For many types of careers - like science is one - imagination is more important than raw intelligence. Being able to think clearly inside the box only gets you so far, while the people who advance our society by leaps and bounds are those who think not only of what is but of what could be. The engineers and tinkerers (who are important too!) can do the rest, but we NEED those creative thinkers! Even/especially when many people think that we do not.
The entire purpose of engineering as a field is to use outside of the box methodology to solve problems. Creativity is a crucial skill for good engineers. The idea that those two skill sets are mutually exclusive is wrong.
Upvoting! Yes, science is one but definitely not the only one. Not all engineering is of that type but yes a good deal of it is. Most STEM fields are I would guess.
What’s with the assumption that just because a person understands something that they can’t possible expand on it? Additionally why would being “creative” mean that you can’t think “inside the box.”
For many types of careers - like science is one - imagination is more important than raw intelligence. Being able to think clearly inside the box only gets you so far, while the people who advance our society by leaps and bounds are those who think not only of what is but of what could be. The engineers and tinkerers (who are important too!) can do the rest, but we NEED those creative thinkers! Even/especially when many people think that we do not.
The entire purpose of engineering as a field is to use outside of the box methodology to solve problems. Creativity is a crucial skill for good engineers. The idea that those two skill sets are mutually exclusive is wrong.
Upvoting! Yes, science is one but definitely not the only one. Not all engineering is of that type but yes a good deal of it is. Most STEM fields are I would guess.
What’s with the assumption that just because a person understands something that they can’t possible expand on it? Additionally why would being “creative” mean that you can’t think “inside the box.”
Because it’s a stereotypical black and white world and someone cannot do both, okay?!
In reality, creative new advances can only be made by mastering the “inside the box” part to a degree where one can ascend it.