Desarrollo Empresarial
Group 2
Vinod Kumar
Ignatius Pereira
Prem Kumar
Agenda
Definition of Creativity
Motivation
Human Creativity
Different models proposed
Relevance to AI
Definition of Creativity
Ability to come up with ideas that are new,
surprising and valuable.
Associated fields – artificial intelligence,
cognitive psychology, philosophy, arts etc..
Not a special faculty but is an aspect of general
intelligence.
Eg. Escher's drawings, Einstein's works,
inventions, discoveries etc..
Escher's works
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ascending
_and_Descending.jpg
Source: http://www.mcescher.com/
Gallery/ital-bmp/LW268.jpgAcademic examples
Source:
http://www.myastrologybook.com/P
ythagoreanTheorem16c.gif
Source:
http://www.success.co.il/knowledge/im
ages/matter-and-energy-Physicse=mc2.jpg
Business examples
Source:
http://www.echomays.com/
content/uploads/2009/08/usbbracelet-flash-drivehornowski.jpg
Source: http://www.harvardfilmarchive.org/
images/vw_car_drive.jpg
Other examples
Source: http://www.artonot.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/05/pencil-art3.jpg
Source: http://www.bnaiyer.com/images/leafganesh.jpg
Motivation
Creativity is more of a MYSTERY.
Examples above are human creativity skills.
Understand the process behind human creativity.
Understand by simulating with machines.
Better creative systems can be built.
That will also reflect how much we have
understood.
How to be creative
Come up with many ideas. Then discard useless
ones.
"Assumptionsbreaking process"
Discard the preconcieved assumptions.
Attempt a new approach
Element of chance
Distinguishing creativity and
Innovation
Creativity is referred to the act of producing
new and novel ideas.
While innovation is referred to the act of
producing a new and novel idea and the idea is
applied in some specific context.
Creativity is starting point for innovation
Former necessary but not sufficient for latter.
Human Creativity
Margaret Boden categorizes creativity into
Pcreativity
➢Hcreativity
P stands for psycological
H stands historical
Boden, M. (1991). The Creative Mind:Myths and Mechanisms.
Pcreativity
A novel idea that is new to person who comes
up with it.
Example – student coming up with an idea
which is new to him even if it exists in literature
This creativity interests to people like pyscologists, who wants to understand the
process of creativity.
Hcreativity
A novel idea that is new to person who comes
up with it and also new to everyone.
Example – inventions, discoveries
This creativity interests to people like general
audience, historians, encyclopedia users etc..
Hcreativity is an instance of Pcreativity.
Responsible part of the brain
for creativity
Frontal lobe
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lobes_of_the_brain_NL.svg
Creativity models
Wallas model
In his book "Art of thought".
4 stages
Preparation>Incubation>Illumination
>Verification
Source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/charles57/Creative/Brain/wallis.htm
Creativity models
Wallas model(contd..)
Preparation : we define the problem, need, or
desire, and gather any information the solution
or response needs to account for, and set up
criteria for verifying the solution's acceptability.
Creativity models
Wallas model(contd..)
Incubation : we step back from the problem and
let our minds contemplate and work it through. ...
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