Michelle's Creativity

Well... when i first started this class, my definition of creativity was TOTALLY different from that of Sawyer's book, Explaining Creativity.I always thought of creativity as something that is innate within everyone. Some people are able to communicate their creativity better than others. Everyone has the potential to be creative, but not everyone uses or knows how to use that potential. Creativity to me was thinking outside the box, coming up with an idea that's unique, original. An idea that is different from another's.


However, after taking this class,I have begun to form a new definition for creativity. To be creative something has to not only be original or novel, but is also has to be useful or acceptable. When you talk about creativity, there are two types you are talking about. "Big c" is solutions to difficult problems or significant works of genius, whereas you have "little C" which is creativity in activities you do every day.I also do believe though, that creativity cannot be defined and that is one of the greatest things about creativity. It cannot be  ENTIRELY defined.