What is creativity? Or as Master Yoda might ask.. Creativity, what is? One thing is for sure is that if you ask anyone this question, most of them will give you almost the same answer and the answers will have one thing in common. It will have a word that starts with a "B" and ends with a "X". What is it? BOX!! Almost everyone's answer will contain the word "BOX". Common answers: "Creativity is the ability to think outside the box", "Creativity is when you dont stay inside the same box as everyone else".
Hmmm.. well lets take a look at what the geeks at wikipedia have to say about creativity.
Okay, so according to the geeks at wikipedia:
Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product, a solution, a work of art etc.) which has some kind of value. What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within which the novelty occurs. What counts as "valuable" is similarly defined in a variety of ways.
Alrighty, here's what i think what creativity is all about(since my opinion matters the most! haha) CREATIVITY IS ABOUT BREAKING THE RULES, TAKING RISKS AND CREATING SOMETHING THAT NO ELSE CAN THINK OF. That..to me is creativity.
What did i mean when i said "CREATIVITY IS ABOUT BREAKING THE RULES"? Example, a computer keyboard is used to type text and numbers into a word processor, text editor or other programs.
This is a keyboard:
...but this is a bag made out of keyboard buttons!
Breaking the rules by using keyboard buttons to make a bag! Now thats creative!
Okay.. but wait! what did i mean by "TAKING RISKS"? Some people say that they're not creative is merely because they're are afraid to be criticized, afraid of making mistakes and not allowing themselves the sense of playfulness. DONT BE AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS! Dont be afraid of what people might say about your work, because there are no right or wrong in creativity!
"CREATING SOMETHING THAT NO ELSE CAN THINK OF". Creating something that no one can think of. Just like how Steve Jobs created the Apple Mac, no one could think of anything like it before he did.
So this is an acoustic guitar:
...but this is an acoustic guitar with 42 strings!! Oh god image tuning those strings!! O.O
I swear to god that this is not a photoshop work! Dont believe me? Check out this video of Pat Metheny playing this guitar!!
So now you know that you dont need to be a genius to be creative. Creativity is in our blood! You just got to BREAK THE RULES and TAKE SOME RISKS!!
P/s: But please dont break the safety rules of the road. Dont go ignoring the red light and say that you're creative!
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