people that can be artists are the people who are born with talent and who cultivate that talent throughout their lives.
- Creativity is not about perfection, it’s about exploration.
- Creativity challenges us, helps us relax, makes us better problem solvers, and gives us opportunities to spend time with our families. Get creating today. If you’re stuck, just do what your kids do.
Overall;
First of all, sorry for the long read, but you know what sometimes you have to have these blogs, they also help me to refer back to them! If you gonna read any of it, the most important past is 5. This is exactly how I feel and think about creativity. My Mum until this day says to me " don't let the kid inside you die" and she's right. Children are the ones that come up with the most bizarre and original ideas, thoughts, communications skills, etc. Children will say whatever they think and feel on their mind because they haven't explored and see them bad part of the world where it tells you; 'it's wrong to say this' or 'you shouldn't be talking like that'.
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