Creativity Can Be

Newness

Curiosity

New ideas

New value

Connecting

Questioning

Subtraction

New concepts

New thoughts

Problem solving

Seeing something

Trying new things

A good imagination

A cognitive process

Creating innovation

Novel effectiveness

Remaining an artist

A strength of wisdom

Making something new

A combinatorial force

A pattern of thinking

An individual process

An innovation process

Effective originality

Seeing order in chaos

The ability to create

Just connecting things

Intelligence having fun

A transversal competence

Making our unknown known

Not being afraid to fail

Problem-solving strategy

Seeking new combinations

The curiosity of enquiry

Thinking, then producing

Developing original ideas

Originality and usefulness

Having a lot of great ideas

Originality and adaptiveness

Stopping doing something old

Always Be Connecting the Dots

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Conceptualizing something useful

Knowing how to hide your sources

Making something that pleases us

Producing new and original ideas

Bringing something new into being

The artful expression of curiosity

The defeat of habit by originality

A universal core character strength

Allowing ourselves to make mistakes

Production of novel and useful ideas

A natural extension of our enthusiasm

Revealing and discovering the unknown

Seeing relationships where none exist

Transforming imagination into reality

Ability and skill to form something new

An essential element of design thinking

Doing a common thing in an uncommon way

Not forever repeating the same patterns

Seeing what could be and asking why not

Trying new approaches to solve problems

A central source of meaning in our lives

A thought system that helps create ideas

Development of original ideas or thought

The most important human resource of all

The production of novel, useful products

A willingness to think outside of the box

Making something that wasn’t there before

Making new things or thinking of new ideas

Seeing things from a different perspective

Development of novel ideas which are useful

Piercing the mundane to find the marvellous

Development of original and innovative ideas

Originality, progressiveness, or imagination

The reflection of originality in every field

Producing ideas or behaviors that are original

Turning new and imaginative ideas into reality

Making a leap, then looking to see where we are

Thinking of new and productive ways to do things

Capacity to innovate, generate and solve problems

Coming up with ideas that are original and useful

Innate or acquired ability for original invention

A process based on the ability to produce products

The production of something original and worthwhile

Having original ideas that are also task appropriate

Doing something about the ideas we have in the shower

Relating facts or ideas without previous relationship

Development of original thoughts, actions, or products

Just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas

Connectivity that has unique value in a specific moment

Not where we take things from but where we take them to

Coming up with ideas that result in something worthwhile

A phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed

The most essential factor in knowledge creation processes

Using imagination and ingenuity to solve complex problems

Viewing things in new ways or from a different perspective

Synthesis, analysis, problem-solving, and artistic thinking

Being able to generate new possibilities or new alternatives

Finding solutions to problems in an original and genuine way

Transforming our ideas, imagination, and dreams into reality

Producing original, novel and unexpected work with high quality

A process that cannot be captured by means of any simple pattern

The use of the imagination or original ideas to create something

Investigation, cooperation, connection, integration and synthesis

Imagining something we have never seen, felt, or thought of before

Learning the rules like a pro, so we can break them like an artist

Looking at things differently and questioning pre-conceived notions

The crucial variable in the process of turning knowledge into value

Thinking left and thinking right, and thinking low and thinking high

Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things

The use of imagination or original ideas in the development of something

New ideas that are just mashups or a remixes of one or more previous ideas

To be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that we want to right

Looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different

Solving problems and satisfying needs by developing novel and useful solutions

Thinking differently and having a different view of how things can be achieved

Breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way

The impulse to organize and improvise rather than to locate, divide and control

Getting out of the shower, drying off, and doing something about the idea we had

Not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found

Perceiving the world in new way to discover or invent new patterns in the domain

Reasoning that produces imaginative new ideas and new ways of looking at reality

Tacit knowledge and organisational process associated with innovation and novelty

The generation of products characterized by potential originality and effectiveness

Thinking of original ideas, inventing new things, and finding new ways of expression

Generating original ideas and perspectives which can be implemented into daily living

The entire process by which ideas are generated, developed and transformed into value

Making new connections between old ideas or recognizing relationships between concepts

Confidence to explore the unfamiliar, tolerate the unexpected and encourage the unknown

Using our original thoughts to invent something or create something for the marketplace

Generating or recognizing ideas or alternatives that might be useful in solving problems

A social and collaborative phenomenon in which something new, valuable, and useful emerges

A process or way of thinking by which things that are both novel and effective are produced

Inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun

Imaginative thinking, visualising things and passion resulting in the production of something new

Producing something new or as the act of recombining ideas or seeing new relationships among them

A higher-order thinking skill involving learners utilizing imaginative ideas and original approaches

Managing ideas and resources to promote creative products, services, ideas, procedures, or processes

Innovative ways of differentiation brought in a repetitive pattern to offer a rich perceptual variety

Developing something new, like an understanding or a feeling, or something concrete, such as an object

Original and unique products or thoughts, which often consist of connecting previously unrelated ideas

A skill that qualifies our inimitability as compared to the robotic nature of technology and automation

A process (from conception to interpretation) influenced and framed by the surrounding environment over time

Capacity to generate precious ideas or actions that accomplish and change things in the world for the better

Dissecting the details of multiple diverse domains and disciplines and applying the discovered best practices

Transcending traditional ways of thinking or acting, and developing new and original ideas, methods or objects

Using critical thinking processes to develop novel ideas that are effective, useful, or in some way have value

Any act, idea, or product that changes an existing domain, or that transforms an existing domain into a new one

Development of tangible (equipment) and intangible (ideas) objectives which aim to have as a result a useful product

Anything we do in a way that is original to the creator and that is appropriate to the purpose or goal of the creator

A process that involves generation of new ideas and concepts; resulting in unique, innovative approaches and solutions

Ability and practice of conceiving new content or method of value in advancing or achieving practical or aesthetic goals

Seeing the hidden patterns, making connections between things that aren’t normally related, and coming up with new ideas

A mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts

Using a variety of tools, forms of thinking, and modes of expression to make sense of a problem from multiple perspectives

Challenging assumptions, recognizing patterns, seeing in new ways, making connections, taking risks, and seizing upon chance

An intellectual ability to challenge the status quo and get involved in critical thinking towards the creation of novel ideas

Both the art of giving birth to new ideas and the discipline of shaping and developing those ideas to the stage of realized value

Generating ideas or behaviors that are novel or unusual and these making a positive contribution to our life or the lives of others

Creating something new, as a result of laborious research, or by accident - triggered by intuition and imagination, unconventionally

Perceiving the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions

An expressive and personal process that involves divergent thinking, exploration and reflection and at times relies on intuitive action

Transcending traditional ideas, rules, patterns, or relationships and creating meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, or interpretations

Perceiving the world in new ways to find hidden patterns, make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and generate solutions

Offering new perspectives, generating novel and meaningful ideas, raising new questions, and coming up with solutions to ill-defined problems

Understanding and exploring any problem, situation or eventuality based on experience and drive, in order to propose, integrate and determine alternative solutions

Generating or recognizing ideas, alternatives or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining others and ourselves

Thinking and designing new inventions, producing works of art, solving problems in new ways, or developing an idea based on an original, new, or unconventional approach

A biocultural artifact (idea, process, or product) judged original and useful (novel and appropriate) by a consensus of the audience or field for a specific domain in culture

Using imagination or original ideas to create a tangible or intangible new item by making connections between seemingly unrelated topics and generating solutions to a problem

Innovatively solving problems or completing tasks by producing, locating, or acquiring new knowledge and resources or by utilizing existing knowledge and resources in novel ways

Not about generating something new from a blank slate, but rather about taking what is already present and combining those bits and pieces in a way that has not been done previously

Considering old, new and differentiated information in different ways, mixing and matching information from different resources towards coming up with an innovative and novel outcome

Generation of novel ideas, that bear some value or significance in a wider context, that requires expert knowledge, practice and skill in the field in which the creative ideas are shaped

A set of knowledge, skills and attitudes connected with the practical application of creative thinking in order to come up with original and useful solutions to problems and to develop new concepts

Unconventional thinking over a considerable span of time on a vague or ill-defined problem in which the result is a “eureka” moment and can be expressed in novel ways, producing a result that has application value

The use of innovative, flexible, relevant tools and methods that allow for making connections between existing systems of knowledge, one’s own reality, and the possibilities for framing new knowledge frames around these

Our ability to tap into our ‘inner’ pool of resources – knowledge, insight, information, inspiration and all the fragments populating our minds – that we’ve accumulated over the years just by being present and alive and awake to the world and to combine them in extraordinary new ways

A basis for research and development work (basic research, applied research, and experimental development works) consisting in persistent creative work undertaken with a view to enhancing the knowledge resources (including the knowledge about human beings, culture and society) and finding new applications for them

Becoming sensitive to problems, deficiencies, gaps in knowledge, missing elements, disharmonies, and so on; identifying the difficulty; searching for solutions, making guesses, or formulating hypotheses about the deficiencies; testing and retesting these hypotheses and possibly modifying and retesting them; finally, communicating the results