CONTENTS 1 The Creative spirit 2 Making History 3 The Process Creative 4 Getting Unstuck 30 5 Innovation in Action 34 6 Create Your Future 42 Glossary 46 Learning More 47 Index 48
M TH EREATIVE SPIRIT Creativity and Innovation Critical Collaboration Creativity is the ability to come up with ideas that are original and useful It involves thinking in ways that are not usual or expected using your imagination and connecting ideas and objects in new ways Getting creative means looking at problems from all angles asking questions and coming up with unique solutions thinking Creavity Communication Innovation is the act of creating something new by making improvements or changes to a product or process in order to solve a problem It involves putting creative ideas into action and trying new approaches to get things done Creativity and innovation are closely linked Innovators need creative ideas to put in motion and innovations from paintbrushes to smartphones allow people to express their
Are You a Creative Genius What do you know about creativity and innovation The following are some things you may have heard or thought Do you agree with them None of statements are true these of course The following statements paint a better picture of creativity and innovation today Creativity is useful in all areas of life including school home work and when you pursue your interests Creativity is only useful for producing paintings music and other types of art Innovative people are everywhere in all walks of life and doing all sorts of jobs You can recognize innovators by their crazy hair and lab coats Everything that can be invented has already been invented There is no end to innovation New things are constantly being created Creativity is a skill that you can learn practice and improve You are either born Creative or you never will be If you can dream it you can do it J 21st Century Skills Our digitally interconnected world is always changing and evolving To keep up and be successful we have to be lifelong learners which means that we must be constantly learning how to think in new and innovative ways The Partnership for 21st Century Learning is an organization that has identified four essential skills that students need to build to achieve their goals at school at work and in their personal lives They are the 4Cs communication collaboration and critical thinking Each skill is important on its own but combining the four together in our everyday lives is the key to success in a 21st century world Walt Disney who called the creative people who designed his theme parks imagineers creativity J
