Lesson Two : Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention.

Novelty

Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals.

Invention

Alexander Grahm's Bell sketches on the first telephone :

• The act or process of inventing : used a technique of his or her own invention.
• A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation : the phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison.
• A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.
• Skill in inventing; inventiveness: "the invention and sweep of the staging" (John Simon)
• Music. A Short composition developing a single theme contrapuntally.
• A discovery; a finding

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Innovation

Innovation is the process of making improvements by introducing something new, the realization of a creative idea in a social context.

Creativity

Creativity is the process of generating something new that has value. There are many new ideas and concepts, but some may not have value and hence may not be considered creative. A creation is something original that has value. (Haggins, 1995, p. 3)
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The first lesson, I learn about creative thinking and how to ask or answer creatively. For an example, same question can get many different answers even asking the same person.

 "What is the similarity of a lamp post and an elephant?".

This is one of the things that I think is interesting throughout the class.
The common answers get from our course mates are that they are in same color, high in height even the weight is answered.But, answers of lecturer are both of them aren't our friends and both of them can't talk. From this question, we can know that most of us still not have the creative thinking in minds. We are usually thinking inside the box and search for the answer around the same coverage and inside the same scheme.

Besides, we been taught the Myth of Creativity

Myth of Creativity :

1. Only special talented people are creative.
2. Being creative is hard.
3. Problems are in our life to make it more difficult (people who never suffer from difficult will never know happiness)
4. I am not creative.
5. Innovation is the domain of genius.
6. I have to have brand new ideas in order for me to be consideredcreative.
7. Brainstorming is hard work.
8. Only artists need to be creative.
9. Writer's block in greatest obstacle in creative process.
10. Using structured creative techniques will hinder my ability to be creative.

We are always answer or doing the same things that we know and had been taught. We seldom think of something special or thinking outside the box.This is what we must change and learn as we are part of the Creative Multimediastudents.