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'''Creativity''' is the God-given faculty of coming up with new ideas, new music, new inventions and stories, new ways of doing things. It generally involves combining two things together, especially in a novel way. | '''Creativity''' is the God-given faculty of coming up with new ideas, new music, new inventions and stories, new ways of doing things. It generally involves combining two things together, especially in a novel way. | ||
| − | Along with individual initiative, creativity is one of the two outstanding characteristics of Americans. More patented inventions, such as the telephone and [[atomic bomb]], were invented by Americans than by people of any other country, although sometimes people of other countries have been able to put the finishing touches on them or market them better. For example, the [[fax machine]] | + | Along with individual initiative, creativity is one of the two outstanding characteristics of Americans. More patented inventions, such as the telephone and [[atomic bomb]], were invented by Americans than by people of any other country, although sometimes people of other countries have been able to put the finishing touches on them or market them better. For example, the [[fax machine]], [[Gunpowder]], [[paper]], [[radio]], the [[printing press]], the [[steam engine]], and [[open heart surgery]], are examples of creativity originating in Asia, Europe, and Africa. |
[[category:Psychology]] | [[category:Psychology]] | ||
Revision as of 05:36, December 22, 2011
Creativity is the God-given faculty of coming up with new ideas, new music, new inventions and stories, new ways of doing things. It generally involves combining two things together, especially in a novel way.
Along with individual initiative, creativity is one of the two outstanding characteristics of Americans. More patented inventions, such as the telephone and atomic bomb, were invented by Americans than by people of any other country, although sometimes people of other countries have been able to put the finishing touches on them or market them better. For example, the fax machine, Gunpowder, paper, radio, the printing press, the steam engine, and open heart surgery, are examples of creativity originating in Asia, Europe, and Africa.