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'''Creativity''' or "creativeness" is a mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts.

'''Creativity''' or "creativeness" is a mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts.

For example, Amabile et al. (1996) suggest that while [[innovation]] "begins with creative ideas,"

For example, Amabile et al. (1996) suggest that while [[innovation]] "begins with creative ideas,"

:"...creativity by individuals and teams ''is a starting point for innovation''; the first is a necessary ''but not sufficient'' condition for the second."<ref name='(Amabile et al., 1996 p. 1154-1155, emphasis added)'> {{cite journal | author=Amabile, T. M., R. Conti, H. Coon, et al. | year=1996 | title=Assessing the work environment for creativity | journal=Academy of Management Review | volume=39 | issue=5 | pages=1154–1184 | doi=10.2307/256995}}</ref>

:"...creativity by individuals and teams ''is a starting point for innovation''; the first is a necessary ''but not sufficient'' condition for the second."

 

Alternatively, there is no real difference between these terms, as creativity is both novel and appropriate (which implies successful application). It seems that creativity is preferred in art contexts whereas innovation in business ones.

Alternatively, there is no real difference between these terms, as creativity is both novel and appropriate (which implies successful application). It seems that creativity is preferred in art contexts whereas innovation in business ones.

The study of the mental representations and processes underlying creative thought belongs to the domains of [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]].  

The study of the mental representations and processes underlying creative thought belongs to the domains of [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]].  

A [[psychodynamic]] approach to understanding creativity was proposed by [[Sigmund Freud]], who suggested that creativity arises as a result of frustrated desires for fame, fortune, and love, with the energy that was previously tied up in frustration and emotional tension in the neurosis being sublimated into creative activity. Freud later retracted this view.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}

A [[psychodynamic]] approach to understanding creativity was proposed by [[Sigmund Freud]], who suggested that creativity arises as a result of frustrated desires for fame, fortune, and love, with the energy that was previously tied up in frustration and emotional tension in the neurosis being sublimated into creative activity. Freud later retracted this view.

 

====Graham Wallas====

====Graham Wallas====