Why Are Children More Creative Than Adults

People are often impressed by the creativity and innovation that sprouts from the minds of children. Children often think of solutions to every day problems using a uniquely creative approach. They are able to look beyond what is thought to be impossible. They are constantly trying to make sense of the world around them and ask many questions. They extend their thought processes to allow them to "think outside the box". Do we lose our creativity as we grow older? Are children more creative than adults?

When an adult tries to find a solution to a problem they factor into their thought process what they think to be possible and impossible. A child has a huge advantage in being unnaware of the seperate worlds of possible and impossible. A child will follow a line of thought that may include many "impossible" things in their effort to find a solution. Whereas an adult would follow a thought utill they found something to be unachievable and would likely restart the process. This would seem to be the most efficient way of thought, but what makes a discovery real is something impossible becoming possible.

Children are naturally very curious.

They ask questions about anything they don't understand. A child is able to look at an object or situation, find what they think to be a problem or incovenience and immediatly begin dreaming up unique ways to solve it. Edwin Land's young daughter asked, "Why not?" after he took a photo and told her she couldn't see the image right then. This lead to the invention of the Polaroid Camera. Richie Stachowski asked, "Why can't we speak to each other underwater?" He then went on to make an underwater speaking device when he was 11 years old. Chester Greenwood noticed his scarf wasn't keeping his ears warm and invented ear muffs at the age of 15. All these children saw a need and fixed that need using their untainted

creativity.

Children have a wider scope of mind, allowing them to "think outside the box". They don't take into account the illusion of "impossible". They imagine marvelous creations that could be made in an ideal setting. They have an advantage of being able to think along longer lines of thought without turning down ideas. This all allows them to be generally more imaginative than adults when finding solutions.

I think that children are more creative than adults in most areas or thought. Children are incapable of understanding complicated subjects such as architecture. What I mean to say is that i would trust an adult architect's creative insights more than a five year old's. Children generally have the great ability to search their minds without the road blocks created by others and their opinions and ideas. It is important that we interconnect with our ideas and discoveries, but we should always try first to think as a child would. Think as if there are no boundaries, think in an ideal situation where the sky is the limit.