Foreword
People have used their imaginations since the dawn of humanity to creatively resolve problems, to innovate, and to advance society. Unfortunately, for most of human history we have taken our creative thinking for granted, generally assuming that only a small number of gifted people were endowed with the ability to imagine and manifest new possibilities. Our own experiences, and now the scientific study of creativity, underscore the fact that we all engage in creative thinking – it's just something that all humans do. To varying degrees we all imagine and create our world. From your aunt who has always been clever with crafts to Nobel scientists who are recognized for their breakthrough thinking, we have all been endowed with minds that ...
