Then other's started making similar boats and paddles to achieve the same results. This led to more ways to build and other uses for boats. The point of this story is to show the reader what are the basic elements of any creative process as identified below. Basic Elements of the Creative Process 1. A process of doing something, performing a task, chore or generating a result is in place.
Someone notices a different way to do something exists.
Someone observes what methods, tools or materials are available to achieve the same or better task results. A use or uses are recognized for the invention, this stimulates better designs with improvements, features that make the original invention or idea more useful and to fit the specific needs of a task or needed result. The use of the invention to do something, perform a task, chore, generating a result becomes widely proliferated and available for general use. Copyright 1999-2001 International Molecular Electronics Technology Corporation. All rights reserved.