In a world where robots seem to be taking over the world, the hottest buzzword amongst recruiters is “creative.” In every field, employers are desperately searching for “highly creative” human candidates. But ask recruiters and employers what constitutes creativity—and how they will recognize a creative person—and they are flummoxed.

The 14 key components of creativity were identified as:

1. Active Involvement and Persistence:
2. Comfort with Uncertainty:
3. Domain Competence:
4. General Intellectual Ability:
5. Generation of Results:
6. Independence and Freedom:
7. Intention and Emotional Involvement:
8. Originality:
9. Progression and Development:
10. Social Interaction and Communication:
11. Spontaneity/Subconscious Processing:
12. Thinking and Evaluation:
13. Value:
14. Variety, Divergence, and Experimentation:

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