Creativity

Last week we discussed the matter of creativity, and how it can be defined. Creativity can be a process and an outcome, so how can we define this concept?

An example I saw today was treating creativity as a word in the same way that the term 'violence' is used. Violence can be used on its own but is vague, much the same way that the term 'creative' can be used; You can be creative, an image can be creative, but it is unspecific. Some translate creative as being purely an object which is original, unlike any other. The government agreed with this idea, as says in the 'Roberts' Report: Nurturing Creativity in Young People' (pg 9/10 on slideshow).

The definition from that presentation which I feel is the closest to defining creativity is "The making of the new and the rearranging of the old" (Bently, 1997).

Of course creativity means different things to different people, and this begs the question 'How does the exam board mark creativity' and 'What is the exam boards definition of creativity'. I looked through the specification for this course, but could not find any definitions of it. I must then assume that creativity can be decided by myself, but relevant to the issues discussed in the above presentation.