Does Imagination Depend on High IQ?
Throughout life, imagination remains a key to emotional resilience and creativity. Deprivation studies demonstrate that fantasizing—imagining the inner life of others and comparing it to one’s own—is one of the keys to developing empathy, understanding, and trust of others, as well as personal coping skills.
Stuart Brown M.D., Christopher Vaughan • Play
Research tells us that imaginative play—whether it’s exploring objects, ideas, emotions, or fantasies—is essential to creativity in a variety of disciplines, from science and technology to creative writing, to music, to the visual arts.
Scott Barry Kaufman • Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
“One aspect of being smart is being ready, willing and able to be curious and ask questions. Another is being ready, willing and able to use your imagination in different ways. Another is being ready, willing and able to persist in the face of difficulty.” So if we are going to try to help young people expand their intelligence, we have to be in th
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