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?

Subject classification: this is a design resource.

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

von Oech, Roger (2008). A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative. Business Plus. pp. 256. ISBN 978-0446404662.

Michalko, Michael (2006). Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques. Ten Speed Press. pp. 416. ISBN 978-1580087735.
de Bono, Edward (1999). Six Thinking Hats. Back Bay Books. pp. 192. ISBN 978-0316178310.
Cameron, Julia (2002). The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam. pp. 237. ISBN 978-1585421466.
Edwards, Betty (1999). The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Tarcher. pp. 320. ISBN 978-0874774245.
Burstein, Julie (2011). Spark: How Creativity Works. Harper. pp. 272. ISBN 978-0061732317.
Plucker, Jonathan (August 1, 2016). Creativity and Innovation: Theory, Research, and Practice. Prufrock Press. pp. 334. ISBN 978-1618215956.
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 )

Discussion questions

Techniques

Resources

See also