Does a sub or pre creativity/ innovation state exist?
You have a sub-conscious and intuition, that contribute significantly to creativity/ innovation by working "in the background" and "after hours" on problems and possible solutions.
This also suggests a lot of sub or background process to creativity/ innovation.
Hence, does a sub or pre creativity state exist, how would you define it, and what does it comprise of?
Yes, the first step to achieve success is through imagination.
There is a good research project here. There is abundant research in the psychological literature on intuition and creativity. Intuition and creativity are not related.
Intuition is a cognitive process that allows a person to short circuit the reasoning process. Creativity is divergent thinking. It is making nonintuitive connections.
I am not sure you could make a case for subconscious work, because it would be hard to measure.
I know from my own experience that I tend to work on problems during the time that would otherwise be day dreaming time. For that reason, I travel with a lab book to take notes pretty much everywhere for those moments when inspiration strikes.
This is different from 'deep work' or in the 'flow'. That state is an altered state of consciousness. Losing track of time, creative, more memory recall, are hallmarks of the flow state. I also find that there is a major autonomic nervous system reset in the state like meditation. It is also a state that cannot be easily sustained.
Yes. Our creativity moves from mental chaos to order in a step-by-step procedure, due to the natural (biophysical) structure of our brain ('biomechanics of cognition').
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Brain_Project
Yes, the first step to achieve success is through imagination.
Yes, my first association is to gestalt theory and its' 4 stages: preparation, incubation, illumination, verification. Up to illumination, we are in pre creativity stages.
Intuition is already mentioned, this is a term which links to psychology and behavioral economics. Another search terms where you may find relevant discussion and literature, especially in behavioral economics, is 'heuristics'. You will find a lot and you just have to translate the issues to your research area/topic.
@Greg,
" Intuition and creativity are not related.
Intuition is a cognitive process that allows a person to short circuit the reasoning process. Creativity is divergent thinking. "
I am going to disagree. Your treatment and definition of both intuition and creativity are quick and shallow. To me, creativity is more than divergent thinking. It is also subsequent or successive or meta thinking. There can be a difference between advancing and diverging. Creativity is also problem solving. with this, the intuition is highly involved.
@Gioacchino, why is it impossible to define it? Would love to hear your views.
@Dieter, i already wrote a paper on the heuristics of entrepreneurs. I think one would be able to extend it to the heuristics of creativity and innovation process in particular.
@Segun, i am not sure whether imagination in the context of creativity and innovation should be seen as a sub or pre process. My view is that it is very concious. I need to ponder this.
@Dijana, your answer is also what i would see as very in line with the process of the intuition.
Also from Stephen's and Dijana's answer, creativity is (merely) loading a developed or trained or activated mind and specific parts thereof.
@Stephen, can you perhaps elaborate a little on your answer? In your answer's context, how would one activate or initiate the process? Any particular inputs or involvement or requirements?
Pre states of creativity seem to be mostly suggestive. Otherwise, creativity is "automated" by the brain with very little human effort and intervention required.
@Arben, yes perhaps dissatisfaction and similar can initiate creative sub processes
It seems an exaggeration, but I launched an anthology of short stories, Blazing Dreams ("Sonhos Fulgurantes"), of which several were totally suggested by dreams I had.
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