Creativity - Genius and the Eminent Achiever Considered
As the coordinator of the Online Think Tank it is essential that one has a good grasp on what a creative person is, what a genius is and what the difference and similarities are between those and the eminent achiever. Not long ago, I decided to look into these concepts of psychology to determine what exactly it was all about. Reason being that people from all over the world contact us to join our organization.
So, I purchased several books on the subject and started reading one on creativity first. Mostly due to the fact that there are probably 8-10 times as many creative people as geniuses. So, I got to page 125 on the "Creativity Flow" book and decided that I think I agree with much of what "Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi" was saying.
I also noticed that Mihaly credits Professor Dean Simonton in the introduction with specific thoughts that went into the book and cited DK Simonton as an expert on the psychology of geniuses and the definition.
That is to say "what is a genius?" Professor Simonton uses the term "eminent achiever" as the best single attribute to describe genius. Indeed, I myself agree with this. It therefore made sense that Geniuses were creative, but not all creative folks were in fact geniuses. This of course means it is hard to say what Genius is or where one sits on an imaginary scale of such.
In studying the Creative Flow book which is quite good, it seems that Mihaly absolutely pegged the Creativity Personality Profile and Typical Traits. Indeed, I would receive a 100% score on that one. I had not considered all this the prior and so I am in fact extremely appreciative that we started this project and this entire subject was brought to my attention.
On this basis it seems that now the online think tank knows what to expect when confronted by these creative geniuses, create types and/or eminent achievers. I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.
"Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington
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