Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky, Freud, Eliot, Graham, Gandhi, etc. The greatest achievements in human history are the product of creativity. See loose wires where others can’t, ask questions, or give answers that no one has asked or given before. For this reason, several groups spend time studying how to improve creativity.
According to Penagos, Aluni (2000), creativity is a process, a characteristic of personality and a product that exists in a specific context or field, people who do creative things (products), do them with certain procedures (processes) and act in a certain way (personality characteristics).
- To be creative.
- Amabile (1983) suggests that it is necessary to have skills and knowledge specific to the field (discipline or place where the creator acts).
- In addition it requires a great motivating force for the task and special skills.
- As well as flexible thinking and the ability to intelligently use heuristics (mental shortcuts).
Creativity is a skill that, well used, allows us to adapt better to the situations of life, in our daily tasks we encounter problems large or small, that can consume our time and our health, in this sense there are different attitudes and techniques that help to awaken, develop and improve creativity. Let’s look at some of them.
“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource. Without creativity there would be no progress and we would always repeat the same models. -Edward of Bono-
Some of the best known techniques to improve creativity are
The main skills and tools to solve problems creatively according to Guilford are:
We are more creative in extreme situations, in fact, the most creative people are very quick to solve problems, so, as we can, we must continue to innovate to improve our quality of life, especially for those living in more difficult conditions.
In the past, creativity was considered a feature possessed by only a few artists or scientists. Today, saying you’re not creative is like saying you don’t have any of those skills that can be learned with practice.
According to Ken Robinson, we all have talent if we know how to find him. Would Steven Spielberg be a math genius if he’d been doing this since he was young instead of focusing on film?Test yourself to improve your creativity and you will buy a ticket for a fascinating trip that will undoubtedly be worth it.
References
Vidal, R. V. V. (2009). Creativity: concepts. Methods and applications Ibero-American Journal of Education, 49 (2).
Penagos, J. C. et Aluni, R. (2000). Creativity, an approximation. Psychological review.
De Bono, E. et Castillo, O. (1994). Creative thinking. Paidus Publishing House.