I don't think all creativity requires intentionality. Some forms of creativity are the accumulation of unintentional outcomes, like when someone sets out to copy a thing, but due to mistakes or other factors outside their control end up with something unique to what they were going for.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)

The intentionality steps in when it is decided to keep or discard the outcome.

[–] Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

How can it be creative to destroy outcomes? Destruction is the opposite of creativity.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The creative process necessarily involves abandoning bad ideas and refining to something more intentional

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. That is literally the only difference between "creative" and "non-creative" people.

[–] Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But you can still be creative if you keep every outcome, it would be very hard to prove creativity if you discard everything. The one could argue you're creative the moment you select something.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net -1 points 7 months ago

What point are you trying to make, again?

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