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Creativity is an ability to generate new and novel idea, a life skill, and an (r)evolution-machinery deserves our continual attention. For the past decades, there has been nation- and continent-wide effort to search for collective wisdom to address nurturing creativity of all, in schools, at work, and after retirement. Creativity in the twenty first century is fundamental, to all. We believe that with creativity we see possibilities, we construct meanings, we create tools, and we attain good life in our ever changing societies and cultures. Given the importance of creativity in our life, we wish to pose some questions which guide our understanding of creativity in everyday, cultural life. How relevant is our knowledge of creativity to understand complexity of our life? How comprehensive is our expertise in guiding our young to meet current and future challenges in life? How useful are our skills in dealing with ambiguity in life? What shall we do if we wish to ensure that what we learn today is relevant, useful, and comprehensive enough for the future world and for what we shall do tomorrow?
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Tan, AG., Perleth, C. (2015). An Introduction to the Volume of Creativity, Culture and Development. In: Tan, AG., Perleth, C. (eds) Creativity, Culture, and Development. Creativity in the Twenty First Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-636-2_1
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