What can Technology bring to the Creativity Scene? **Entry #3

I have the capability, any day of the week, to sit down with a pen and paper and start writing a story. Does the introduction of a word processor increase the likelihood that my story will be unique and interesting? Likewise, I can always pick up a pencil and draw an image; does the increasing ubiquitous of art software increase my chances of creating a masterpiece?

I have to admit that I neither agree nor disagree with the idea of technology as inhibiting creativity. I can personally attest to the benefits of a word processing program. I have written essays that I believe were much more detailed and creative because I had the aid of technology to get my thoughts out faster. For instance, being able to type an idea in a couple of seconds, rather than the minute or two that handwriting would take, has helped me to keep a certain train of thought and has increased my ability to stay on that particular topic, with depth and significant ideas as the emerging result.

 

On the other hand, I do not believe that technology ever bestows creativity on those who did not previously possess it. If I do not study the material that is presented to me, the use of technology does not enable me to write a compelling argument.

In the end, technology can act as a fire-wire connection to an individual's creativity but, if there wasn't any creativity there in the first place, technology will not help at all.