Creative thinking has been around for a long time. Today it has become one of the highest talking points. Many times he is praised and encouraged, but rarely discouraged. People often ignore the fact that creative thinking can also have a negative impact. This article will first discuss which two theories the creative process consists of. Next, we will look at some of the positive aspects of creativity and why it has so often been encouraged. Once the positive aspects have been discussed, we will then move on to discuss the negative effect that creativity can bring. Creative thinkers tend to be more dishonest, this dishonesty increases the possibility that creative thinkers are more likely to be unethical. Creativity can lead to Employers tend to motivate workers to think outside the box. It is one of two topics that are extremely important to employers, the other being ethics. However, no one has ever questioned the negative effects that creative thinking can have. With ethics being one of two extremely important topics today, it is shocking that many people have not studied the dark side of creativity. While creative thinking can be insightful, it can also be destructive. This article will discuss the negativity that creative thinking can bring. Creative thinking encourages unethical behavior and has even been linked to mental illness. Creative thinkers are likely to be excellent liars, dishonest, and malicious. Before discussing the above; however, the creative process and therefore the popularity of creativity will be discussed. It will be discussed why exactly creativity is often promoted and encouraged. The creative process states that creativity requires the dual application of convergence and divergence. Creativity undoubtedly requires divergent thinking. However, creativity is more effective when divergent thinking and convergent thinking are combined (Wong & Siu, 2012, p. 441). These two states of mind are important for creating successful creative ideas. In the creative process, idea generation is relevant to divergent thinking, evaluation, which is associated with convergent thinking, is developed as part of ideation (Wong & Siu, 2012, p. 441). When an individual manages to conquer both types of creative thinking, he is able to reach the highest level of creativity. Divergent thinking and convergent thinking are interchangeable with highly creative
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