Competency 2.4:
Creativity
(Part of phase 2 – Solutions Experimenting)
“Creativity” simply means being able to come up with something new. Therefore, creative thinking is the ability to consider something – a conflict between employees, a data set, a group project – in a new way. It is the very definition of “thinking outside the box.” Often, creativity in this sense involves what is called lateral thinking, or the ability to perceive patterns that are not obvious.
Creative people have the ability to devise new ways to carry out tasks, solve problems, and meet challenges. They bring a fresh, and sometimes unorthodox, perspective to their work. This way of thinking can help departments and organizations move in more productive directions. For these reasons, they are extremely valuable to a company.
In order to create impact through entrepreneurship, creativity is essential to design original responses to the unpredictable present and the future social, economic and environmental challenges.
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I am / I can / I do statements:
- I can create or make new things.
- I do things differently from others.
- I can have a possibility mindset.
- I can try again (persevere).
- I innovate.
- I can change/adapt.
- I am not stuck.
Teacher recommendations to develop learner capabilities:
The teacher may set the classroom for the creation of new ideas, services and products to be developed, providing students with tools and spaces to be creative, and encouraging them to seek their own new and different actions