Today is World Creativity and Innovation Day.
If the Creator God had not allowed this world to happen and function with such creativity, we humans, with our so-called creative critique, might think of this world as arid, lifeless and drab.
He has also gifted the human beings with some degree of creativity to help ‘improve’ upon God’s handiwok as much as we can.
There is creativity from fashion designing to poverty elimination program. Thiking by politicians and rulers in creative economic planning can address the problem of poverty, not just alleviating it, but eradicating it.
Creative use of different media expressions, speaking, writing, scripting , publishing, deigning, visual arts etc. can go a long way in making this world a better place to live in.
Creative use of religion and religious sentiments does not mean you design ways to destroy other religions or their spirituality.
Creativity evolves into innovation. Novel ways of expressions can facilitate a process of beneficial process of innovating in thinking and doing.
Innovation does not mean producing war materials to fight against other communities or nations. Innovations in producing harmful materials can make this world an unhealthy place to live in.
Let creativity and innovation be used to solve the world’s stringent problems like poverty, unemployment, migration drought, floods, corruption in public life, marginalisation of minority groups, autocratic governments, harmful laws and regulations, destruction of democracy etc.
A creative educational process can help to prepare students as future useful citizens, educators, administrators, leaders, etc. with nobility of ideas and innovative ways of improving people’s lives.
