Understanding Creative Thinking
Creative thinking is something everyone has heard at one point or another. It is such a common thing nowadays, though sometimes it’s just as commonly can be overlooked. Everything from gardening to technology to the simplest of tools involved creative thinking in order to be a part of our daily lives. Without creative thinking, we would not be as advanced as we are now. However, this creativity is not given to just a select few who.
“Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.” —Paulo Coelho, author, and lyricist. Being considered creative is something everyone can achieve, but few people do. This may simply be because they do not know how or they do not feel confident in doing so. Though the article “College Success” by Lumen Learning, they explain creativity as, “a skill—as opposed to an inborn talent or natural “gift”—that can be taught as well as learned”. Learning to use creative thinking skills is important and can be taught by almost every teacher.
Teachers are given the task to help kids understand the importance of creative thinking and how to execute this skill in everyday life. Alice Honig, from Scholastic, talked about asking teachers how they would define creative thinking. She came up with, “the breaking up of old ideas, making new connections, enlarging the limits of knowledge, the onset of wonderful ideas”. Having creative thinking put into different and/or simpler term, the metaphorical light bulb would go off for quite a few people. From this, the phrase, “Everyone has a creative potential”, by Paulo Coelho, is given better light for those who seek to be more creative.
Now more than ever businesses crave people who are able to think in creative ways. The need for new ideas in a constantly changing social environment is crucial to companies around the world. Knowing how to use creative thinking skills is important in these situations, though doing so can be hard when no one is around to help. Raymond A. Mason School of Business gives a small article on how to encourage creative thinking in the workplace, however, these pointers can work in any situation. They express the need for an open environment for new ideas. Room for failure as well as praising accomplishments is also highly recommended. Despite all of this, creativity is not something that just happens right then and there. With enough time and flexibility, anyone can be creative.
Creative thinking is a skill that everyone has heard of at some point. It is such a common thing nowadays that everyone is expected to know how to use creative thinking. Despite the idea of being talented or gifted with this skill, creativity is not just for a select few who but, for those who try to achieve it. Knowing how to use these skill can be difficult but not impossible.
“Encouraging Creative Thinking in the Workplace.” Raymond A. Mason School of Business, https://online.mason.wm.edu/blog/encouraging-creative-thinking-in-the-workplace
Honig, Alice Sterling. “How to Promote Creative Thinking.” Scholastic, www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/how-promote-creative-thinking/
Learning, Lumen. “College Success.” Creative Thinking Skills | College Success,
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-collegesuccess-lumen1/chapter/creative-thinking-skills/