CHAPTER 7

Defining the Creative Process

DEFINING CREATIVITY

It is common to apply a variety of meanings to the terms creativity and creative thinking. Some people consider the act of using art-making tools as a creative endeavor. In this sense, simply using crayons, and paints means you are being creative. Others think of creativity in a spiritual sense, and use a variety of methods to get in touch with their inner selves. A host of self-help books and websites offer methods to get in touch with the divine by inspiring your creativity.

I am using a different, yet precise definition of creative thinking: ...

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