https://www.dur.ac.uk/creativitycommission/

The Durham Commission has helpfully defined the concept of creativity and the act of creative thinking:

Creativity: The capacity to imagine, conceive, express, or make something that was not there before.

Creative thinking: A process through which knowledge, intuition and skills are applied to imagine, express or make something novel or individual in its contexts. Creative thinking is present in all areas of life. It may appear spontaneous, but it can be underpinned by perseverance, experimentation, critical thinking and collaboration.

Durham Commission reminded us:

There remains a misconception that creativity is solely the province of the arts. This is not true. Creativity exists in all disciplines. It is valued by mathematicians, scientists and entrepreneurs, as well as by artists, writers and composers.

Nevertheless, the arts have a special contribution to make in articulating emotions and understanding identity.