Creativity

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed.

Description

The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a literary work or a painting).

Scholarly interest in creativity involves many definitions and concepts pertaining to a number of disciplines:

• Psychology
• Cognitive science
• Education
• Philosophy (particularly philosophy of science)
• Technology
• Theology
• Sociology
• Linguistics
• Business studies
• Songwriting
• Economics

Art

Creativity and art are closely related.

Problem solving

Problem solving often relies upon creativity.

See also

• Adaptive performance
• Art
• Brainstorming
• Computational creativity
• Confabulation (neural networks)
• Creativity Research Journal
• E-scape, a technology and approach that looks specifically at the assessment of creativity and collaboration.
• Edward de Bono
• Greatness
• Heroic theory of invention and scientific development
• Innovation
• International Journal of Creative Computing
• Invention (such as "artistic invention" in the Visual arts)
• Lateral thinking
• Learned industriousness
• Malevolent creativity
• Multiple discovery
• Music therapy
• Musical improvisation
• Problem solving
• Thinking Skills and Creativity (journal)
• Why Man Creates (film)

External links

• Creativity @ Wikipedia