Here is a must read article. There is a present and future decline in creative minds emerging from our educational institutions. Our students creativity is disappearing at a time when they need it most – the ‘conceptual Age.’ This Newsweek article published July 2010 our creative history and leads us to the future. you got to read it. - Cornell
For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it.
The accepted definition of creativity is production of something original and useful, and that’s what’s reflected in the tests. There is never one right answer. To be creative requires divergent thinking (generating many unique ideas) and then convergent thinking (combining those ideas into the best result).
In the 50 years since Schwarzrock and the others took their tests, scholars—first led by Torrance, now his colleague, Garnet Millar—have been tracking the children, recording every patent earned, every business founded, every research paper published, and every grant awarded. They tallied the books, dances, radio shows, art exhibitions, software programs, advertising campaigns, hardware innovations, music compositions, public policies (written or implemented), leadership positions, invited lectures, and buildings designed.