Do you remember the movie Big , starring Tom Hanks? It is a late 1980s comedy in which a twelve-year-old boy, Josh Baskin, asks a carnival machine for his wish to be older, and the next morning he wakes up as an adult, with problems and problems. responsibilities that come with being inexperienced. One of the milestones of the film is the one in which Josh finds work in a toy store and, thanks to his condition as a child, brings to the company a spontaneous, sincere, and deeply original vision, becoming an important manager for the company. company.
Creativity and sincerity are two characteristics that are typically associated with childhood. But where does this statement come from? Are children more creative than adults? Is it true that children always tell the truth?
The human brain remains in permanent development, and some studies indicate that it does not finish developing until after 35 years. The first 10 years of life are essential for cognitive development, and although in early childhood children are in their most active period of absorbing knowledge, their brains are in full development and they are not yet capable of using operations as complex as the lie.
We can say that children do not usually begin to lie (at least, consciously) until their brain is cognitively advanced enough to do so ; on the contrary, they will genuinely say what they think or feel, although this does not necessarily have to be the truth, but could be polluting with high doses of fantasy. In addition, as an inevitable consequence of the above, they are more creative than adults, lacking bias.
Creativity and innovation; buzzwords
The word creativity is extended with increasing importance over matters of economics, politics and education. From any area of the labor world, profiles that have this capacity are required, which is so difficult to measure on the other hand. Many of the tools and techniques used to promote and stimulate creativity have come and gone, along parallel highways, from business to education, and vice versa. Brainstorming (Osborn, 1953) or Lateral Thinking (De Bono, 1986) are some examples.
Components facilitating the development of creativity such as divergent and critical thinking, insight (insight, intuition …), the ability to face risks, openness or flexibility, among others, are spontaneous components in a child up to ten years of age. .
