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Monday 22 July 2013

Musings on creativity

The word 'creative' confuses me.
Just like when I was asked at a kid - "do you have money? "
I can have some, but 'it' (x) might not be enough.
To describe someone as Creative, as if it were a type of person, is odd.
"Your creative, you will appreciate this"
As I understand it,  creativity is simply genuine problem solving. It is seeking a solution to a problem, by understanding the relationships of the contributing issues and specifically designing a contextual solution. Its got nothing to do with knowing what has been done before or using what works already. Its action and reaction in a new, lateral, unconventional way. 
Knowing your solving a problem is not always obvious, but it is the essence of motivation.
Hrmmm...So if you are "a creative" that also implies the inverse- that someone is not not creative, again meaning capable of genuinely solving a problem? I don't think I know if that can be.
Creative types is like saying math types - or gym types.

This is confusing and probably is just because I am mildly offended. Being called creative as insulting as I would if I were called a shop assistant.  It doesn't define me. There is more, always more...
Don't call me creative, Don't call me more, just call me awesome - if that's what you think ;)