3. The Creative mind
“Creativity often Consists of merely turning up what
is already there.
Did you know that right & Left shoes were thought
up only a little more than a Century ago ?”
- Bernice Fitz- Gibbon
4. >Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something
new
(a product, a solution, a work of art, a novel, a joke, etc.) that has some kind
of value.
>Creativity is not just about arts, but about Science etc. as well.
>Not Every Artist is creative.
>The term “creativity” came into picture only after the 18th century.
>Interestingly, the 18th century is also known as the “age of enlightenment”
„coz now creativity was linked with the concept of imagination, and not limited
to expression.
5. In the 20th century, creativity came to be known in 5
stages-
Preparation
Incubation
Intimation
Illumination
Verification
Creativity starts with an idea…..
8. >You cannot be creative unless you have mastered at
least one discipline, art or craft.
>Creativity is “Thinking Out side the box”, provided there is a box.
>Creative minds take chances, risks, & are not afraid to fall down. They pick
themselves up & say “what can I learn from this ?”
>“How do we make people creative ?”
>The answer is simple, its much easier to prevent it, than to make it.
- Professor Howard Gardner
9. >Creativity can be judged only over the long run.
>Only when the creator‟s work change how other people think & behave.
>Sometimes, Creative minds are recognized long after their demise.
>Several systematic studies of highly creative individuals have uncovered a
higher incidence of effective disorders (depression, bi-polar disorder) than that
found in the general population.
>Today, creativity is a necessary trait required in every field. From Arts to
Science.
