The value of creativity document discusses how creativity is necessary for students to be prepared for challenges in society and the workforce. It also discusses how creativity produces visions for making the world a better place and involves skills like analytical thinking, practical thinking, and wisdom. Additionally, the document notes that most successful businesses allow 20% of work time for exploring new ideas, and that creativity involves collaboration with others.

1. THE VALUE OF CREATIVITY
By Joshua Donaldson

2. CREATIVITY IS NECESSARY FOR GLOBAL
COMPETITION.
“If students leave school without knowing how to
continuously create and innovate, they will be
underprepared for the challenges of society and
the workforce. “ (NEA)

3. CREATIVITY PRODUCES A VISION.
“Successful individuals are those who have creative skills, to produce a
vision for how they intend to make the world a better place for everyone;
analytical intellectual skills, to assess their vision and those of others;
practical intellectual skills, to carry out their vision and persuade people of
its value; and wisdom, to ensure that their vision is not a selfish one.”
Robert Sternberg, Tufts University (NEA)

4. TWENTY PERCENT RULE
Most successful businesses allow their employees to
spend 20% of their work time exploring new ideas
and thinking creatively. (Kristin Hicks)

5. COLLABORATION
Thinking creatively involves collaboration with
others. Thomas Edison had more than 1100
patents but his talent lay in “mobilizing other
people.” (Azzam)

6. CREATIVITY IS INTELLIGENCE HAVING
FUN. – ALBERT EINSTEIN
Creativity makes learning fun.
Students are given choices which makes
learning more appealing! Therefore,
teaching is successful.

7. MAKING CONNECTIONS
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how
they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it,
they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's
because they were able to connect experiences they've had and
synthesize new things.” – Steve Jobs.

8. References
Azzam, A.M. (2009). Why creativity now? A conversation with sir keen robinson. Teaching
for the 21st Century. 67(1), 22-26.
Hicks, K. (2015). Why creativity in the classroom matters more than ever. Edudemic.
Retrieved from http://www.edudemic.com/creativity-in-the-classroom/.
Love, D. (2016). Steve jobs’s 13 most inspiring quotes. Retrieved from
http://www.inc.com/dylan-love/steve-jobs-most-inspiring-quotes.html?cid=readmore
Preparing 21st century students for a global society. (2015). National Education
Association. Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/A-Guide-to-Four-Cs.pdf.