Creativity in IT

[Former Member]

Is it possible to apply your creativity in IT? I am a creative person, having won a prize in creative writing. I do not feel that I am using my creative abilities in my job.

IT is mostly about analytical abilities.

What is your opinion?

Al Lal

www.olap.wetpaint.com

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

Albert Einstein

[Former Member]

That would depend on what IT area you intend to go into.

As an analogy, if you want to build a new house, you would want to hire a creative architect to design it, but would you really want to hire a creative contractor to build it?

Rob

[Former Member]

I am implementing Business Intelligence solutions. Usually I am given the requirements and then implement the solution. I guess that I am like the contractor who has to build the house. I would say that the amount of creativity is very limited.

What kind of IT jobs require a lot of creativity? I am thinking that marketing of IT solutions would be a creative job.

Regards,

Al Lal

www.olap.wetpaint.com

[Former Member]

Hi,

I think that finding new solutions for new projects involves a lot of creativity.

The solution is not often pre-cooked in the book...

Olivier

[jurjen_heeck]

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> Is it possible to apply your creativity in IT?  I am a creative person, having won a prize in creative writing.  I do not feel that I am using my creative abilities in my job. 
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> IT is mostly about analytical abilities.

Finding the cause for problems requires a lot of analytical skills. For solving them creativity definately comes into play. I'm a creative person myself and find IT much more satisfying than I'd ever imagine.