I am not a creative person. I do not have a creative bone in my body.

These are statements I make to others about myself and also ones the little voice inside my head repeats frequently. After listening to a webinar at an HR Summit recently I learned a new way of thinking about creativity. The speaker talked about different dimensions of creativity and different skills within each of those dimensions. I perked up when they talked about being creative included being good at the selection of the right idea to implement from a list of many ideas. I grinned at the notion that creativity included being good at executing ideas and bringing ideas to life. I nodded  when they described the creativity required to take another person’s idea and use it in a new and innovative way. I laughed out loud when they said the creativity is also demonstrated when you are problem solving through multi-variant complex issues.

I am a really creative person. I was born with lots of creative abilities that I utilise every day. I am just not a traditionally defined creative person. My creativity comes out through the projects I manage and the project management skills that are utilised every day as a solo parent.