Understanding Creativity

SKILL: 4. Working both collaboratively and autonomously

EQF LEVEL (INTERNAL REFERENCE):   3

Keywords: 

1 Self

2 Analysis

3 Self-esteem

4 Creativity

5 Autonomy

Introduction: 

By the end of this LU you will be able to understand the concept of creativity.

Content:

According to Robert E. Franken, creativity is the tendency to generate or recognise ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in problem solving, communication and entertaining. 

To be creative, one needs to be able to view things from a different perspective and generate new possibilities. This is linked to other basic qualities of thinking such as flexibility, tolerance of ambiguity or unpredictability. 

Everyone is creative, some from birth whilst others have to improve or develop this skill over time, but we are all born with the power of creativity. 

“Creativity is an intelligence of having fun” - Albert Einstein

Why is it important to be creative?

• It helps to express your feelings in the very right way
• It inspires you to develop new, innovative things and pushes you to develop yourself
• It helps with problem solving
• It helps you think differently and opens your mind to new opportunities
• Creativity helps reduce stress and anxiety by doing different things and not monotonous work
• It keeps your brain active and thus increases our lifespan as it protects our brain from the damage of stress and anxiety.
• Thinking about something new or from a different perspective gives us a lot of knowledge and experience that increases our confidence
• Always wanting to do new things motivates us to work more and increase our productivity
• Creativity is one of those skills that differentiates you from others

There are many types of creativity but the two main ones are:

• Original: This is when someone creates or innovates something new which did not exist before . Something unique. Think for example of Steve Jobs when he created the touch screen for smartphones.

• Change: This happens when someone creates easier ways of doing something that already exists. For example Jeff Bezos with Amazon who demonstrated a new way of selling and buying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUVJfu3XGE 

Resources:

• http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/creativity/define.htm
• https://www.maxme.com.au/what-is-creativity-and-why-is-it-important-at-work/ 
• https://lapaas.com/understanding-creativity/#:~:text=In%20Simple%20Language%2C%20Understanding%20Creativity,ultimately%20increase%20lifespan%20and%20confidence. 

Language Point

Defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses are made up of a relative pronoun which at times can be omitted, a verb, and, if needed, other components such as the subject or object of the verb. 

Note that in defining relative clauses, commas are not used to separate defining relative clauses from the other parts of the sentence. 

For example:

This is when someone creates or innovates something new which did not exist before.