|
EVERYONE IS CREATIVE!
Some prefer creating originally. Some
prefer creating adaptively.
These two ways of creating are not right
or wrong ... they are just very different.
In an ideal setting the original creator,
when given a new problem in an area of confidence and
competence, asks for a blank sheet of paper and some time
alone to figure the problem out. If given proven
samples ... the most typical response is to say, "Just put
them over there and when I have thought it through I’ll
check those models to see if I have missed any key area."
He / She asks the question, "If it has been done once that
way ... why would we do it that way again?" When reading,
the original creator looks for new theories upon which to
create original models.
In an ideal setting the adaptive creator,
when given a new problem in an area of confidence and
competence, researches to find 1-3 proven model(s) of how
others have done the task successfully. He/she
then uses these adaptive models to start the
mental engines and creates something that is "better
than any of the three." He / She asks the question, "Why
recreate the wheel?" One of the well-developed skills of
the adaptive creator is research ... finding models
to adapt. When reading, the adaptive creator looks for
models to apply creatively to his / her
situation.
Both are creative. Both are
effective.
Which way do you prefer creating?
| 
