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WHAT DOESN’T WORK:
Impatience
It is important not to quash curiosity; and those who are invalidated for being curious or 
inquisitive will often inhibit their ability to ask future questions and explore the mysteries of the 
universe that provide content to promote creativity. Formalized and institutional public education 
systems often suppress curiosity in more ways than promotes it; curiosity leads to creativity 
(Sternberg, 1999;Wright et al., 2008). 
Preventing Groupthink
Group interaction can significantly enhance creativity, yet group blocking can occur due to social 
influence that can prevent equal contribution. Group performance can be improved through the 
use of cooperative learning techniques and brainwriting. Brainwriting is established when each 
group member shares their thoughts on a piece of paper one at a time (Paulus & Brown 2003). 
This process reduces blocking and reinforces writing and reading rather than speaking and 
listening (Paulus & Brown, 2003). 
 SUMMARY: 
During the past six decades, the study of creativity and creative behavior has escalated to more 
fully understand in what ways we can observe, measure, and nurture creativity in children and 
adults. Because our world is ever-changing, we must continually adapt to our environments. Our 
environments are changing rapidly the advent of technology has stimulated a cultural evolution 
that demands we learn to think critically, and behave creatively. 

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Parents and teachers can nurture creative behavior in their children and students by 
building psychologically safe environments where children can take risks, fail, and persevere. 
Children must be able to explore multiple solutions to issues and problems presented to them. 
Parents and teachers must also know enough about how creativity can be nurtured in order to 
scaffold activities and develop exciting curriculum and instruction methods. Parents must be 
present in their children’s lives and provide multiple opportunities for children to observe 
museums and zoos. A healthy home life where all have a voice is important to teach children to 
be confident. Knowledge and basic skills need to be nurtured in order for children and students 
to have concepts to manipulate creatively. This knowledge can be disseminated through multiple 
teaching strategies that support a variety of learners and engage every student. Student choice 
and interest are highly important in early school years to teach children that learning is play. 
Through play, students will imagine, risk, share, and develop rich understandings of their world. 
By appreciating children’s unique strengths, mentors can guide children to self-reflect on how 
they learn best. Having a love for learning will encourage curiosity and question asking. These 
questions lead to more and a personality of creativity develops. 
Children must be prepared by parents, teachers, and mentors to critically think and 
problem solve. Because the jobs of the future have not been created yet, we cannot prepare 
children completely. We can prepare them to be actively engaged and curious. These positive 
human qualities better prepare us to adapt to novel environments.