Creativity Skill

“When you hear the word ‘creativity,’ what do you think of next?” ask the Kelley brothers, right at the beginning of their book, Creative Confidence.

The answers they received were related to arts like sculpture, drawing, music, or dance. Later, they explain that the word ‘creativity’ has become commonplace and popular, with everyone wanting to be creative. Unfortunately, in their view, many people think they are not. The Kelley brothers think otherwise. They believe we are all creative, each in our own way.

So what is this elusive thing called ‘creativity’?

Creativity has several meanings. It is often defined in terms of innovation, usefulness and personal achievement, and sometimes in the context of self-expression and learning. The study of creativity has changed over the years, from viewing creativity as a phenomenon that occurs only in the human mind to one that also occurs in a social context.

I will highlight here just a few points from dozens of articles I found on the subject.

Let’s begin with what it is not. Creativity is not a synonym for talent. True talent is a gift, it is neither teachable nor tangible. Creativity on the other hand is an acquired behavior, which can be learned, tangible and important to human development. A talented person is usually creative, but not every creative person is talented. The significant difference is that the creative person makes things happen.

Being creative means doing. A good metaphor explains it this way: if for real estate the most important thing is location, location, location, then for creativity the most important thing is connection, connection, connection. Creative people create, combine and compose things that have never been connected before.

Wikipedia says that creativity is the process of producing original and relevant ideas for a given situation. Creative thinking consists of originality, flexibility and practicality. Studies I’ve come across found that it is not necessarily related to originality, but three elements are important: person, product, and process. It’s important to note that society does not reward the creative process; it rewards the creative product.

One of the more beautiful definitions of creativity is that it can subjectively and objectively combine the art and science of both thought and behavior. It is a combination of emotions and knowledge, traveling back and forth between what we feel and what we know. As we become more creative, we become more aware.

A critical element in nurturing creativity is the development of a decision-making process. When composing or designing, you need to make dozens of small decisions at any given moment. We need to be aware that we’re choosing from an endless range of possibilities and every moment is a critical stage of development. It is at this point we learn that, many times, good things happen as a result of mistakes. Maybe that’s why children are so creative – they don’t stop trying new things. When I was studying visual communication design, we called them “happy accidents.” The understanding that both right and wrong can be creative is very important in the development of a creative person.

It’s important to emphasize that all our projects and clients are creative. Since our projects can be found throughout this website, we chose to display here a few that are a little unusual for their market landscape.