CREATIVITY
The ability to
Percentage of Employers looking for Creativity Based Skills
Percentage of employers who say “Creative and Innovative Thinking” is very important in identifying job candidates
– American Association of Colleges and Universities, The Career Ready Graduate, 2023
Creativity is the number one skill employers say they need but have a hard time finding.
-LinkedIn, 2019 Global Talent Trends
Elements
Audacity
Value and demonstrate openness to new possibilities and experimentation.
Brainstorming
Develop a range of possible ideas through an expansive process that integrates academic and personal experiences with theory and research.
Iteration
Form and refine a creative work through a cyclical process of revision.
Contextualization
Connect a creative work to past experiences, traditions, contemporary practices, and other influences and contexts.
Feedback
Seek constructive responses from appropriate sources, evaluate them for relevance and utility, and apply what is learned to the project or future work.
Guiding Questions
• Am I open to experimenting with ideas, methods, or materials in ways that are out of the mainstream?
• Did I generate a wide range of possibilities?
• Have I reflected and revised to narrow down the possibilities?
• Have I polished my work through multiple iterations?
• How does my work connect to my past experiences?
• How does my work connect to, build upon, or actively revise traditions or contemporary practices, or other similar work?
• Have I actively sought feedback and used it to further refine or improve my work?