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Limitless Creativity創意無限
Human beings have always been inherently creative. From the earliest time on earth until now, we have been driven to imagine, innovate, and create. Creativity is an essential part of what makes us humans, allowing us to explore new ideas, push boundaries, and express ourselves in ways that are uniquely our own. Yet, despite its importance, many of us need to tap into our creative potential. Whether it’s a lack of inspiration, self-doubt, or the pressures of daily life, our ability to create can often feel stifled or blocked. Creativity is a life pursuit. Everyone was born with the capacity to create and expand every task into something enjoyable. It is the foundation of innovation. Creativity can also be therapeutic because it helps us cope with stress, anxiety, and other emotional challenges. It is a vital skill for us to express ourselves, improve our emotional well-being, and achieve our professional and personal success. But, how can we find out our creativity and take action?
In education and other learning environments, creativity is often linked to the ability of a learner to solve problems and approach tasks and projects with flexibility, originality, and novelty. First of all, we should cultivate our creative thinking. In the classrooms, teachers need to establish an environment in which students can explore their ideas, think outside of the box, and approach problems from new perspectives. However, failure might be the natural part of the creative process, and we ought not feel in doubt or afraid to take risks or make mistakes. Instead, we then use creativity and turn failure into opportunities to learn and grow. Creative thinking welcomes flexibility, such as multiple rounds of thinking, re-thinking, reworking, and adjusting. Failures actually provide new insights for students that can be used in future endeavors. This greatly increases students’ ability to learn from mistakes and challenges, and ultimately lets them become resilient and adaptive learners. Secondly, to foster creativity in students, schools can begin by setting up a supportive environment where students feel safe to make and learn from mistakes. This could be done by building an atmosphere that pays attention to the learning process rather than the products, integrates multidisciplinary approaches, and permits students to express their original ideas. Likewise, collaboration and cooperation in projects may also enhance the exchange of their own ideas, providing students the ability to see the power of teamwork. Last but not least, we can begin by recognizing the power of creativity and novelty in learning new things or turning the old things into brand new designs.
創意要有彈性。我們可以放下忙碌,從生活出發,藉由「玩」,開啟身體五感,覺察內心,釋放想像力,培養感知力,讓創意無限,探索身體與外界的各種可能性。首先,我們可以到處旅行,環遊世界,沒有目的,不受框架與經驗的拘束,無時無刻,無所不在,盡情玩樂,透過遊覽,我們累積各種問題解決的經驗,從感官到身體,培養感知力,窺探生活的無窮趣味。現代人早已習慣多工,快速且忙碌的生活節奏,積極追求高效率的工作品質。然而,驅動人類不斷向前的原動力,不只是勤奮工作,而是想像力(imagination)。愛因斯坦說:「想像力遠比知識更重要。因為知識有限,想像無限,它推動著進步,是人類進化的源泉。」想像力的開發,並非憑空而來,它是連結我們的生活經驗,多看,多聽,多玩,增加大腦中的資訊和圖庫,才能有助於想像力的開發,玩出各種可能。許多研究顯示,人體感官中最深刻的是視覺,然後是嗅覺,聽覺,味覺與觸覺,例如「秀色可餐」就是視覺對嗅覺,味覺的影響,「聞香下馬」就是嗅覺對味覺的吸引力,這些感官交叉影響,為我們帶來截然不同的感受。打開五感,我們能覺察到生活的周遭,身邊細微的變化,無論是暖暖春陽,或是蟲鳥歡鳴,又或是微風中的青草氣息,都能喚起潛藏在內心的感知。又比方,我們從走路開始,挑一首熟悉,喜歡的歌曲,邊唱邊走,當音樂變快時,我們可以快點走,而當節奏放慢,我們又可慢慢走,在一動與一靜之間,我們感受身體的收與放。又如,我們可以試想「我是一片雲」,藉著用手指頭,輕輕做出「雲是飄動的,是輕嫰、柔軟的」的動作,我們讓身體感受輕與柔,不斷延展,沒有限制,勇敢嘗試。隨時隨地,我們都可以讓自己的想像力,生出無限的可能。
其次,創意要有原創性。如果「想像力」是與生俱來的超能力的話,那麼「感知力」就是那個魔法。我們大腦的學習模式,是通過圖像和各種文字及訊息,開啟腦內美麗的風景,把訊息轉化為知識,再把知識消化成見解,最終變成生活的能力。「感知力」所帶來的覺察和思考,可以讓我們舉一反三,觸類旁通。所有的學習,我們都很容易停留在模仿與抄襲的階段,然而,「感知力」會幫助我們消化、吸收,開闢我們自己獨到的創見。「創意」的思維模式,總是用一種我們意想不到的方式出現,它有時候很古怪與奇特,有時候又令人驚奇與不可思議。「創意」仰賴多方向的思考,而非單一,我們從蹦出一個想法,到創造出東西來,需要不斷地構思,繁瑣且複雜,才能具有「新穎」和「價值」。靈感和想法常常就在那一瞬間,不知從哪兒冒了出來,然後,當靈感出現的時候,我們運用的思路,就跟平時完全不同。雖然,有研究指出創意來自右腦,並且我們也知道,創意涉及多項認知過程、腦神經通路,及個人情緒等變因,但其實,具創意的人格特質,是很難理解的,也很複雜,往往不按牌理出牌的。對於一個怪咖藝術家來說,有「創意」不僅僅是旁人對他的刻板印象,他也真的是一個複雜、難理解的人。總之,多多運用我們的感知力,我們便可慢慢培養成有創意的人。
最後,創意是要創新的。有創意的人,會有不同的做事方式:
1. They daydream. 做白日夢
白日夢是創意的精神糧食,儘管學校老師可能會說,做白日夢不能當飯吃,但是我們很多人從經驗中都知道,我們最好的想法,似乎都出現在白日夢時刻。白日夢可以將許多衝突的事件,互相連接,產生新畫面。做白日夢與運用想像力,和創意的過程,是很相近的。
2. They observe everything. 觀察任何事物
世界對於有創意的人來說,就像是萬花筒,他們看到的可能性,無所不在,看到任何的可能,他們便把它納為創意。所以,我們可以透過觀察,記錄人事物的行為、舉止與故事,來了解外界的複雜樣態。觀察周遭事物,能夠讓我們抓住自己的靈感及想法,即便是主觀的,或不切實際的,也是創意。
3. They let the hours work for us. 懂得讓時間替我們工作
許多偉大的藝術家們都指出,他們喜歡在凌晨或深夜工作,因為那時最能專心。有創意的人通常會知道,什麼時間對他們來說,是靈感泉湧的時刻,並且他們可以運用那些時間,做高度創意的事情。
4. They take time for solitude. 需要時間獨處
為了替創意開門,我們必須要有建設性地運用獨處的能力。藝術家總是獨來獨往。孤獨是生成創意的一大助力,因為孤獨往往能幫助我們,創造出好的作品。我們需要與自己相處,找到內心的聲音與渴望,然後,我們再將它們體現出來。
5. They seek out new experiences. 找尋新的經驗
有創意的人,喜歡體驗新的事物,感覺和吸收新知。這種開放的心態,有助於創造力的成長跟顯現。例如:好奇心、尋求刺激感、開放的心胸、對未來充滿幻想
等等,都是很強的驅動力,都可以讓我們有行動,去探索外面的世界。
6. They ask the big questions. 提出大哉問
有創意的人,對任何事情,都充滿好奇,他們通常會在日常生活中,保持高度的好奇心,即便日子越來越長,身體越來越老,他們也總是能夠在生活中,提出一些大哉問。無論是激烈地與人交談、辯論,或是自問自答,有創造力的人,總是張大眼睛,看他們周圍的世界,提出問題,並能正確地想問題,回答問題,這也是邁出創新的第一步。
7. They take risks. 敢冒險
從事創意性的工作,某部分來說,就是一場冒險。有創意的人,在從事行動時,也承擔了生活上的風險。例如從事藝術創作,往往難以餬口,但是,他們不向生活妥協,執著於創意,哪怕是冒險。
8. They follow their true passions. 追隨真正的熱情
有創意的人,往往有強烈的信念及熱誠,當他們寫作、跳舞、繪畫或與自己對話時,他們超越了表面上的意識思考,心無旁騖,找到自己喜歡的東西,看見事物的機會,勇往直前,這就是創新。
To sum up, creativity is truly important in our everyday life. Simply put, it makes life infinitely interesting and fulfilling. Creativity is a way of living that embraces originality and makes unique connections among different ideas. Creativity is also about living life as a journey into seeing and communicating the extra-ordinariness of the simplest. When we are creative, we feel that the world is vibrantly alive. In our routine days, creativity, indeed, expands our perceptions and help us find new ways to live our lives.
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