Abstract
Abstract Creativity and innovation have been highlighted as essential skills for the 21st century, especially if we consider that both skills can promote human potential by eliciting positive aspects of the individual. These skills have been valued in different contexts. The purpose of this text is to discuss the notions of creativity and innovation as independent constructs and to discuss the relationships between these concepts according to the scientific literature. Three different propositions will be presented, namely, treating these constructs as synonyms, as distinct from each other or as complimentary.
Highlights
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIONThe development of humanity has been increasingly dependent on innovation and discovery
Creativity and innovation have been highlighted as essential skills for the 21st century, especially if we consider that both skills can promote human potential by eliciting positive aspects of the individual
A review of scientific production on creativity and innovation (Campos, Nakano, Ribeiro, & Silva, 2014), after having consulted 285 studies from different Brazilian databases, showed that the complexity of the two phenomena became visible in light of the number of studies focused on the two constructs, in either isolation or combination, and applied to several areas of knowledge
Summary
The development of humanity has been increasingly dependent on innovation and discovery. From this point of view, creativity is perceived as the expression of human potential. C., & Wechsler, S. Creativity and innovation: Skills for the 21st Century. I Campinas I 35(3) I 237-246 and understood as fundamental for societal growth. Considering that innovation depends on the occurrence of creativity, applied to a specific domain, there is the need to understand these phenomena, and to determine if they are independent, related or complementary
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