Components of Creativity
By Autumn ShreveBSCOM/435Shannon SorensonJanuary 29, 2018
Table of Contents
Defining Creative process and creative thinking Method and Theory of Creativityrole of personal psychology in creativity.
Defining Creative Thinking and Creative Process
Creative Thinking
A way for thinking outside the box.To solve problems with unorthodox solutions.Can be stimulated with brainstorming or lateral thinking.
Creative Process
Cleary (2017), “The creative process is the act of making new connections between old ideas” (The Creative Process in Short). Connecting ideas
Method and Theory of Creativity
Method
The way we collect the ideasHow we come to the solutionHow the data is collected.
Theory
The ideas and how they are applied.
Role of Personal Psychology in Creativity
Creative capacity must be determined based of a different set of testsCould not be determined by IQ testsCreativity is built into the personality (Weisberg, 2006, Chapter 9).
References
Business Dictionary. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/creative-thinking.htmlCaveman Image: https://www.toolshero.com/wp-content/uploads/toolshero-models-triz.jpgCleary, J. (2017). For a More Creative Brain Follow These 5 Steps. Retrieved from http://jamesclear.com/five-step-creative-process “Creativity Loading…” Image: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/421388/Imported_Blog_Media/creative-thinking.jpgCreativity is… image: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b0/96/a6/b096a6a74635da4dc25ed29d18d4f914–be-creative-creative-thinking.jpgWeisberg, R. (2006). Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.