417: The Creative Pursuit - Introduction, Definitions and Useful Models

#SSPCreate
In this introduction to March's theme, I discuss the problems I am aiming to address, a brief history of creativity as a concept, what creativity is, and three helpful models for self-evaluation and conscious improvement.

Covered:
- Am I out of ideas?
- Creativity is relatively new in human history
- "The Art of Thought" - A Pioneering Model of the Four Stages of Creativity, from a Fabian Socialist named Graham Wallas (1926)
- Ad man James Webb Young's "A Technique for Producing Ideas" (1939)
- Ad man Alex Osborn's "Creative Problem-Solving Process" (1953)
- Let's not forget about Sir Ken Robinson

Bumper Music:
Electric Guest - "This Head I Hold"

Look Closer:
6 Obstacles to Creative Thinking and How to Overcome Them
What Is Creativity?
The Art of Thought: A Pioneering 1926 Model of the Four Stages of Creativity
A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939
Osborn: Creative Problem-Solving Process
The Osborne-Parnes Creative Problem Solving Process

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