Creativity

The video explains what creativity means and what the role of creativity is in human communication. It says that it is a way of making what we write and say stand out. It also gives a quote by Ron Carter: “Creativity is not a capacity of special people, but a special capacity of all people.” I am not sure if I agree with all the implications of this quote. I do agree that every person has the capacity to be creative, but I don’t think that every person can use their innate creativity to its full extent. Some people are just more creative than others. I do, however, believe that you can train yourself to be more creative with language: think of different ways to say the same thing, try to expand your vocabulary and vary your use of idioms. If you keep challenging yourself to be creative it will come naturally eventually.