Any example of human invention could illustrate the cyclical interaction between creativity and innovation. I will use the wheel.
Using the gift of creativity, humanity became curious about the principles of our surroundings and experimented with them to solve our problems. This creative nature eventually lead to the innovation of the wheel. Humanity then used the principles of the wheel to inspire the innovation of the wagon, the pulley, and new useful tools.
Creativity is a necessary and fundamental element of human nature. It is an ongoing process of problem solving, performed even by human beings who would never call themselves 'creative'. Creativity is the synthesis of previous ideas, principals, influences, and tools, to produce a brand new outcome. It is required in all problem solving situations, and, due to the impossibility of two situations to be exactly replicated, creativity is one of the most essential tools human beings have.
Creativity is the more intelligent partner of Curiosity. It is the moment when a human being uses what it has learned to solve a new or different problem.
Innovation is the marked product of creativity--it is noticeable progression of human practice, synthesizing new and better tools for the creative process to use in future innovation.
The two are a team that work together in an ongoing cycle to solve humanity's perceived problems, and in the process often create new ones.
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