What does it mean to be creative?

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What does it mean to be creative?

   Being creative means being different, thinking differently, and trying new things. One way to avoid constricting creativity is not to conform. Conformity may be needed in some cases but not in all. For example, most people are going out buying the latest shoes. There is no need to conform. Make your shoes into a canvas and let your creative ideas flow out. Other situations in which one is creative is solving problems, critical thinking or inventing technology that hasn't been thought of yet. But if people are too afraid to be different, then creativity lacks and the world doesn't progress and prosper. Creativity comes from knowledge that has been encoded and stored then brought to the surface by your imagination. Creativity is thinking and using your skills outside the box. You acquire creativity by exploring, observing, questioning, and having an outlet so your creativity can grow.