Defining Creativity

Creativity

There are many definition of creativity stated in black and white. So the main definition is the generation of new ideas or a new way of doing things. In another meaning, creativity is the ability to generate innovative ideas and manifest them that is from thought into reality. The original process involves original thinking and then producing it. The process of creation was historically reserved for deities creating "from nothing" in Creationism and other creation myths. Over time, the term creativity came to include human innovation, especially in art and science and led to the emergence of the creative class. In order to be creative, we must be able to view things in new ways of from a different perspective. Among other things, you need to be able to generate new possibilities or new alternatives.
Tests of creativity measure not only the number of alternatives that people can generate but the uniqueness of those alternatives, the ability to generate alternatives or to see things uniquely does not occur by change; it is linked to other, more fundamental qualities of thinking, such as flexibility, tolerance of ambiguity or unpredictability, and the enjoyment of things.

So i would like to share with you all about one of my friend that I think is creative and has the creativity mind to me.


This is Howard Tai. He is my friend and also my roommate at the same time since my foundation year. He is 22 years old this year and studies in Film and Animation. Why I think that he is creative? Because of his look? Or his apprearence? That is all wrong. Do you ever seen people holding a camera and keep snapping pictures everywhere? No right? Well this friend mine likes to take his DSLR camera everywhere he goes and start taking pictures that he thinks is nice and brings meaning to him. If for some people, they will think that is useless and is a waste of time. Whenever he goes out whether is for meals, outing with friends or etc. he will takes his camera along with him also. Besides, he also likes to carry his bag pack wherever he goes. Even though sometimes it has nothing inside it but he still carries it whenever he goes. Most of his friends feels weird with his action for doing so but i don't think is weird and at the same time is creative because taking photograph is a creative way to sharpen the photography skills and can be different with other people.

This is an example of him taking photos after dinner
at Old Town, Cyberjaya.

This is another picture of him taking an insects
at the school corridor.

Another picture of him holding his camera at
at the river side during a camping activity.

This is a picture of him holding his camera and
bag pack at the same time.

In conclusion, creativity is defined as the ability to see something in a new way, to see and solve problems no one else may know it exists, and to engage in mental and physical experiences that are new, unique, or different. So i feel that my friend here uses the method of creativity in changing his lifestyle to a better one.