Does Information Technology Reduce Creativity
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Our history is full of examples of missed opportunities because of deficiencies of information. Darwin’s theory remained incomplete for half a century, because he was not able to specify a mechanism by which traits were inherited. Ironically, his contemporary, Gregor Mendel, had discovered the principles of genetics shortly after Darwin published his famous work, but they remained completely unaware of each other for their entire lifetimes. Imagine if they had worked together to push the boundaries of everything man had ever known, using their combined creative power and scientific knowledge. What if Picasso had not wandered into that African art exhibition or Darwin not taken the voyage on The Beagle? These accidents are exciting and interesting, but they are still accidents. Today, knowledge to back our creative desires is merely a few clicks away. Domains are no longer hidden behind barriers of chance or tradition, but are accessible to anyone. And it is not just information that has become accessible, but personal contact. Whether through social media or web video conferences, it’s far easier for people to meet and collaborate than ever before in human history. Searching the domain is no longer a matter of chance. To increase the creative capacity, we no longer have to search for miles and miles to find background knowledge. We don’t have to travel the world to find someone with the same aspirations and dreams. Apart from the obvious benefits, information technology has given us a way to save abundant amounts of time. This time could be put to good use creatively- or otherwise. The exposure to other types of creativity is now easily available. This could even contribute to stimulating your own creativity, and the finished outcome could readily be posted in order to gain reviews from peers and experts in the same field, to refine and polish the result. Information technology also forces you to think outside the box, using creative emoticons. You now have to be fluent in something other than just words.
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No, information technology does not reduce creativity.
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Our history is full of examples of missed opportunities because of deficiencies of information.Darwins theory remained incomplete for half a century, because he was not able to specify a mechanism by which traits were inherited. Ironically, his contemporary, Gregor Mendel, had discovered the principles of genetics shortly after Darwin published his famous work, but they remained completely unaware of each other for their entire lifetimes. Imagine if they had worked together to push the boundaries of everything man had ever known, using their combined creative power and scientific knowledge. What if Picasso had not wandered into that African art exhibition or Darwin not taken the voyage on The Beagle? These accidents are exciting and interesting, but they are still accidents.Today, knowledge to back our creative desires is merely a few clicks away. Domains are no longer hidden behind barriers of chance or tradition, but are accessible to anyone. And it is not just information that has become accessible, but personal contact. Whether through social media or web video conferences, its far easier for people to meet and collaborate than ever before in human history. Searching the domain is no longer a matter of chance. To increase the creative capacity, we no longer have to search for miles and miles to find background knowledge. We dont have to travel the world to find someone with the same aspirations and dreams.Apart from the obvious benefits, information technology has given us a way to save abundant amounts of time. This time could be put to good use creatively- or otherwise. The exposure to other types of creativity is now easily available. This could even contribute to stimulating your own creativity, and the finished outcome could readily be posted in order to gain reviews from peers and experts in the same field, to refine and polish the result.Information technology also forces you to think outside the box, using creative emoticons. You now have to be fluent in something other than just words. Some people consider information technology to be hindering our creative abilities, but it is our usage of technology that could help it aid the creative aspects of our lives.
