Play and Creativity

Abstract

Can students learn to be more creative? Creativity may not be a matter of learning but of unlearning. We have in us a natural innate built-in drive designed to push us to learn and experience important principles of creativity, things like; curiosity, discovery, exploration, experimentation, communicating, and socializing. This instinctive drive is called play. Play attributes are like creative attributes but are not sufficiently comprehensive as to be considered synonymous. What can be learned from play and what can be unlearned from our training to be more creative. It is time to push back and provide opportunities for unlearning those things that limit our creativity and relearn those important attributes gained through principles of play.