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In the late 1950s, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration commissioned a famous study on creativity in children.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐คฏ
98% of the children scored "creative genius" level, meaning a high degree of originality, fluency, flexibility, and elaboration in their thinking.
This suggested that creativity was a NATURAL and abundant trait in most young children.
The researchers wanted to see how creativity changed, as the children developed.
So, they re-tested the same group of children at ages 10 and 15.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ โฆ
Only 30% of the 10-year-olds scored at the same level as they did at age 5, and by age 15, that number had dropped to just 12%.
These findings prompted the researchers to test the creativity levels found in adults.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โฆ
Only 2% of the adults scored the original "creative genius" level. ๐
The evidence is clear.
As children, we are naturally creative.
Our minds are curious, adventurous, and free to explore the world around us in imaginative new ways...
Sparking new innovations and creations.
But, as we grow older, something strange seems to happen. ๐
Our creativity begins to fadeโฆ we start to get cynical and critical of ourselves through the school system and the journey into the business worldโฆ leading us to be anything but creative.
The skill is to somehow re-discover our inner childโฆ and let them out to play again! ๐
As Picasso once said, "every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." ๐จ๐๏ธ
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