Project 2

For project 2 we were to write an academic essay about creativity. We had to analyze the perspectives of three creativity experts as well as our own views on creativity. We had to analyze a scholarly journal article, a book chapter, and an alternative source, in which I used a video. To analyze the sources we had to answer five questions about what their arguments were about creativity. For the scholarly journal article I used an article titled Creativity and the Young Child, which was written by Carole Mindham. Her argument was that she wants to raise concerns providing for, recognizing, and celebrating creativity in children’s play. For the book chapter I chose a book called Manager’s Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams. This book was written by Charles Prather. The chapter that I chose to use was called Creative Thinking. This chapter was about how to incorporate creativity into the workplace and how it can make a company more productive and successful. For the third source I used the TED talk that we watched in class with Charles Limb. This video was called Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv. His argument was that creativity is neurological and it can in fact be studied. I personally liked this project because it help us explore creativity, and I think it will benefit us in our semester long project.