Can Creativity Be Taught?

nice article..thanks for referral

though it is an inherent god gifted quality but a person who is creative can be groomed by professionals

Simply creative posting.& nice to read views of Murlidharanji & Bakshji.
Thanks for referral, Rohit.

After a long time I could see a good worthy topic  on this platform to discuss.  Findings shows that creativity is no longer a born trait of an individual, it can be taught. What you require to have is the flexibility of mind.   By imparting proper training, this creativity can be developed in an individual.  This training allows you to think out of box and pull you out of your linear thinking. A bigger responsibility shoulders on the parents to nurture their kids to think differently instead of spoon feeding them in every aspect.  Mr. Muralidharan has given us a good description of it anyway.  I thank Mr. Rohit for posting this topic.

creativity give motivation to do things creatively,creativity help to develop new creation ,we can learn from our past and move forward for bright future.

Swetha thanks for referral. Any thing comes out of the blue actually makes everybody numb for seconds so here also there was no exception.

sweta creativity can be groomed,molded but can not be taught  an analytical,open-minded &  experimental oriented  mind/brain will be more creative & come up with the out of box thinking pattern/solutions.

i agree with u swetha

It is interesting and will make everyone think .. Creativity is within us.. we just need to let it come out naturally...

 Thanks Virag for referral and Rohit for rising a very beautiful concept.Of course creativity can not be taught but,it can be developed if we listen to our inner prodding. I am therefore putting across the readers ten steps, though familiar but itemized by Jeffrey Baumgartner Creativity advisor, trainer, brainstormer, author & imaginator extraordinaire

1.Listen to music by Johann Sebastian Bach. If Bach doesn't make you more creative, you should probably see your doctor - or your brain surgeon if you are also troubled by headaches, hallucinations or strange urges in the middle of the night.

 

2.Brainstorm. If properly carried out, brainstorming can help you not only come up with sacks full of new ideas, but can help you decide which is best. Click here for more information on brainstorming.

 

3.Always carry a small notebook and a pen or pencil around with you. That way, if you are struck by an idea, you can quickly note it down. Upon rereading your notes, you may discover about 90% of your ideas are daft. Don't worry, that's normal. What's important are the 10% that are brilliant.

 

4.If you're stuck for an idea, open a dictionary, randomly select a word and then try to formulate ideas incorporating this word. You'd be surprised how well this works. The concept is based on a simple but little known truth: freedom inhibits creativity. There are nothing like restrictions to get you thinking.

 

5 Define your problem. Grab a sheet of paper, electronic notebook, computer or whatever you use to make notes, and define your problem in detail. You'll probably find ideas positively spewing out once you've done this.

 

6.If you can't think, go for a walk. A change of atmosphere is good for you and gentle exercise helps shake up the brain cells.

 

7.Don't watch TV. Experiments performed by the JPB Creative Laboratory show that watching TV causes your brain to slowly trickle out your ears and/or nose. It's not pretty, but it happens.

 

8 Don't do drugs. People on drugs think they are creative. To everyone else, they seem like people on drugs.

 

9.Read as much as you can about everything possible. Books exercise your brain, provide inspiration and fill you with information that allows you to make creative connections easily.

 

10.Exercise your brain. Brains, like bodies, need exercise to keep fit. If you don't exercise your brain, it will get flabby and useless. Exercise your brain by reading a lot (see above), talking to clever people and disagreeing with people - arguing can be a terrific way to give your brain cells a workout. But note, arguing about politics or film directors is good for you; bickering over who should clean the dishes is not.
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Very nice insights Mr.Muralidharan. Quite impressive. In line with your views, I also feel that everyone in this world is born with equal amount of knowledge and the circumstances and/or the environment in which a person is broughtup influences him to get that out-of-the-box thinking

As murli sir described really good, here i would like to say little bit different that creativity can not be taught, but it help us to think creative or out of box. If any person is think creative and normally what we or in market do, we take similar idea from that person and execute by our own way.

As so many company are coming with creative idea, company are taking that innovative idea and modify it then execute it. For. e.g. If you will see the Hoarding, before 10 year ago simple hoarding was come but now any company is came with cut-out hoarding idea and so now many company are do the creative cut out hoarding.

Another e.g. Airtel always coming with creative scheme and other telecom service follow that scheme by their own way.

The conclusion is that we are taking or learn idea from others. Yes we can say that we are able to think like other or learn from others. Today scenario is becoming Creative and innovative scenario because every one want to think creative , they like creative etc... 

Rohit sir really nice topic..   

No,creativity cannot be taught. Teaching involves stress,force, lack of ambition whereas creativity needs perfect harmony of human mind and a desire for something new.

Thanks Rohit ji for referral. Let's understand how does creativity works in our brain, according to psfk.com:"When you try to solve a problem, you begin by concentrating on obvious facts and familiar solutions, to see if the answer lies there. This is a mostly left-brain stage of attack. If the answer doesn’t come, the right and left hemispheres of the brain activate together. Neural networks on the right side scan remote memories that could be vaguely relevant. A wide range of distant information that is normally tuned out becomes available to the left hemisphere, which searches for unseen patterns, alternative meanings, and high-level abstractions.

Having glimpsed such a connection, the left brain must quickly lock in on it before it escapes. The attention system must radically reverse gears, going from defocused attention to extremely focused attention. In a flash, the brain pulls together these disparate shreds of thought and binds them into a new single idea that enters consciousness. This is the “aha!” moment of insight, often followed by a spark of pleasure as the brain recognizes the novelty of what it’s come up with.

Now the brain must evaluate the idea it just generated. Is it worth pursuing? Creativity requires constant shifting, blender pulses of both divergent thinking and convergent thinking, to combine new information with old and forgotten ideas. Highly creative people are very good at marshaling their brains into bilateral mode, and the more creative they are, the more they dual-activate."

Research has identified particular factors that can help further teach, cultivate and encourage creativity:

Highly creative adults tended to grow up in families embodying opposites. Parents encouraged uniqueness, yet provided stability. They were highly responsive to kids’ needs, yet challenged kids to develop skills. This resulted in a sort of adaptability: in times of anxiousness, clear rules could reduce chaos—yet when kids were bored, they could seek change, too. In the space between anxiety and boredom was where creativity flourished.
Highly creative adults frequently grew up with hardship. Hardship by itself doesn’t lead to creativity, but it does force kids to become more flexible—and flexibility helps with creativity.
In early childhood, distinct types of free play are associated with high creativity. Role-playing helps develop the ability to analyze situations from different perspectives. Play serves as a safe harbor to work through forbidden thoughts and emotions.
In middle childhood, creating paracosms—fantasies of entire alternative worlds – peaks at age 9 or 10, and is a very strong sign of future creativity.
Creative people tend to exhibit active moods and positive affect. They’re not particularly happy—contentment is a kind of complacency creative people rarely have. But they’re engaged, motivated, and open to the world.

Rohit Ji, this post of yours sheds a new light on your personality -- that you are a quick learner and don't mind picking up new things after embarrassing situations and being open with your embarrassments. Minds are like parachutes -- they function only when open. Your mind is like a parachute indeed. Thanks for the post.

Interesting topic Mr.Rohit.Creativity can not be taught,We need to think out of the box.