Book contents
- The Creativity Advantage
- The Creativity Advantage
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Basics of Creativity
- 1 To Define the Undefinable
- 2 From Tiny to Small
- 3 How Everyday Magic Works
- 4 Stumbling toward Genius
- 5 An Overwhelming Question
- A Small Aperitif: The Evil Elephant
- Part II The Benefits of Creativity
- Afterword
- References
- Index
5 - An Overwhelming Question
from Part I - The Basics of Creativity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- The Creativity Advantage
- The Creativity Advantage
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Basics of Creativity
- 1 To Define the Undefinable
- 2 From Tiny to Small
- 3 How Everyday Magic Works
- 4 Stumbling toward Genius
- 5 An Overwhelming Question
- A Small Aperitif: The Evil Elephant
- Part II The Benefits of Creativity
- Afterword
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter I acknowledge my own past complicity in muddying the waters about the benefits of creativity with the Sylvia Plath effect (a finding regarding creativity and mental illness). I note that most people can understand how Big-C and, often, Pro-c are positive things, innovation and economic benefits being considered to be good. Studies of mini-c and little-c, when they do focus on positive outcomes, often turn to academic achievement. Although there is a connection, it may not be strong enough to convince people who are not already interested in promoting creativity. I then discuss the importance of considering transformative creativity, or the type of creativity that can truly change the world (in a good way). However, I ultimately choose the more humanistic approach of emphasizing how creativity can benefit the creator in many small ways.
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- The Creativity Advantage , pp. 61 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023