Creativity

“Creativity means connecting the previously unconnected in ways that are new and meaningful to the individual concerned”. (Duffy 2006) Being creative is having a view point that is original, valued by others and that is built upon.

Being creative will open up different types of job opportunities. Dr. Lynn Levesque, a Business creativity consultant, has identified the following styles of creativity that develop top performance in an organisation;

·         ‘The Adventurer’ – this is an individual whose creativity is enhanced by photographers and talented sports figures

·         ‘The Navigator ’ – this is an individual whose creativity is influenced by inventors and painters

·         ‘The Explorer’ – this is an individual whose creativity is similar to Walt Disney and many individuals that have thought of an original idea and made a business out of it

·         ‘The Visionary’ – this is an individual whose creativity is before their time and they are related to internet gurus such as Bill Gates

·         ‘The Pilot’-, whose creativity is a form of strategy and are closely related to having skills similar to a project manager.

·         ‘The Inventor’-, whose creativity is found in philosophers and architects and is related to being deep thinkers.

·         ‘The Diplomat’-, whose  creativity is similar to the work done by civil rights activists and caring leaders

·     'The Poet', whose creativity is very well thought out.

It doesn't matter what creativity you have but it is important that you know which one you are and you are confident with it.

Education is supposed to enhance creativity. It should notice that pupils all have the ability to become creative and more imaginative. Education should recognise the talents that their pupils have and should be able to work on these and make them into a skill that they will have for life and can use in later life. Education should also realise that pupils need time to experiment and find out how things work in order to be able to understand them better. Pupils should also be given the amount of time they need to get used to certain concepts, subjects and topics.

Some disadvantages could be that if everyone became too creatively focused it could take away from some of the subjects that are just as and seen as more important such as Maths, English and Science. People who haven’t found out how creative they are or don’t feel like they are creative might feel left out if they make creativity more important in education. Lack of focus is seen as a big problem when talking about creativity because pupils do seem to go off topic. More time will be needed to become creative in education and this could take away time from the core subjects which could cause parents to be opposed to it.

In my own opinion creativity is a necessity to life. I don’t think it’s for everyone including me because I don’t class myself as creative. I agree with Dr. Levesque and what she says about there being different types of creativity and you need to find out which one suits you. I believe that having creativity could offer better opportunities in life and having an idea that is original could get you a very good job and earn lots of money and also could even end up helping others as well.