Creativity: Natural or Acquired?

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Creativity: Natural or Acquired?
A genius? Think again. For millennia, creativity has been an issue of much debate. The innovations creative people introduce has raised questions about whether creativity is natural or acquired. The constant need to make societies better underlies such a central question. That is why, creativity is, for some, seen as innate, or natural, whereas some consider creativity something one could learn. The complexity of creativity as a social phenomenon, coupled by indecisive evidence on what makes some actually creative, makes a strong case for creativity as a combination of natural ability and something people could acquire by learning.
Consider above average, high-performing people. In as many studies and countries creativity – and innovation – has been examined, creative people are no...