Creativity
* also depends on a mind that is fluid, mobile and open to inspiration and intuition
  - plays a role in critical thinking
  - refers to a person's joy and connection to passion
* arises from interactions among different points of view.
* basic and powerful human capacity.
* basic human drive, but it is also one that demands much of the soul
  - instinct to make that which is new
* birth right for all human beings.
* brings beauty and order into being, vandalism reversion to disorder.
* can take on many characteristics and attributes.
* causes a desire to writes.
* central, valued, integral part of the everyday organizational life.
* cognitive activity that results in one or more novel solutions for a problem.
* comes from a full subconscious
  - in many forms
* commodity in short supply.
* complex, multi-faceted process.
* component of talent.
* concept surrounded by a number of beliefs and misconceptions.
* continuity that engenders itself in others.
* cornerstone of business.
* cross fertilization and interbreeding of ideas.
* cycle including a time of observation and imagination in the early stages.
* daily experience - an exciting way of dealing with all the situations of living.
* develops when children have free time to daydream, imagine and play.
* differs markedly between the arts and sciences, and even between different art forms.
* enhances a sense of self.
* exists in everything.
* expresses the play of invention and the reward of application that becomes innovation.
* field of endeavor in which science has already made considerable contribution.
* free expression of the self.
* function of making, combining or changing
  - what exists within our mind's eye
* fundamental American phenomenon.
* gift possessed by a chosen few
  - that keeps on giving
* human process leading to a result which is novel, useful and understandable.
* involves adaptability and flexibility of thought
  - divergent thinking
  - doing things different from others
  - risk-taking and going against the norm, and sometimes that means failure
  - the generation of novel behavior that meets a standard of quality or utility
* is ability.
* is about divergent thinking
  - emotion
  - expressing, building, craving, living, inventing, sensuality and even lust
  - understanding and exploring to understand
  - also, like sex, a playful interaction between the intellect and the senses
* is an act of manipulation
  - approach to living life
  - aspect of human freedom
  - attitude that can be cultivated and expanded
  - attitude, a process, a happening
  - avenue for one to become aware of habits
  - energy which moves through the whole body
  - evolving process that is sprung from thought
  - important part of intellectual development
  - indicator of excellence
  - inner state, but it is also a social aspect of life
  - intrinsic process as natural as a tree growing in sunlight
  - outlet for emotion, often resulting from personal innovation, and growth
  - another form of intelligence
  - apparent to children as well as adults
* is as much an attitude toward life as a matter of ability
  - natural a function of the mind as breathing natural function of the body
  - associated with a distinctive pattern of personality characteristics and styles
  - assumed to be present within every individual
* is at the core of human existence
  - very core of each soul, or each person
  - born out of passion and love for something
  - both a cause and a consequence of the evolving adventure of science and technology
  - developed or squelched by environment and learning
  - difficult to define but involves the ability to work with ideas
  - directed to finding ways to transform idealism into a new reality
  - engagement with the soul
  - enhanced by the ability to be child-like, which men seem to relish
  - essentially a form of problem-solving
  - evolution, and evolution lies in the future to be created
  - expensive currency in an artist's life
  - expressed through artistic media
  - fostered by the exploration of many mediums of art with very few limits
  - found in all walks of life
* is given personal meaning through the exploration of art materials and techniques
  - to a person at birth as a potentiality
  - highly valued and encouraged in the United States
  - humankind's most widely and evenly distributed resource
  - imagination in action
* is important in all of our lives
  - the process of synthesis
  - improved as one experiences diversity of ideas and life styles
  - increased by acknowledging that it exists and by nurturing it
  - inherent in the cosmos as it is in mankind
  - integral to the development and production of lingerie
  - involved with the intellectual as well as the aesthetic processes of the mind
  - many things to many people
  - merely ideas in the making
  - more than having an ability to paint
  - most effective when embedded in constructive thinking
  - national income
  - nurtured through the visual, literary, performing, and ritual arts
  - often the catalyst of success in business
  - one dimension of giftedness
* is one of the greatest medicines ever
  - most important assets a person can possess
  - our universal human birthright
* is part of innovation
  - the whole person
  - perhaps the most important factor of architecture
  - presented to a person for a reason
  - problem solving
  - rooted in an ability to focus
  - simply the act of making something new
  - something everyone has
* is something that impacts everyone's life
  - is known after the fact
  - stifled by external rewards and extrinsic motivation
  - synonymous with invention
* is the ability to come up with original ideas
  - do the totally new and different
  - generate unique but relevant responses based on what one has learned
  - introduce order into the randomness of nature
  - look at the same thing as everyone else but to see something different
  - make unexpected connections and realign ideas into new relationships
  - usefully combine existing things in new ways
  - antithesis of dogma
  - basis for long-term success and the force behind motivation and results
  - capacity for initiating change
  - center point of being
  - central characteristic of reality
  - chief cause of change
  - elimination of options
  - emergence of unprecedented thought
  - essence of life, of evolution, of consciousness, of nature and of matter
  - evolution of ideas into a product or action
* is the foundation for innovative approaches and solutions
  - gap between perception and knowledge
  - imagination at play with the things it loves
  - key in any kind of sexual act
  - lifeblood of our economy
  - magic word that can make wishes come true
  - manifestation of the healed self
  - motivating force behind the emergence of cjacks
  - natural result of spirituality
  - new trend in residential pool building and deck design
  - origination of ideas from imagination
  - power to connect the seemingly unconnected
  - principle of novelty
  - privilege of the true self
  - process by which newness comes into form
* is the process of bringing something new into being
  - eliminating options
  - generating something new that has value
  - that flow in action
  - property of no-one and the responsibility of everyone
  - re-arrangement of old ideas in new ways
  - result of observation and meditation
  - science of human thought
* is the soul of a nation and an inexhaustible source of a country's prosperity
  - printing
* is the source of all possibilities
  - cosmic energy
  - inspiration and ideas
  - stuff of which reality is made
  - systematic elimination of options through good design
  - talent to present the ordinary or common in a fresh, appealing manner
  - vehicle that brings the unseen world into the seen world
  - very essence of each aspect of reality
  - wave of the future
  - zest for life, the reason for living life to the fullest
  - then synonymous with the re-arranging of information
  - thought to flow from such people with little or no effort
  - used for the technique of discovery
  - very dependent on given ideas, cultural assumptions and general knowledge
  - viewed to have universal meaning that extends beyond time and self
* is what defines human beings
  - happens in between thoughts
  - is outside the norm
  - makes life worth living
* learned process
* magic that happens sometimes.
* manifests itself in a number of different ways.
* matter of motivation, technique, habit and practice.
* means creative ability by which man develops various creative activities
  - freedom, it means risk, it means reflection
* measure of originality.
* meets developmental needs and is an essential part of the human experience.
* natural, normal aspect of healthy human beings.
* occurs when people think differently.
* often involves making new connections between things that seem unconnected at the time.
* part of every person
  - the distinction between man and non-man
* personality characteristic that can be very handy for a teacher in any classroom.
* plays a decisive role in science
  - an important role in producing an alluring environment
* process There is power in the positive.
* promotes innovation, problem solving, and thinking outside the box.
* provides human expressions that can aid the progress and welfare of mankind.
* rare form of genius.
* requires being awake and alive
  - collaboration among people who see the world differently
* result of thought, process and product development time.
* sign of consciousness.
* skill in which organizations are becoming very interested.
* skill that can be learned-like learning to ride a bicycle
  - taught and learned
* sometimes needs to spring from roots in human society.
* special way of seeing, learning and thinking about things.
* spiritual experience in and of itself
* state of mind.
* struggle for freedom.
* subconscious period of increased memory association.
* suffers when the mind is imprisoned.
* valued and orchestrated process, rather than an event left to chance.
* varies from person to person.
* vital, yet personal, ingredient in the production of scientific knowledge.
* way of life
  - thinking and a way of doing
* whirling of energy filled with rainbow colors.
* word that can be used loosely.