Creativity and imagination - it’s impossible to discuss one without reference to the other - are often discussed with regard to the great artists, thinkers, and visionaries of our world. Those are the people who are able to visualise things in a way that others simply aren’t able to.
The “great creatives” myth, revealed in the frequency with which the word “creative” is followed by the word “genius”, is, however, misleading in making creativity exclusive to the refined and brilliant few.
In reality, creativity and imagination are faculties that each of us possesses and utilises on a day-to-day basis. We use them in ways that are at least equal in importance with great creation or innovation. If we didn’t, human society would look very different than it does. Without imagination, humans lose an important tool from their moral utility belts.
Imagination is a central aspect of human morality, and of our ability to live together as members of a society. Why? Because it is essential to our ability to relate to other people.
