A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice.
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Sometimes I think that creativity is a matter of seeing, or stumbling over, unobvious similarities between things - like composing a fresh metaphor, but on a more complex scale.
Of course creativity is a mystery. We don't know what drives it or what constitutes it. It's one of those things, like genius, you know it when you see it but it's impossible to define.
Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it's not random.
I believe that all forms of creativity are related.
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
It's impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird, 'How do you fly?' You just do.
I think that everything is part of creativity - the more you create, the more you have ideas, and the more you meet people.
What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't help but be creative.
Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.