The Use of Creativity to Explore
New Ideas
Creativity is used to discover new ideas from original
thoughts. An individual may not realize it, but they progress through different
stages of creativity in a lifetime. As talked about in “Beyond Big and
Little: The Four C Model of Creativity” by James C. Kaufman and Ronald A.
Beghetto provide a model they discovered so that individuals can view their
progression through everyday creativity to eminent creativity. When individuals
progress through levels, they begin to explore more complex ways of thinking
and it allows for discoveries and problem-solving. The Four C model that was
presented is composed of "little-c", "mini-c",
"pro-c", and "big-c" progression levels. Personally, I find
myself using everyday creativity throughout my life as I progress through
creative levels. I have been faced by many challenges including entering a
sport or new school setting and having had to progress through the “little-c”
stage in order to be successful and creative throughout the difficult times. I
highly encourage students to become involved in extracurricular activities to
force personal innovation and challenges. Lots of factors contribute to everyday
creativity including the observation of others and applying thinking skills to
solve problems or issues. It is important for individuals to discover their
inner creativity, surround themselves with positive role models, and have the ability
to apply their everyday skills. Certain individuals have the ability to
progress through creative levels due to their brain structure and function.
Depending on how the brain is wired and able to solve problems in a more
creative matter, determines the success of an individual’s future in
innovation.
In “Brain Structure Links Everyday
Creativity to Creative Achievement” the authors apply the idea of the Four C Model
by considering the brain structure and function. Their study involved
investigating how the brain structure affected everyday creativity presented as
“little-c” in the model. In “Creative Days: A Daily Diary Study of
Emotion, Personality, and Everyday Creativity” Tamlin S. Conner and Paul J.
Silivia consider “little-c” creativity as well. Everyday creativity included
how individuals solved problems during the day and simply ideas they created.
They based most of their research off of college students and their academic
innovation. In college, creativity is used everywhere and extremely necessary
if students want to succeed in the future. Success comes from the ability to
think outside the box and then apply the creative knowledge. When you think
outside the box you allow your brain to explore more ideas. Academic innovation
is in high demand to prepare students for the real world and flourish in the
future. The 21st century is on the path to improve the creative young minds to
solving future problems and discovering new ideas.
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