Creativity is one of the most important skills students will need for the future. No matter what field of study they choose, they will be expected to solve complex problems with innovative solutions. This will require learning deeply, synthesizing ideas, collaborating with co-workers, taking risks, and persevering through failures.
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.”
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
"Creativity is just connecting things. Creative people are able to connect the experiences they've had and synthesize new things."
“Creativity begins with an affinity for something. It’s like falling in love.”
“Everything you can imagine is real."
“One thing I learned about ADHD is I'm always moving and thinking about a whole bunch of things. But those traits work well for me in studios and in meetings about creative ideas,”
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
"You can be creative in anything — in math, science, engineering, philosophy — as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance."
"Certainly I've lived my whole life through my imagination. But the world of imagination is there for all of us--a sense of play, of pretending, of wonder. It's there with us as we live."
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner's 5 Minds for the Future
Nebraska Career Readiness Standards