Creative people cannot be too dependent upon another's judgments which are often based upon past criteria, for the future has its own requirements that others might not yet understand. To the innovator, rules are made to be broken. Imaginative solutions often come to those who pay attention to the metaphors of their dreams. Your wishes drive imaginative solutions to the surface. Though curiosity killed the cat, information brought it back to investigate further.
Innovators look to the situation's potential and the beauty of a solution.
Yet the practical consequences and how others react often decide if an idea ever gets a hearing. All these are characteristics of creativity. Besides you may never get valuable feedback to make improvements. Rewards tend to alter the focus from the creative process to externals. Intrinsic motivation from the joy of the work stirs most creativity.