Theories of Creativity: An Interpretation

These days you can find almost anything on the internet. Between social media, Google, and message boards there is a ton of information just waiting to be found. This week our assignment was to find examples of various theory of creativity in the media.

Rank's Creative type combines living life to the fullest while being aware that life should not be taken for granted. James Dean was a young actor most known for living a short life. In this interview Dean speaks about how even he (known for playing rebel type characters) is cautious on the road.


Jung represents a type of creative person that is both perceptive and judgmental. The reality show Survivor is based on perceptions. Those judgments make or break a contestants' time spent on the island. This clip shows the cast giving their "first empressions" of each other.


Jung's premodial type reminds me of heroes and heroins found throughout literature. One particular piece of greek methology comes to mind... The Oddyseey.



Torrance’s creative type describes several characteristics that were often identified in children. The following blog post uses images and a beautiful poem to describe his work.
http://flowandshow.blogspot.com/2010/03/manifesto-for-children-e-paul-torrance.html


Mental Happenings can happen in an instant. They can also happen over a significant amount of time. I am a huge fan of photography. Secretly I envy those who can take amazing pictures. This website features 10 of the most famous candid shots. They may not really be the most famous but they are 10 of the most shocking/gripping pictures I have ever seen.
http://wickedreport.com/top-10-world-most-famous-photos-ever/

When I was in high school there was a band called Blur. They wrote a song that was just a short two minutes in length. I can't remembe the name of the song, but to create a song that was exactly two minutes in length must have taken some sort of mental happening.


Thomas Edison created over 10,000 prototypes of the lightbulb before he created one that worked. How must he have felt when number 10,001 worked!



J.K. Rowling is the mastermind behind the world of Harry Potter. This spring I saw her in an interview with Oprah describing how she created the concept during a train ride. While most people are catching up on the daily news or gossip Ms. Rowling created a multi-million dollar idea. That is a mental happening at its best.