Creative Thinking Skills and Techniques

Genius, Invention, Talent and, of course, creativity… These words describe the highest levels of human performance. When we're engaged in the act of being creative, we feel we are performing at the peak of our abilities. Creative works give us insight and enrich our lives. Creativity is part of what makes us human. Although advanced "artificially intelligent" computer programs hold the world title in chess, and can crunch through mounds of data and identify patterns invisible to the human eye, they still cannot master everyday creative skills. "Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. They experience synergy only in small, peripheral ways in their lives. But, creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people's lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and spirit of adventure."