Throughout the ages and history, people have had to possess creativity. Creativity is used for new ideas, for survival, and even just for personal satisfaction. In our daily activities, we have to be creative, whether it is at work, home, or even in the educational arena. Personally, I am always being creative, especially in my career, in the household, and even in school. This paper will discuss creativity and the ways that I have demonstrated my creativity. In addition, I will discuss how creativity can occur, how it can be recognized in others, and if there is a difference between a creative genius and myself.
Foremost, creativity is an occurrence in which a person can create something original from nothing. Sometimes, creativity occurs through just a thought, a vision, or even something that we see in our daily lives. People have to be creative to survive throughout their daily lives, and even at work to maintain a career. There are plenty of realms in which creativity is even studied and viewed. Therefore, there is a plethora of definitions and even ways of being creative.
Moreover, throughout time, there have been plenty of things that have been creative for entertainment purposes, literary purposes, scholarly reasons, educational reasons, and even for technological reasons. For example, the wheel was created for a purpose of survival in the ancient era. On the same token, it has become something that is used for more than just survival purposes after other creative individuals tweaked it. At the same token, many books are written for pure entertainment, where on the other token; something is written through creativity for educational purposes. For example, I am creating this paper for an educational purpose to discuss my view of the creative process and what it means to me.
Next, there are plenty of things that can make a person creative. In my opinion, I feel that creativity can occur under any type of condition. For example, a person can have a creative thought while driving to work and then act upon it. For me, I have always been a creative individual. When my children were growing up, I had to become creative to keep them educated and entertained. For example, I would create different games that were fun and educational from a few art supplies. In addition, as a parent, I’ve had to be creative in cooking meals for my family as well. In my career as a Guest Show manager for the Walt Disney Company, I have had to be creative to set a standard and precedence for my peers and those I managed. In being creative in my career, it has helped me to be more effective and efficient in my performance.
In addition, I do not feel that there are certain conditions that would make a person creative. Also, I do not feel that anyone person is more creative than another. I feel that as people, at one point or another we have all had to be creative out of necessity. I think that creativity is a thought process and it is up to us to act upon our creativity. I feel that there is no difference between a creative genius and another person. I feel this way because creativity is just something that everyone can do/have. On top of that, I think that creativity can be evoked at any time and can be recognized in just about anyone. I recognize creativity in people daily. For example, when a person writes something or even just thinking, they are being creative.
In conclusion, I feel that creativity is not a phenomenon by any means. I think that creativity is used every day and just as we all have a daily thought process; we all have a daily creative thought process. We can all create something new for many reasons as mentioned before. Sometimes, things are already created and someone can be more creative and tweak what is old. Throughout the ages, people have been creative for survival, for art, and for personal satisfaction. I feel that I am creative for many reasons for the day to day roles I play in my life.