There’s a very interesting study released by Adobe (pdf here) regarding that reflects universal concern that creativity is suffering at work and school.
Some key findings:
- 8 in 10 people agree that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth
- nearly two-thirds of respondents feel creativity is valuable to society
- 69% of respondents believe that risk aversion in business stifles creativity
- 75% of respondents said they are under growing pressure to be productive rather than creative
- about 69% of respondents believe that risk aversion in business stifles creativity
- the decreasing amount of leisure time is seen as the factor that decreases creativity the most
- in the U.S., 72% of respondents agreed that there is increasing competition to have what you create noticed
- 7 in 10 respondents said they prefer to work by themselves when being creative
- in the U.S., 84% said they like to share what they create with others. This compares to 69% globally
(via skillshare)
