Chapter 3
Creativity and innovation
The opening questions
- Are you more or less creative now compared with when you were a child?
- Are you more or less curious now compared with when you were a child?
- Are you a creator or an innovator? (Do you prefer to think or do … and could you do both?)
Be mindful of the difference between creativity and innovation
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Pablo Picasso
The creative freedom and innate curiosity enjoyed by the child is consistently reduced as they pass through the education system. This is not only through rules or development targets shaping the actions of the child, but a reduction in opportunities for creative pursuits with subjects such ...
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