Creativity is our gig: Focusing on the positive and practical.

Abstract

Creativity is largely seen as a positive construct, but there is room to deepen, document, and specify its impact on beneficial outcomes. Past research has identified academic achievement and mental health as areas of interest; we build and expand off of such work to suggest creativity may have a particularly strong connection to equity and meaning-making. With the aim of increasing creativity’s appeal to decision-makers and resource allocators, we offer specific suggestions and potential agenda items for future research, scholarship, and policy.

Delving into the role of creativity on meaning in life: A multiple mediation model

“…Creativity is defined as the ability to generate novel and useful ideas or products [ 9 ]. It has a positive character, and how to be more creative is extensively studied [ 10 , 11 ]. Once creativity is seen as a predictor variable, different approaches can be taken to understand how creativity might assist individuals in achieving desired outcomes.…”