Week Three EOC: Creative Thinking

In todays society, being creative is seen as something that is not normal. Creativity is no longer a focus on growing kids. Modern school and ideas have come to the conclusion that everyone needs to learn the same content. "Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know in order to find out what we do not know. Hence, to think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted." "When the 'weaker' of the two brains (right and left) is stimulated and encouraged to work in cooperation with the stronger side, the end result is a great increase in overall ability and ... often five to ten times more effectiveness." http://www.leadershipnow.com/creativityquotes.html Creativity and being creative are skills. You can train yourself to be more creative than another person who doesn't make an attempt to learn new skills. “People who refer to out-of-the-box see the box ... People who don't know the box even exists are the innovative thinkers.” http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/creative-thinking Not only does creative thinking add skills to your resume, but it has the potential to improve your overall character, as said, "creative thinking is a stable, defining characteristic in some personalities, but it may also change based on situation and context." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/creativity-habits_n_4859769.html And finally, being creative is important to becoming and individual. "The constant emphasis we see in society is toward the ruthlessly practical and conformist. Even the wild fashions, from those in Vogue to punk rock, are narrowly defined, and to deviate from them is considered wrong or ridiculous. Some peoples' herd instinct is so strong that they make sheep look like radical individualists." http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook1.htm Overall, individualism and creativity should be a major focus on many lives. Without being an individual the world becomes mundane.