lesson 1- personal comments

The ways in which societies have perceived the concept of creativity have changed throughout history, as has the term itself. The ancient Greek concept of art (in Greek, "techne" — the root of "technique" and "technology"), with the exception of poetry, involved not freedom of action but subjection to rules. In Rome, the Greek concept was partly shaken, and visual artists were viewed as sharing, with poets, imagination and inspiration.
[source: wikipedia]

this was an interesting approach to the concept of creativity, just thought i should share it.

basically the whole lesson revolved around how something new can be created from something old.
and also, that being creative doesnt mean being absolutely original, its more of innovation than invention again, by creating something new and different out of something old.
the new is always based on something that existed before. to make it different and to add a zest to it is what being creative is about.

this lesson actually made me think outside the box, inspite of being in this faculty, i never really thought what creativity actually was, i never really tried to define it. when i tried, there were several answers that went through my mind, some relating creativity to madness, expressing emotions, being spontaneous and different from others, maybe different in a "weird" way, but it's probably none of that,
it is infact creating something new and zesty with whatever resources you have at hand. it;s all about making the best out of whatever you have, its got nothing to do with being original whatsoever.