The creative person is one who generates new ideas while the creative process is how these new ideas, solutions, and inventions are produced. It is said that, we are all naturally creative. From poetry to building a house, from computer programming to humour, from music to science, creativity is manifested in a variety of different ways. The aim is to understand the complexity of creativity and to comprehend its mystery through a structured program of learning.
(Reference: Lesson123__Lecture_Notes_Cs.ppt)
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There are 4 types of creativity. Creative people fall into these 4 categories:
(1) Aesthetic Organizers.
(2) Boundary Pushers — those who take an existing idea and push it a little further.
(3) Inventors — those who take existing knowledge and create new ideas — the Edisons of this world.
(4) The rarest group: Boundary Breakers — the Leonardos and the Copernicuses.
A paraphrasing of Elliot Eisner (1933-), American art educator.
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Bill Gates
Picture above is Bill Gates, a very rich guy. Father of Microsoft, perhaps? Yes, indeed as he is the founder of Microsoft.
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman[3] of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates)
This guy is really an inspiration. He started from young and now he is super successful.
