Thursday, 30 June 2011

Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention

It is said that we are naturally creative. Creative person is the one who generates new ideas while creative process is how there new ideas, solution, inventions, etc are produced. It includes wide range of field from art to science, writing to programming and many more.

Definition of Novelty

 (nŏv'əl-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. The quality of being novel; newness.
  2. Something new and unusual; an innovation.
  3. A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.

nov·el·ty

[nov-uhl-tee] Show IPA noun, plural -ties, adjective
–noun
1.state or quality of being novel,  new, or unique; newness: the novelty of a new job.
2.a novel  occurrence, experience, or proceeding: His sarcastic witticisms had ceased being an entertaining novelty.
3.an article of trade whose value is chiefly decorative, comic, or the like and whose appeal is often transitory: a store catering to tourists who loaded up with souvenir pennants and other novelties.
–adjective
4.Textiles .

a.(of a weave) consisting of a combination of basic weaves.
b.(of a fabric or garment) having a pattern or design produced by a novelty weave.
c.(of yarn) having irregularities within the fibrous structure.
5.of or pertaining to novelties as articles of trade: novelty goods; novelty items.
6.having or displaying novelties: novelty shop.
Definition of Innovation

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Creative

What is creative?

According to some resources:

cre·a·tive

[kree-ey-tiv] 
–adjective
1.
having the quality or power of creating.
2.
resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative: creative writing.
3.
originative; productive (usually followed by of ).
4.
Facetious . using or creating  exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping.
taken from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/creative 

(krē-ā'tĭv) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having the ability or power to create: Human beings are creative animals.
  2. Productive; creating.
  3. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing.
n.
One who displays productive originality: the creatives in the advertising department.

In my understanding is creativeis related the ability to create something that is the result from thoughts, expression or anything that is regarded as creative. Creativity and creative acts are therefore studied across several disciplines - psychology, cognitive science, education, philosophy (particularly philosophy of science), technology, theology, sociology, linguistics,business studies, and economics. As a result, there are a multitude of definitions and approaches.