Creativity

What is creativity? According to Wiktionary, creativity is, "The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product that is useful to society". Here you can learn about creativity, and possibly how to be more creative.

Creativity — New, valuable ideas!?

Discussion questions

 * Can computers be creative?
 * Can artificial intelligence be creative?
 * What are the limits of creativity? Are there any?

Techniques

 * Ideation (idea generation)
 * Dream journal
 * Improvisation
 * SCAMPER
 * Lateral thinking
 * Trial and Error
 * Creative problem-solving
 * And this list of Creativity Techniques from Mycoted.

Resources



 * Imagine: How Creativity Works
 * Koestler's The Act of Creation
 * How to build your creative confidence, May 2012 TED talk by David Kelley
 * Creativity, Wisdom, and Our Evolutionary Future, Thomas Lombardo, Center for Future Consciousness
 * Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas
 * A to Z of Creativity and Innovation Techniques is an introduction to a range of tools and techniques for both idea generation (Creativity) and converting those ideas into reality (Innovation).
 * Harvest sources from Walter Moss's essay: http://www.wisdompage.com/2014%20Articles/Creative%20and%20Imaginative%20Wisdom.doc
 * The Act of Creation, by Arthur Koestler
 * Handbook of Creativity, edited by Robert J. Sternberg
 * How Dogmatic Beliefs Harm Creativity and Higher-Level Thinking, edited by Robert J. Sternberg and Don Ambrose
 * (Evaluate the book: Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration. )
 * (Evaluate the book: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, by Adam Grant )
 * (Evaluate the book: Genius Unmasked, by Roberta Ness )
 * (Evaluate the book: Handbook of Creativity, by Robert J. Sternberg )
 * Handbook of Creativity, edited by Robert J. Sternberg
 * How Dogmatic Beliefs Harm Creativity and Higher-Level Thinking, edited by Robert J. Sternberg and Don Ambrose
 * (Evaluate the book: Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration. )
 * (Evaluate the book: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, by Adam Grant )
 * (Evaluate the book: Genius Unmasked, by Roberta Ness )
 * (Evaluate the book: Handbook of Creativity, by Robert J. Sternberg )