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CraigT  04/29/2012 09:48 AM Report

The artistic drive is quite different than applied science and only a scientist would be fool enough to try to mix them in a discussion like this. Artists are busy creating their art and that drive is something they’re born with. You can teach methods, but the idea of raising the creative output of a general student population doesn’t mean much for the individual artist.

Also, comparing US students to China’s is equally foolish. American culture has always championed the individual, while totalitarian China has always suppressed individual expression. The idea that US educators would look to China as an example of education in creativity shows either their lack of confidence or perhaps a reluctance to honestly examine American culture itself.

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bgonzalez  08/31/2010 08:44 AM Report

I truly believe that creativity is one of those intangible and resilient forces of the human spirit. I like to believe that it is the one entity, in its purest forms, that is free from external forces. Essentially, creativity can be seen as an evolutionary adaptation to ensure the propagation of our species. The awesome force of natural selection, I believe, is one stronger than any on earth. Our minds are ever evolving and creativity is one of those amazing abilities that has placed humans at the center of the living world, cateris paribus.

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TobyNSaunders  08/16/2010 12:58 PM Report

I haven't even watched this piece yet, but have to post: autism is caused by stilted creative potential.

Those who have the most kids are more likely to be left-brained 'breeder drones' who aren't very creative: when they have creative children, sometimes the creative potential isn't nurished & so the child ends up autistic or schizophrenic or depressed.

REMant  07/19/2010 01:39 PM Report

Many years ago I suffered through a seminar on this subject from my undergrad advisor, who was recognized in this area, and a student of Robert Yerkes. I came away impressed with the confusion that always seems to surround the use of the word, much like that which accompanies the ideas of money and value. This discussion and the article (http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html) which it generally paraphrased seemed no exception. On the one hand, creativity can be seen as a matter of Gestalt, or Jerome Bruner's concept formation, no different from logical scientific procedure, tho it is the technological value that we actually mean by creativity, and when we come to an understanding we clearly are creating something. It is clear to me that ppl today have trouble not only in organizing their thoughts but in seeing the point in them and thinking logically. However there are many ppl whose idea of creativity runs in entirely the opposite direction. The question bothered the Greek philosophers and it has been said that this forms the dividing line between philosophy and religion. We see it in the perennial argument over design in nature, and in the law. We act the same when we expect as in progressive education that kids derive no benefit from instruction, or conversely that all "A" students will be successful, that students can write papers without knowing anything, or that all professors can, believe it possible to engineer without doing basic research, or throw money at problems. I doubt a Jackson Pollock can be said to be creative anymore than a Rorschach inkblot, but we no more read the mind of God, than act like Him, and clearly something more is involved than divine inspiration. History is full of discoveries that cannot be said to have been created by us: that a blue mold treats infection, yeast leavens bread, certain bacteria preserve milk, and vinegar, meat, etc., tho they were undoubtedly created by God and occurred in the context of our lives and were employed to meet our needs. It was just this observation that led Aristotle down the path that led to Stoicism, the only philosophy to have taken these issues into complete account, and which formed the basis for the Reformation and Enlightenment, as well as the formation of the Republic.

Contra Plato and what was mentioned here, there is in my opinion nothing special about musical ability, and one can easily tell a musician with a good appreciation of the architecture of a work from one for whom the notes just follow one another. I'm sure, too, I am not alone in noticing that while they are often good mathematicians, they are frequently bumbling in practical matters. One could perhaps rather single out ppl who are said to exhibit imagination, but again the denomination creativity must rest on utility. Locke stressed this point and educators would do well to spend some time with his Education, the best book I think ever written on the subject.

Much is made in the article about teaching bi-lateral thinking, etc, but clearly if as is alleged Torrance scores are going down, it has nothing to do with the lack of this, so I think it would behoove the investigators to look at history. What pops out to me aside from an obvious increase in structured activities for kids, Ritalin usage, and change in demographics, is the increase in behavioral conditioning and stress on status and conformity, not an increase in standards. Indeed, Bruner, himself, is an example of this transition. This is in fact not new, as we know from Tocqueville, who hammered Americans for their conformity and lack of intellect, but it does seem to have been somewhat in abeyance from his time to this. We tend to give out grades and awards for conformity and I am not sure the MacArthur awards are any different.

esantoro  07/17/2010 04:18 PM Report

There's a very simple answer to the decline in creativity in the U.S. Invite Mike Bloomberg into the discussion and ask him his views on creativity in his education reforms. His silence and befuddlement at the question will be your answer. His agenda is control.

The United States is not good at solving a problem for its own sake. It wants to monetize as much of the process as possible. Creativity is not birthed within such constraints.

marcisegal  07/17/2010 12:03 AM Report

World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 was created in Canada, in 2001, to encourage people to use their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too, without causing harm. It's a grass roots, word-of-mouth, totally volunteer movement that has spread to more than 40 countries.

When we refer to creativity, we mean new ideas and new decisions. Everyone has the capacity. For a variety of reasons, throughout the ages, the natural urge to create has been socialized out of existence. Do something creative at the dinner table, and what happens? You get your hand slapped.

This needs to change. It's important to support our natural curiosity, invite new questions, embrace new perspectives, entertain new ideas and be open to making new decisions. With all the rapid changes occurring, we need to be nimble in our thinking and resilient to persevere through the shocks.

Businesses, schools, communities, families and individuals tell us they appreciate a designated week of time to put creativity on the front burner, to bring it into the open. They say they use the opportunity to do something a little differently and in so doing they say it frees their thinking to create exciting new futures.

World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) happens wherever people are motivated to crack open new thinking to lift the creative human spirit. There is no one way to celebrate it because there are many different expressions of and approaches to getting new ideas and making new decisions.

Events range from large to small. Multinational organizations bring in speakers and host out-of-the-ordinary activities that have proven to positively influence their building cultures that support using deliberate creativity for innovation. Town squares are hosts to street children using arts materials. Middle school teachers share proper brainstorming techniques with their students. Groups of friends have pot-luck dinners where each brings a dish she hadn't made before. Families brush their teeth using the other hand.

Please, America, join in the celebration. Each year, beginning on Leonardo da Vinci's birthday, April 15, until April 21 do something a little different to spark your unlimited creative potential. It's there, and it's waiting to be positively expressed. World Creativity and Innovation Week gives you one week during the year to allow it to come out safely and responsibly. Imagine what good it could do for the nation, and the world.

marcisegal  07/17/2010 12:03 AM Report

World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 was created in Canada, in 2001, to encourage people to use their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too, without causing harm. It's a grass roots, word-of-mouth, totally volunteer movement that has spread to more than 40 countries.

When we refer to creativity, we mean new ideas and new decisions. Everyone has the capacity. For a variety of reasons, throughout the ages, the natural urge to create has been socialized out of existence. Do something creative at the dinner table, and what happens? You get your hand slapped.

This needs to change. It's important to support our natural curiosity, invite new questions, embrace new perspectives, entertain new ideas and be open to making new decisions. With all the rapid changes occurring, we need to be nimble in our thinking and resilient to persevere through the shocks.

Businesses, schools, communities, families and individuals tell us they appreciate a designated week of time to put creativity on the front burner, to bring it into the open. They say they use the opportunity to do something a little differently and in so doing they say it frees their thinking to create exciting new futures.

World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) happens wherever people are motivated to crack open new thinking to lift the creative human spirit. There is no one way to celebrate it because there are many different expressions of and approaches to getting new ideas and making new decisions.

Events range from large to small. Multinational organizations bring in speakers and host out-of-the-ordinary activities that have proven to positively influence their building cultures that support using deliberate creativity for innovation. Town squares are hosts to street children using arts materials. Middle school teachers share proper brainstorming techniques with their students. Groups of friends have pot-luck dinners where each brings a dish she hadn't made before. Families brush their teeth using the other hand.

Please, America, join in the celebration. Each year, beginning on Leonardo da Vinci's birthday, April 15, until April 21 do something a little different to spark your unlimited creative potential. It's there, and it's waiting to be positively expressed. World Creativity and Innovation Week gives you one week during the year to allow it to come out safely and responsibly. Imagine what good it could do for the nation, and the world.

marcisegal  07/17/2010 12:03 AM Report

World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 was created in Canada, in 2001, to encourage people to use their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too, without causing harm. It's a grass roots, word-of-mouth, totally volunteer movement that has spread to more than 40 countries.

When we refer to creativity, we mean new ideas and new decisions. Everyone has the capacity. For a variety of reasons, throughout the ages, the natural urge to create has been socialized out of existence. Do something creative at the dinner table, and what happens? You get your hand slapped.

This needs to change. It's important to support our natural curiosity, invite new questions, embrace new perspectives, entertain new ideas and be open to making new decisions. With all the rapid changes occurring, we need to be nimble in our thinking and resilient to persevere through the shocks.

Businesses, schools, communities, families and individuals tell us they appreciate a designated week of time to put creativity on the front burner, to bring it into the open. They say they use the opportunity to do something a little differently and in so doing they say it frees their thinking to create exciting new futures.

World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) happens wherever people are motivated to crack open new thinking to lift the creative human spirit. There is no one way to celebrate it because there are many different expressions of and approaches to getting new ideas and making new decisions.

Events range from large to small. Multinational organizations bring in speakers and host out-of-the-ordinary activities that have proven to positively influence their building cultures that support using deliberate creativity for innovation. Town squares are hosts to street children using arts materials. Middle school teachers share proper brainstorming techniques with their students. Groups of friends have pot-luck dinners where each brings a dish she hadn't made before. Families brush their teeth using the other hand.

Please, America, join in the celebration. Each year, beginning on Leonardo da Vinci's birthday, April 15, until April 21 do something a little different to spark your unlimited creative potential. It's there, and it's waiting to be positively expressed. World Creativity and Innovation Week gives you one week during the year to allow it to come out safely and responsibly. Imagine what good it could do for the nation, and the world.

robdverity  07/16/2010 06:14 PM Report

Well, I hope creativity isn't totally limited to those fluent in multiple disciplines. And improvisation in music is good for the musician and audience, but broadly transferrable?

To be useful doesn't it have to translate to economics somehow?

MLeuchtmann  07/16/2010 06:08 PM Report

As a gifted education teacher in Missouri it warms my heart to see experts encouraging more creative problem solving, and less rote learning in our public schools. This is a battle that I have been waging in public schools for over ten years now. The sit and get method most educators employ out of necessity is not now, nor ever was an appropriate way to teach. Inquiry based creative and critical thinking employed in a problem based learning environment will do more to advance the educational quality of our schools than any other method developed thus far.

My students and I participate in Future Problem Solving Program International, which was developed and founded by Dr. Paul Torrance. Here students apply a six step systematic process to address some of the most pressing issues we face today. However, after fact finding and integrating information on, and associated with the topic, students are provided a futuristic scenario that includes issues and challenges they must address in an action plan that elaborates on their most effective solutions. In order to reach the appropriate solution they must combine all they have learned, with prior knowledge to address potential challenges, identify the underlying problem, create potential solutions, develop criteria to evaluate those solutions, and then implement the most effective solution in an action plan that can be applied to the scenario. You can learn more about Future Problem Solving Program International by visiting their website at www.fpspi.org.

Thank you Charlie Rose, and thank you Newsweek for placing your finger on the exact solution we need to implement in order to revolutionize the American public school system.

winter  07/16/2010 12:45 PM Report

Anyone hear of Glenn Beck's new university? Talk about creativity. They're offering classes in crying on cue

and imagining a world w/o taxes where roads build themselves and infrastucture needs are met free of charge by corporations who will take care of us all in our old age once we privatize social security. Yes, the erudite Mr. Beck will rewrite the history books and replace Hitler and Stalin with our President in the order of histories worst despots. And theres a class on Mass Psychology which will instruct on how to convince the mob to advocate against their own interests by reinforcing the daily post hypnotic suggestion that cooperation with democrats is identical to socialism. Graduates will receive placement in their favorite think tank or as lobbyist consultants for one world

multi national corporate conglomerates. I thought only governments could be classified as "One World!" Bugaboo!