User:ProjectDeveloper/CreativityModel Method

CreativityModel Method is a creativity management method that addresses both self-expressive creativity usage and goal oriented creativity usage. Self-expressive, choice supported creativity is typically associated with artistic creativity. Goal oriented creativity is prevailing in business environment and in most other professional environments, and can also be beneficial in other areas like career development and life management. The two types of creativity can be used in combinations and are addressed from creative thinking skills management perspective. Skills can be learned and trained. Similarly, creative thinking skills and their management can be learned and trained within individual person’s abilities, expertise and experience. CreativityModel Method was put together with the focus on having a method for development of coherent outcomes from elements that can be generated and added either in a coordinated fashion or in random order. So, CreativityModel Method usage can be beneficial when a coherent outcome needs to be put together that is either goal oriented or self-expressive in nature.

CreativityModel Method Availability
CreativityModel Method is available under Creative Commons license and is free for personal, professional and business usage worldwide. CreativityModel Method is available on CreativityModel Global Alliance, Inc. website.

CreativityModel Method Development Background
CreativityModel Method’s first versions are based on one person’s introspective observations (self-observations) and also on a limited number of observations of other individuals and groups creative and goal oriented task handling processes.

Further Development in Open Source Environment
CreativityModel Method will be developed further in versions through community participation and input in open source environment, using either custom designed blogging software or other similar Internet-based software. Measurable results, validity and reliability are important CreativityModel Method development related priorities.

CreativityModel Method Related Definitions
There is no widely accepted definition of creativity. In order to reduce ambiguity and specify the subject matters that are being addressed, several definitions are listed in CreativityModel Method Glossary. The defined concepts are used in accordance with their definitions throughout CreativityModel Method. Below are the definitions of the key concepts.
 * Choice Supported Creative Approach – Project development approach, where project structure and content are built around its theme. Project’s structural parts and content components are usually related to each other through the perceived characteristics and the perceived associations between these characteristics, and are selected and assembled based on CreativityModel Method user’s choices and preferences.
 * Creativity – Thinking activities and mental processes that are needed for generating qualitatively appealing solutions regardless of the project type. Every individual has the right to determine what is or is not qualitatively appealing in his or her opinion.
 * Creativity management – Management of creative thinking skills and other mental processes of an individual person or a group of people. That is, controlling, arranging and directing usage of the creative thinking skills and other mental processes of an individual person or a group of people.
 * CreativityModel Method – Creativity management method that focuses on creative thinking skills usage for development of coherent outcomes from elements that can be generated and added either in a coordinated fashion or in random order. CreativityModel Method addresses both self-expressive choice supported creativity and goal oriented creativity usage. CreativityModel Method usage helps to achieve improved results effectively and efficiently within CreativityModel Method user’s abilities, experience and expertise.
 * Goal Oriented Creative Approach – Project development approach, where project structure and content are generated and modified by establishing one or more goals for the project and then, based on the goals, project’s structure, which is thereafter filled with the components as needed.
 * Project – an activity that requires creative development efforts or planning.
 * Skill – learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results.