Creativity

What are the traits that a creative person exhibits? Many years ago I stumbled across this article by Eugene Raudsepp in a Creative Computing magazine. It lists several attributes/characteristics that creative people seem to have in common. They are:

Sensitivity To Problems.

Fluency.

Flexibility.

Originality.

Curiosity.

Feelings And The Unconscious.

Motivation.

Freedom From Fear Of Failure.

Persistence and Concentration.

You can learn more about each of these traits in the article. Why have I posted it? If our desire is to become more creative, or stay creative, then knowing the specific traits that make up a creative individual gives us a target. As the article states: "We can substantially increase our creative capacities and performance by deliberately cultivating those characteristics we feel we lack at present or that need some dusting off."

So dust off your creative traits. Tune them up. To be a great furniture designer you'll need them all. We'll have a look at each one in future posts.

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