The Creative Process

What are the 4 stages of the Creative Process?

• Preparation, Brainstorm, Gather Materials, Evaluate

• Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, Evaluation

• Brainstorm, Evaluation, Organizing, Publishing

• Create, Organize, Publish, Plan

What happens in the Preparation stage?

• Create your work

• Walk away from your work to give your brain a rest

• Brainstorm; Think outrageously!

• Show your work to others for feedback

In the Incubation stage, you create your work and then

• show it to others for feedback

• finalize your work

• gather your materials

• walk away for a bit to give your mind a rest

In the Illumination stage, you may have an "Aha" moment which will give you

• a new perspective on your work

• time to gather your materials

• a chance to get feedback

• the opportunity to walk away from your work to give your mind a rest

In the Evaluation stage,

• you gather your materials.

• you get an "Aha" moment

• you show your work to others for feedback.

• you brainstorm.

Creativity is

• a myth.

• the ability to transform your wildest dreams into reality.

• something only a few people have.

• not important.

Reorder the following

• Incubation

• Evaluation

• Illumination

• Preparation

The Creative Process is

• the act of making new connections between old ideas.

• silly.

• a distraction from the work you need to do.

• unimportant.

In the Illumination stage, you may

(multiple answers!)

• find a renewed energy to complete your design.

• have a chance to see your design in a new perspective.

• have the light bulb come on!

• find that connections and relationships will be more obvious.

Creativity can be learned.

• True

• False