In one sense, creativity is the ability of your brain to identify patterns between things that aren’t already held in close cognitive reference. This is why, when we sleep our loose neuroplasticity is accentuated, and we can create better ideas. There are other practices, such as meditation that can help improve creativity as well.
On the other hand, sometimes copying ideas is the best way to come up with something creative. Shakespeare, Beyoncé, and Bob Dylan are notorious creative copiers. Taking another person’s ideas and transforming it into something new is an appropriate and honestly successful way to innovate as well.
