There are two types of creativity. Small c creativity is what we do in everyday life. The processes, skills or thoughts may be new to the individual, but may not be new to the world. We all use small c creativity to get through our days especially in our classrooms. While ideas for adapting a lesson or a modification to a lesson may be new to you, they may not be world changers or unknown to others. This is also known as improvisational creativity. Every person is capable of being creative in some way; it is a matter of drawing it out of him or her. We all do small c creativity naturally and without thinking about it.
Big C creativity on the other hand is the type that will change the world. For example, the work of Da Vinci, J.K. Rowling, Einstein or Martin Luther King Jr could be examples of Big C creativity. It is the Big C form of creativity that drives changes in our world.
This book is definitely a work of small c creativity; I am not exploring anything brand new. Many of the ideas are new and novel to me but they are not new to the world. I bring my own understandings and background to this project and look at the creativity of others in my own way, but I am not creating anything brand new. I am challenging my creativity in creating a digital story and webpage, as these are both new forms of creation and expression to me.
Big C creativity on the other hand is the type that will change the world. For example, the work of Da Vinci, J.K. Rowling, Einstein or Martin Luther King Jr could be examples of Big C creativity. It is the Big C form of creativity that drives changes in our world.
This book is definitely a work of small c creativity; I am not exploring anything brand new. Many of the ideas are new and novel to me but they are not new to the world. I bring my own understandings and background to this project and look at the creativity of others in my own way, but I am not creating anything brand new. I am challenging my creativity in creating a digital story and webpage, as these are both new forms of creation and expression to me.