Abstract

Understanding the concept of creativity will function as a stepping stone for, first, providing tangible and intangible benefits to our society and second, enhancing our quality of life for every individual. For better understanding the concept and process of creativity, this article reviews and summarizes it by exploring the answers to the six relevant questions on the topic. At the first questions, various definitions of creativity contingent upon different approaches were provided The second question was on the personal traits of creative individuals. The developmental characteristics of creative individuals were probed at the third question. At the fourth question, reasons why creative individuals engage in their talent-related areas were discussed.. Issues on cognitive process for producing creativity were explored at the fifth question. Finally, the topic of "where is creativity" was dealt by emphasizing the importance of social and cultural context in evaluating creativity.