Creativity is the process of establishing patterns that integrate and resolve stress within a system, a definition that can apply to writing a piece of music or poetry, or developing a painting, or painting a house! Regardless of the type of system, or the size of that system, establishing patterns that resolve conflict and dissipates stress defines creativity.
Leadership is the act of developing patterns that integrate and resolve stress within a given system for the benefit of others who are part of that system. A person who can develop patterns that integrate and resolve conflict is an effective problem-solver, and when that individual can problem-solve for the greater good, they lead.
Creativity and leadership conceptually connect at the point where the development or strengthening of a system as a result of individual effort assists others in better understanding and interacting with the environment around them.
Creativity can exist without leadership. A person can establish brilliant patterns that elegantly resolve stress within a given system, and can do so alone. Leadership requires the acknowledgement and acceptance on the part of others that the patterns a person establishes to understand and interact with the environment are more effective than those they currently have available themselves.
The question that remains: Can leadership exist without creativity?
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