Creative or Not?
"The urge to create has never been
stronger, and the ability to create is unprecedented, yet a new
global study shows that most people feel they are not living up to
their own creative potential,We challenge the notion that creativity
is reserved for an elite few, and believe that no matter what you do,
everyone has the potential to be creative."
-Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO of
Adobe
Debate about creativity has been
ongoing especially for those of us concerned about the seemingly rote
educational system which is practiced in the United States. Designed
more to produce cogs and cubicle dwellers for the industrial complex
than free thinkers.
A newly released study funded by the
Adobe Foundation helps us put some numbers to our perceptions of
creativity.
There is a universal concern that the
educational system is stifling creativity (59% Globally; 62% United
States). AND there is increasing pressure to be productive rather
than creative (75% Globally; 80% United States).
The full report is here: state
of create
