I posted last month about methods for teaching creativity (http://adaptstudio.ca/blog/2009/07/teaching-creativity.html). I now have some more developed ideas on the subject. Here's my shortlist of teachable skills that I think are essential components of creativity.
- critical thinking
- observation
- brainstorming and idea generation
- open mindedness/lowering of mental filters
- perseverance
- sorting and association of concepts/ideas
- curiosity
- non-standard problem solving OR solving the same task in a different way
- extrapolation
- creating within constraints
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