This paper considers creative performance in extreme environments, with a focus on astronauts. We could not survive if our genes and our social systems tilted too far in one direction or the other. Our society depends on citizens who are willing to perform routine tasks and those who seek original means of expressing themselves. I would be seen as unoriginal at best and a forger at worst. If I, as an artist, paint the same scene over and over again, as if I am on an assembly line, very few people would consider me to be “creative.” Even more to the point, if I paint a scene that is imitative of another artist's work over and over again, I would not be considered creative. Moreover, the more routine the job, the more likely it is to be automated.īy comparison, consider a classic example of creativity: painting. Saying this does not denigrate the dignity and value of the work it simply states a fact about the degree of creativity it requires. The objective is not to dream up a new way to place seats in a car, but rather to place all the seats in the car, in the same way, every time. As a simple example, consider working on an assembly line. The use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work 1.Ĭreative performance stands in contrast to, say, routine performance. We tend to think of creativity as a trait that takes someone outside the norms of everyday behavior.Ī typical definition of creativity would be:
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