Lecture 3

Question 1

What is creativity?

Answer 1

• the ability to bring something new into existence
• The mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts or new association between existing ideas or concepts
• Initiates a product, service or process that is useful, correct, appropriate and valuable

Question 2

Attributes of creative people:

Answer 2

• curiosity
• independence of judgement
• flexibility
• originality
• tolerance for ambiguity

Question 3

Création occurs at the intersection of what forces?

Answer 3

• the individual
• the domain of knowledge in which the individual has chosen to work.
• the social context

Question 4

Types of creative behaviors:

Answer 4

• creation: act of pure invention. ( Making something out of nothing)
• Synthesis: combination of previously two unrelated things.
• Modification : occurs when an item or process is improved