Week 12 Post 1 - What Is The Link Between Imagination And Creativity?
Henry Romain
"Creative activity aims to do something purposeful. The imagination is something that emerges. While creativity works towards products that exist in the real world and have real-world purpose, the product of the imagination is the "imagined object"; it is the image itself. That image comes with meaning but any purpose it contains is that which one to rise from it as it intersects with other cognitive processes" (Source 1).
"One important antecedent of creative behavior is motivation. Why do individuals engage in creative work? What benefits, if any, do they anticipate? Past research on this important topic has shown that individuals who are intrinsically motivated tend to be more creative. In other words, individuals who engage in creative activities for the sake of the activities themselves (and not for the sake of extrinsic constraints of rewards) are better able to come up with original and valuable ideas. In addition, a small but growing body of literature suggests that prosocial motivation, defined as the desire to contribute to the lives of others, may also enhance creative thinking. Our ongoing research projects attempt to broaden the scientific understanding of the role of motivation in creativity by further investigating the specific nature of creators’ motivations, and the relationship between motivations, achievement, and well-being" (Source 2).
"Creativity relies on imagination, the conscious representation of what is not immediately present to the senses"(Source 2).
"We might perceive something as “bad” because we got hurt or “good” because it made us laugh. These conclusions are brought on by processing the information we receive from the stimulus and coming to an ultimate conclusion after filtering the new experience through the knowledge and feelings associated with past experiences. Those with more imagination will perceive their world differently than those with less imagination as their imagination has influenced the way the way they processed their past experiences and therefore how they will experience current and future experiences as well"(Source 3).
Sources:
1. "Imagination vs Creativity—Close, but Not the Same"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-fun/201611/imagination-vs-creativity-close-not-the-same
2."Creativity and Imagination"
https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/learn/creativity
3. "Imagination’s Effect On Perception"
https://sites.psu.edu/psych256all/2013/09/15/imaginations-effect-on-perception/
"Creative activity aims to do something purposeful. The imagination is something that emerges. While creativity works towards products that exist in the real world and have real-world purpose, the product of the imagination is the "imagined object"; it is the image itself. That image comes with meaning but any purpose it contains is that which one to rise from it as it intersects with other cognitive processes" (Source 1).
"One important antecedent of creative behavior is motivation. Why do individuals engage in creative work? What benefits, if any, do they anticipate? Past research on this important topic has shown that individuals who are intrinsically motivated tend to be more creative. In other words, individuals who engage in creative activities for the sake of the activities themselves (and not for the sake of extrinsic constraints of rewards) are better able to come up with original and valuable ideas. In addition, a small but growing body of literature suggests that prosocial motivation, defined as the desire to contribute to the lives of others, may also enhance creative thinking. Our ongoing research projects attempt to broaden the scientific understanding of the role of motivation in creativity by further investigating the specific nature of creators’ motivations, and the relationship between motivations, achievement, and well-being" (Source 2).
"Creativity relies on imagination, the conscious representation of what is not immediately present to the senses"(Source 2).
"We might perceive something as “bad” because we got hurt or “good” because it made us laugh. These conclusions are brought on by processing the information we receive from the stimulus and coming to an ultimate conclusion after filtering the new experience through the knowledge and feelings associated with past experiences. Those with more imagination will perceive their world differently than those with less imagination as their imagination has influenced the way the way they processed their past experiences and therefore how they will experience current and future experiences as well"(Source 3).
Sources:
1. "Imagination vs Creativity—Close, but Not the Same"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-fun/201611/imagination-vs-creativity-close-not-the-same
2."Creativity and Imagination"
https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/learn/creativity
3. "Imagination’s Effect On Perception"
https://sites.psu.edu/psych256all/2013/09/15/imaginations-effect-on-perception/
What are your own thoughts on imaginations vs. creativity after this week?
ReplyDeleteI think that many people that are imaginative are not creative and some people who consider themselves to be creative are just imaginative. It's like if someone says they are creative, I would ask them "well, what have you created?". One can be imaginative without being creative but one cannot be creative without being imaginative. Imagination is a precursor to creativity.
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