Creativity can be defined by some as the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. It is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. However, the practicality and usefulness of all things described as creative is certainly debatable in today’s world that is filled with an endless stream of newly created information. Do individuals need to be creative and is it important for living well? Should young people today be encouraged to learn creativity?
Perspective One：
Many newly created things today defy tradition and ignore history. The best ideas are often based on proven methods and theories.
Perspective Two：
People can live without creativity, but in order to thrive in the fast changing world, one needs to be creative.
Perspective Three：
Creativity has no standard or set definition. It makes more sense for us to focus on other qualities that are productive and accurately defined
一道是2015年9月亚太考题：creativity
一道是2016年6月北美考题：latest and greatest
这两道题都是与科技话题息息相关，也是很多考题容易去叠加复合的话题
从构思的角度，拿到题目，我们需要迅速进入Brainstorming状态，明确三个观点的方向
首先，就拿creativity这道题来看，三个观点中前两个很明确，一负一正，第三个观点有的同学容易看走眼，第三个观点其实是中立偏向负，特别偏向负这个属性，要能看的出来。
接下来，大家可以任由自己的实际立场去进行组架了，ACT作文不会因为你的立场的正负中立性去增减分数，而是根据你论述的有效性、说服力去评分，所以，所以，&所以，一定要选择好写论据的立场！！！不要去选择一个自己觉得很有道理，但是死都写不出论据的立场。
回到这道题
P1重心在于 defy tradition & ignore history
P2重心在于 thrive in the fast-changing world
P3重心在于 other qualities
以正向立场为例：选择同意 按照231组架
难点：在于第三个观点的发展，需要抓住关键词—productive & accurately defined
P2的例子比较简单，可以去列举当今社会上所有通过科技创新而走上繁荣发展道路的个人或者团体的核心成员，比如Facebook创始人马克扎克伯格、摩拜单车创始人胡玮炜、还有大家比较青睐的Jack Ma爸爸等等，除此之外，就是我在课上所讲到的索尼公司通过技术创新，扭亏为盈，迅速占领市场份额，逐渐繁荣壮大。
P3的例子对着Productivity去寻找，最简单的，哈格里夫斯发明的珍妮纺纱机，使得产能产量都得到迅猛提高，非常强势地推翻了第三个负向性观点；除此之外，可以举智能机器在基础消费品生产领域对于产量的提升。
P1负向性，可作为让步，贴近负向观点，比较好论述，主要是论述创新的一些负向性影响，比如克隆技术所带来的一些道德伦理性争端；但是在让步段后面的counterargument就需要逻辑思辨能力了，下面给大家示范一个反驳论据：
However, without creativity, which helps us alter the old thinking patterns and break the suppression of old systems, how could we embrace a more progressive and civilized world? This also can be revealed from how heliocentric theory was established, which was put forward by Copernicus who was an astronomer several centuries ago. At first, people’s recognition concerning the position of earth in the universe was dominated by the “geocentric theory”, the theory Roman Catholic Church used to force the European world to believe. Nevertheless, Copernicus was the first person who stood out to deny the Catholic Church’s theory; in contrast, he provided persuasive evidence that the sun is the real center of the universe, which is the eminent heliocentric theory now. It is evident that if Copernicus had submitted to the geocentric theory, the truth would not have been discovered. Thus, creativity, which breaks the tradition and history, is still supposed to be prioritized.
这个在课上都已经讲过 但也是大家比较薄弱的论证环节，希望大家仔细揣摩和体会
这个部分，需要大家提高思路清晰性，特别是写到这个部分的时候，大部分同学已经没有多少时间继续写下去了，这个时候需要大家在脑子里明确逻辑链条，写之前可以罗列一下链条，再转述成文字。
另外一道题：Latest and Greatest这道题本质上考的也是创新，只不过侧重点在创新的影响，特别地提到了负向性影响。
同样，以正向立场为例：选择同意 按照132组架
P1重心在于 lives & society better
P2重心在于 dangerous mindset
P3重心在于 faster
观点一二比较好判断，观点三的方向有争议性，其实这个观点是一个中立性质观点，因为我们离不开的东西可能是一个客观的合理性存在，也可能是让人上瘾依赖的消极存在，所以要看你的逻辑重心了。
以正向为例：P1可以去用平行类比的方式论述三次科技革命中，人们对于newness的追求是如何推动社会进步的，包括第四次AI技术对于社会发展的推动；P3可以重点讲一下当今时代人们对于电子产品更新换代的追逐，体现这是一种不断加速的先进文明的更新，给人类社会带来的是更加迅猛的发展推动。
P2：让步，难点在反驳，可以去论述“旧的不去新的不来”，只有勇敢地不断地去打破旧的落后的事物，才会有新的文明出现，所有的新事物、先进文明的出现都会不可避免地去淘汰旧的事物，但是这是历史发展的必然趋势，也是进步的标志。
好了，这就是这两道题的构思技巧，希望大家学会把握要点，突破难点。
最后根据科技创新题材的话题，给大家补充一些小贴士，希望在日常的学习、工作中变得更加具有创造力！
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