@mattbrowne I understand what you’re saying, but solving an IT problem requires research and the ability to logically think things out. Creativity, to me, means…well, something like this:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc207/Dutchcat1/CorrieHalloween1995.jpg
I put that outfit together just using whatever I had lying around the house…..
I mean, I can put together procedures and better ways of doing things, but that isn’t solving a “problem.”
I taught herds of pubescent students for years! And I agree, creativity is of the utmost importance. My favorite lesson was i a 5th grade class when I went out and bought a bunch of different colored gumballs and labeled each color a specific atom, then had the kids hot glue gun the atoms together to form molecules! It was cool, and creative. But…I was thinking more along the lines of “How did I creatively solve a cell phone reception problem.?” Well, uh, I talked to the techs! Or I tried to duplicate the problem or…to me that’s logic, not creativity. IDK. It took me by surprise. But I know what you’re saying.