Reading Reflection - Week 4

1      The piece of the reading that stuck out the most to me was the section about the creative process.  I’ve always considered myself a fairly creative person so it was interesting to read about the 4 commonly agreed upon phases of the creative process.  Although most people never really think about it as phases to go through, any creative ideas I ever have are a result of all the phases discussed in the text being done subconsciously. 

2      This chapter of reading was not very confusing in general, the most confusing part of the reading was the Arenas of Creativity section.  I don’t generally think of all these activities as being creative, as they are normal every day activities.  Although I realize that there are ideas being created in these activities, I do not believe they are necessarily categorized as being creative, just novel thinking.

3      One question I would ask is why he included the section titled “Terrorism Ignites Innovation”.  Another question I would ask the author is which habits or muddling mind-sets do you believe to be the biggest barrier to creative thinking?

4      There is no where in this chapter that I disagree with the author, however I question the need for the section Arenas of Creativity.  Although I understand the seven categories shown, I’m not sure it was necessary to separate all these thoughts.