{"id":22,"date":"2019-07-11T16:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/creativity\/?p=22"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:34:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:34:24","slug":"what-is-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/creativity\/?p=22","title":{"rendered":"What is Creativity?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is creativity?[cre-a-tiv-i-ty]<\/h3>\n

noun<\/h5>\n
1. The capacity to generate ideas; things that have value to the individual.<\/h5>\n
2. Looking at things with a fresh eye; examining problems with an open mind; making connections; learning from mistakes and using the imagination to explore new possibilities.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

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In the 2013 Creative Learning Plan<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>the Scottish Governmet stated that<\/p>\n

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‘A more creative Scotland can only be realised through creative responses to all challenges, across society, at every level. Achieving this will take the e orts of everyone who is passionate about learning, from policy-makers and teachers to professional creative people.’ To help facilitate this education authorities across scotland were funded to develop Creative Learning Networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Four Creativity Skills were focused on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Imagination<\/li>\n
  2. Problem solving<\/li>\n
  3. Curiosity<\/li>\n
  4. Open Mindedness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Creativity skills include<\/p>\n<\/div>\n