In math class, they solve word problems. And after school at football practice, the football coach and the team analyze their upcoming opponents each week. Analytical thinking is also used to evaluate things. A person does this when he uses critical thinking to decide which computer or skateboard to buy. He also does this when he decides which movie to go to or which TV program to watch.
Creative thinkers are original thinkers who see things differently.
Creative thinkers often feel confined by school because they are asked to do things in an uncreative way. Forming creative ideas means coming up with an unusual, novel, or surprising solution to a problem. People who have creative ideas are able to apply problem-solving skills in a new situation. They see relationships others just don't see until they are pointed out. Inventors such as Thomas Edison took the information they had and regrouped it until something new happened.