Can Creativity Be Develop?

The answer is, yes!

Creativity is one of our 4 core values and guiding principals.

Years of watching children approach projects in classroom reinforced for me that either a student dives into an art project with the enthusiasm to explore, a concreate idea or a resilient spirit. Resilience of the mind & spirt is also the flexibility factor necessary to see different angles, elaborate on ideas and be totally okay with failure.

Cognitive control harness productivity and efficiency, but it often abandons creative outcomes. Instead, natural collaborators are also divergent thinkers.

As a child I made up characters and stories around those characters for the kids I babysat. Each time we'd pick up a new adventure where the last story stopped. The kids helped led the direction of the story. Like an episode of "Who's Line is It Anyway", it's the unknown outcome that makes the process exciting. Frequency of exploration develops fluency, which translates into my ability to quickly and easily create alternative solutions. Divergent thinkers are open to experiences, and intrinsically motivated by the process rather than external reward.

Mixing colors, layering textures is more than creating visual arts, it's a methaphor for embracing new perspectives. Growth comes through change.

For me the collaborative process creates magic- possibility.

Professionally, each of these case studies represents a collaboration that crafted a unique outcome simply by exchanging ideas and remaining flexible to the outcome. Visionary assurance, united purpose comes from a deep understanding of how layering colors, texture and purpose behind a promotion crafts something unique.

Personally, I enjoy behind the scenes collaborations that uplift others. Ask me about some recent collaborations next time we share a cup of coffee- it's exciting to share community partnership stories. Follow me on LinkedIn, I often share some of those stories.

Stay open to possibilities, you'll see the pathway forward.