Creativity And Its Significance

Creativity is to bring your ideas, plans and imaginations into reality. Mostly it is attributed to something having artistic value but it is beyond that. It can also include possible ways to solve complex problem easily and/or unexpectedly, ways to communicate others and in the other fields of life like in politics, information technology, economics, sciences and so on. Creativity allows you to try new ideas, find new ways to solve problems and to simplify something. Creative people see the situation differently and sometimes think out of the box. They are always open to learning and see failure as learning.  

People are born creative so, everyone in the world is creative. You just need to explore it in yourself!  Go deep into yourself to explore it! Creativity can be learnt. It takes much practice to emerge in any particular area.

The role of educators is of great significance to bring out creativity from their pupils. They can provide wings to their imaginations without the fear of failure. First the teachers should be creative themselves if they want to inculcate creativity in their students.

Some people mix up creativity with innovation. But Creativity is the ability or act to conceive new idea/plan while innovation is the implementation of that idea/plan.

Different Stages of Creativity:

When someone works on any creativity, he/she goes through different stages.

1. Preparation: In this stage, brain gathers information and then generates new idea/plan.

2. Incubation: Now your mind stretches your idea/ plan and works over it. The idea is still in someone’s mind.

3. Illumination: Now idea emerges as a realistic creation.

4. Verification: The idea is subjected to experimentation and is evaluated for its usefulness.

Creativity plays an important role in all walks of life. Like other skills, creativity is a skill. You can get better at it through practice. People born creative. If right environment and right tools are provided along with appropriate training, a person can come up with a marvelous creativity. It lets you explore yourself and opens the doors to your mind. Once it is done, it develops sense of accomplishment and builds confidence. It makes you feel alive and boots your motivation. Creative people learn through mistakes and they don’t get afraid to take risks. Creativity keeps the mind active.  So, be creative. You will feel happier, healthier and enriched!!!