‘Creativity’ is used in 6 frameworks

Ability to generate, articulate and/apply inventive & original ideas, techniques and perspectives

Creativity, or being creative, is the ability to generate, articulate or apply inventive ideas, techniques and perspectives (Ferrari, 2009), often in a collaborative environment (Lucas and Hanson, 2016). In conjunction with critical thinking and problem-solving skills, to which it closely relates, creativity is a major component of purposeful thinking, i.e., a non-chaotic, orderly and organized thought process. Further, being creative is to a large extent connected to the learners’ cognitive abilities, including their analytic and evaluative skills (Sternberg, 2006). Ideational thought processes are fundamental to creative persons (Kozbelt et al., 2010), but creativity also intersects with social and personal management skills. Therefore, creativity, while also related to the arts, is a pre-condition to innovation and adaptive behaviours and solutions in all life settings, among them in learning settings and in the workplace (Partnership for 21st Century Learning, 2015). Creativity is linked to the effectiveness of other life skills, in particular critical thinking, problem identification (Sternberg, 2010), problem-solving (Torrance, 1977) and self-management.

Having an ‘entrepreneurial eye’ for economic and social opportunities Asking the right inquiry questions Considering and pursuing novel ideas and solutions Leadership to turn ideas into action

For the purpose of this handbook, we define Creativity as the ability to produce, or the process of producing ‘work that is both novel (i.e. original, unexpected) and appropriate (i.e. useful, adaptive)’

Generating original ideas, using existing ideas or things in new ways, and having an active imagination

Generating novel ways to do or think about things through exploring, learning from failure, insight and vision.