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CREATIVITY

• (^) creativity requires finding solutions that are novel, high quality, and useful (e.g., Boden, 2004; Feist, 2004; Sternberg & Ben-Zeev, 2001).
• (^) one common definition is that creativity requires finding a solution that is novel, high quality, and useful.

• (^) Two approaches to creativity include
• (^) (a) Guilford’s measurements of divergent production
• (^) (b) Sternberg’s multifactor investment theory, which proposes that creativity requires intelligence, knowledge, motivation, an encouraging environment, an appropriate thinking style, and an appropriate personality.

Stages of creativity thinking

• (^) 1. Preparation
• (^) 2. Incubation
• (^) 3.Illumination
• (^) 4. Verification

• (^) 3. Illumination:
• (^) Following the period of incubation the creative ideas occur suddenly. Consequently the obscure thing becomes clear. This sudden flash of solution is known as illumination and is similar to ‘aha (eureka)’ experience. For example, Archimedes found solution to the crown problem.
• (^) 4. Verification:
• (^) Though the solution is found in illumination stage, it is necessary to verify whether that solution is correct or not. Hence in this last stage evaluation of the solution is done. If the solution is not satisfactory the thinker will go back to creative process from the beginning.
• (^) If it is satisfactory, the same will be accepted and if necessary, minor modification may also be made in solution.