A highly debated and unsurprisingly controversial topic of argument is the way technology has impacted human creativity. What has it led to and if it's a positive outcome  or a big mistake on the part of human reasoning which might result in throwing all of the humanity into a dark world as slaves of human-created technology. There are three different schools of thought in this respect. The first includes those who believe in technology as a genuine human friend. Then comes those who are strictly against its very advent, arguing that it has limited human effort and creative abilities. Interestingly, the third school of thought believes in both, though mildly and not strictly. This particular way of understanding states that while technology has brought welfare to the present human generation, it is important to realize that we must put a tough check on it. This seems like a rational approach, attempting to reasonably explain its statements. 

 

Technology has brought great advances into human sustenance. It is crucial to note that all of the technology was itself brought into existence with human creativity. Humans, as highly skilled beings and with their power to analyse and act, took interest in making something out of the need of the hour, a combined work of generation after generation. Technology has its claws everywhere today, be it in travel, entertainment, leisure, medicine, warfare. It has lessened the need of human effort and drastically minimized the time required to do an act, doable with the help of a machine or a computer. 

 

Creativity fuels more creativity. If humans were creative enough to create assistants for themselves in the form of machines and computers, they aren't stopping being creative any time soon. In fact, it only acts as a further push. Since every new research, discovery and invention available on display on the internet today, it creates an environment of competition. It arouses and stirs the dormant human mind to strive to overthrow its competitors in race of creativity. People work harder when they witness other people around them working on something which might turn out to be a potential success in the world of technology.

 

Since the surfacing of internet, computer assistants, wide range of toolboxes, planes and other faster means of travel, fax, emailing and other ways of quick transfer of information, it has been much easier to gather the input to launch a certain process into action. In this way, less time and effort goes to do inane actions and more to the actualization of the real idea. 

 

Actualizing an idea has also become much trouble-free and comfortable with the help of technology. The creative people of the past and those of the present, together, have contributed to make a huge pool of toolboxes. There are a variety of techniques, methods, strategies and processes that wait just a click way for one to learn and make use of them. 

 

It has also become easier to combine ideas and methods to come up with even more innovative work.The entire domain of data is available on the web. Now that one has uninterrupted access to information, one can easily put it into use and come up with something bigger and more captivating. An example of that of Picasso can be give in this case. Had he not walked into an exhibition of African art, he wouldn't have combined European and African art to make some of his biggest masterpieces. In his case, it was a case of total coincidence. Today, however, with every sort of data right up on the web, this is no longer a problem and one doesn't have to wait long for such coincidences. 

 

Another thing which comes to the rescue of the role of technology in creativity is technology itself. There are innumerable ways to be creative and a lot of them are entirely related to technology. Digital art, for example, uses only computers to actualize an idea. While the skill and idea is human, it's materialization and display is completely dependent on a computer screen. Traditional art will always have its power but it is no secret that digital form of paintings and sketches have also gained popularity in recent times and it owes its success to a computer screen and the digital tools that it provides. 

 

While we celebrate technology and its fulfilling impact of multiplying human creativity, it shouldn't be forgotten that it is, after all, a human creation and like all human creations, a lot can go wrong if it is not checked. To begin with, it is highly irrational and unreasonable to give technology so much power over the human mind. The purpose, idea and intent behind an invention is solely human and it, in no way, can be robbed of its credit. It should be realized that in such a case, the fair credit and compensation be given to the living, breathing human being with an active brain capable of thinking capacity than to a man-made machine of power. 

 

Just like a human can make mistakes, it is not surprising that a machine which itself is a human creation, can do so too. Therefore, with technology comes great responsibility. Human creativity shouldn't cease just with the creation of a machine. It should, instead, still be employed to make sure the machine works properly, to not only read any errors it makes but also correct them. In a fair number of instances, it is not possible to let such mistakes slide. The estimation of a rocket's trajectory, for example, can not be mistaken. It must be checked and double checked before the actual process especially when large monetary sums and a lot of time is involved. 

 

Technology isn't ideally a barrier to human creativity but sometimes it can pose as one. The idea of a task to be done without the help of computer assistants and that involving a lot of time is tiresome and exhausting. In times when such work needs to be done and for some reason, technology doesn't come in handy, the very thought can be discouraging to a human otherwise accustomed to technology. 

 

Technology has an overall positive impact on human creativity. It is not only the need of the hour but has also become vital to humans in today's world. Humans, however, mustn't forget to keep a tough check on it. They must keep thinking and producing good quality and creative ideas of their own. If they continue to do so, creativity shall keep fueling more of the same.

 

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