We’ve asked our kids if they think we can measure creativity and if yes, how. When we were giving out that challenge, we were very curious what our kids would say. It’s a question that’s hard for even adults to answer. Guess what. Their answers just wowed us! This 7-year old boy, Dylan, came up with incredibly smart thoughts - “We can’t measure creativity like heights and weights. Creativity doesn’t have a correct number. Everyone’s creativity is special”. Exactly!

Other kids came up with some visual abstraction of their understanding of creativity. Lots of colors in different shapes, fueling the brain with multiple colors, accepting “anything”, trying out things over and over, think about the value it creates…..all of them make total sense. We couldn’t believe how deep these kids understanding of this very abstract concept is.

Lots of scholars and researchers have been trying to figure out some ways to measure creativity. This effort will probably continue, but look at our kids. They instinctively understand and practice that in their day-to-day life. Let them be! Let them explore their world of imagination. They are so much more powerful in the realm of creativity :)

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” - Pablo Picasso

Challenge 1

What comes to your mind when you think of creativity? Do you think it’s something you can measure? Can you build some standard or metrics?

Challenge 2

If you had an argument or fight with your best friend, how would you resolve it? Imagine something that could make your friend happy again

Challenge 3
Have you read any Mythology? The stories of gods and goddesses. Can you imagine a scene of one of their stories and share with us?