From reading about the different myths of creativity in Explaining Creativity by R. Keith Sawyer, it made me begin to think about all of the views we have about creativity. When I began to read the discussion on the myths, I quickly realized that I had actually thought about each and every one of these conceptions. They all seemed too familiar.
One myth in particular stood out to me, the myth which states that everyone is creative. I believe that everyone has the potential of being creative, but humans do not have the same opportunities to show their creativity. With different opportunities, we each are only allowed to share our creativity when the situation arises. The way we evaluate creativity also has an affect on how we determine if everyone is creative. Let's just assume everyone is creative, but some people aren't called on to use it.
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