The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done – men who are creative, inventive and discoverers. – Piaget

Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist. – Thomas Disch

Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected – William Plomer

Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility. Effective leaders are able to. – Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. – Edward de Bono

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all. - Edward de Bono

What changes do you need to make in your classroom so that your students feel safe to make mistakes?

What changes do you need to make for your students to make new connections?